Singapore is right to question university rankings obsession

As any first year Philosophy undergraduate can tell you, discussion and debate have been the beating heart of university life ever since Plato’s...

Putinov problem

Na svoji tradicionalni letni tiskovni konferenci minuli mesec je bil ruski predsednik Vladimir Putin samozavesten in pokroviteljski, razživel pa se...

May’s humbling offers a glimmer of hope

LONDON - It was both a historic vote and decisive defeat for the government. But while it was called a “meaningful vote,” Parliament’s verdict...

Brexit likely to be Britain's greatest disaster

Theresa May has earned her defeat in parliament and only has herself to blame. Brexit has developed enormous destructive power. No matter how this...

Europe on the Brink of Collapse?

The Empire’s European castle of vassals is crumbling. Right in front of our eyes. But Nobody seems to see it. The European Union (EU), the...

Old-school desnica proti Janši

Si upam napovedati rok trajanja Katedrale svobode? Seveda. Tako rekoč neomejen je. No, omejen je kvečjemu s pričakovano življenjsko dobo Petra...

Posolstvo z Gdanska

Bežne dostával výhražné maily. Politická motivácia sa však vraj nepotvrdila. Vyšetrovatelia nevylučujú duševné ochorenie. V polovici...

Run Down the Brexit Clock

ATHENS – The overwhelming defeat that Britain’s Parliament inflicted upon Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plan was fresh confirmation that...

Making Every Development Dollar Count

PRAGUE – In 2017, $146 billion was spent on aid and development. Even this large sum remains a fraction of what would be needed to achieve the...

How North Korea could soothe China-US relations

It would be win-win diplomacy for the United States, China and North Korea if they could work to achieve a peaceful solution to the decade-long...

Bod zlomu v Košiciach

Nevedelo sa, ako to bude ďalej s Európskou úniou, investíciami Číny, statusom Ukrajiny, aktivitami Ruska a Spojených štátov. Navyše,...

Transatlanticism, Interrupted

BERLIN – Of all the smears that US President Donald Trump has made, his mendacious claims about the European Union are perhaps the most egregious....

Trade war must not be allowed to spill over into an education war

As Washington and Beijing continue to spar over trade relations, education could ultimately bear the brunt. The sector that traditionally spurs...

El "brexit" es para Reino Unido el peor daño posible

Theresa May perdió estrepitosamente la votación del acuerdo de salida de la Unión Europea (UE). Tras esta histórica derrota, la primera...

México: aplicar la ley... sin cerrar ductos

Santiago Nieto Castillo, titular de la Unidad de Inteligencia Financiera (UIF) de la Secretaría de Hacienda, es, sin duda, uno de los mejores...

Ľavá a pravá ruka

Vlani vláda prijala opatrenie, ktoré umožnilo lekárskym fakultám prijať na štúdium viac medikov v nádeji, že ich potom aj viac ostane...

The critical importance of staying connected

The holiday season (from the end of November through the beginning of the new year) is the time for family. Regardless of where they live, many...

Trump’s Trade Game

CAMBRIDGE – US President Donald Trump’s “America first” trade policy came into full bloom in 2018, and it was an ugly sight to behold. In...

'Me, three' in Korea

By Jason Lim Shim, Yang and Kim. No, I am not opening up a new law firm in Seoul. These are the surnames of the three "Me, too" victims that made...

Hamas and some fateful days ahead

The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, has been unable to break the Israeli-led siege imposed on the Gaza Strip, despite its positive...

Gillette ad takes blade to fragile male ego

Gillette's latest ad featuring men behaving badly has sparked a furious response from commentators. Men have every reason to be upset, says DW's...

The Most Dangerous Thing Trump Could Do Yet, and Its Nightmare Fallout for Israel

Trump pulling the U.S. out of NATO increases Israel's vulnerability just when threats to its security are intensifying. Netanyahu must use all his...

Theresa May: An extinct prime minister and her dead-man-walking government (by George Galloway)

There will now be a special glass case in the political museum for May, who has just suffered – by some distance – the worst defeat for any...

A Comprehensive List of Israelis I Will No Longer Speak to After the April 9 Election

Including those who cite illness as an excuse for not voting, unless suffering from heart attack, brain seizure or permanent death

My Settler Sister Knows Her Enemies. First of All, She Hates the Germans. Then the Arabs

The less you know about your enemies, the easier it is to project all your fantasies on to them. The closer you come to the other, the more you see...

Trudeau’s megaphone diplomacy a failure

Canadian Robert Lloyd Schellenberg may wish to have someone other than his prime minister to fight for his life. After the convicted drug smuggler...

Can Jokowi bring the dynamism Indonesia’s economy so badly needs?

INDONESIA has achieved almost 20 years of continuous economic growth. The country navigated the 2008 global financial crisis with little difficulty...

No room for optimism in all-out US-China trade war

Much is being discussed with regard to the US and China seeking a resolution to the ongoing trade war. With representatives meeting, commentators...

How blockchain can save Chinese bike-sharing firms

The fall of China’s bicycle-sharing sector, culminating in the December debacle of industry giant Ofo, is symptomatic of a bigger problem. It...

Soothing sounds of ‘waka’ poetry emanate from Imperial Palace

When the New Year’s holiday spirit has finally receded in mid-January and people suddenly find themselves busy again, an annual ceremony called...

Global Taxation for the Digital Age

AMSTERDAM – The question of how to tax increasingly globalized and digitized businesses is vital to the future health of cross-border trade and...

The Human-Rights Movement Needs America

NEW YORK – These are disheartening times for international human-rights advocates. Even those of us who have promoted the human-rights cause for...

Who burned Sondos and her children?

What was Sondos thinking as she huddled with her three children in their tent and set it on fire? Did the tears of her children not move her?...

Despite Reassurances, the US Can’t Change the Middle East

The US secretary of state Mike Pompeo’s visit to the Middle East has come at a time when the US politics at both domestic and international levels...

Asia needs more than just quotas to get women into parliament

ASIA'S economy in the last half a century has soared from 12 percent of global GDP in the 1960s to 31 percent in 2015. East Asia, in particular,...

Ko si članice Nata grozijo z vojno

Sprašujem se, ali dialektika še deluje. Gospostvo anglofonske ali »angloikonske« kulture, ki se širi po svetu, ustvarja okolje, ki je za...

Italian senator sentenced to prison for calling black colleague an ‘orangutan’

Report. ‘I don’t remember word for word what I said,’ says Roberto Calderoli of the neo-fascist governing Lega party. The target of his hate,...

Asia must navigate pensions crunch

Brussels isn’t blameless as May’s Brexit deal lies in tatters in London

UK Prime Minister Theresa May suffered a devastating defeat on Tuesday on her Brexit withdrawal deal, losing by a massive 432 votes to 202....

US media intensify pretext for ousting Trump

Spearheading the media effort to defenestrate Trump are the New York Times and Washington Post. Both have been prominent purveyors of the...

Comprehensive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Entered into Force

1 January 2019 marked the third day since the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) came into force....

Southeast Asian nations top global rankings for investment, business

SOUTHEAST Asian nations have dominated a list of best places in the world to invest in or do business for 2018, highlighting the attractiveness of...

Brexit Britain sends out a 'Mayday'

Never before has a British prime minister been defeated in parliament as heavily as Theresa May last night. By 230 votes, she lost the motion on...

Kenyans will be asking tough questions after the Nairobi attack

For a third January in four years, Kenya has suffered a terrorist attack organised by al-Shabab terror group. The attack on the DusitD2 Hotel in...

China’s soft-power play: what will it take to get it just right?

Judging by 2018, China’s goal of global influence and “winning hearts and minds” remains partially elusive. In the West, numerous events have...

Brexit: Goodbye United Kingdom, hello dis-United Kingdom

Chaos everywhere, consensus nowhere has and continues to define Britain’s stalling and tortuous attempt to depart the EU in an orderly fashion....

Mixed messages after US-China trade talks show ‘no progress’

JUST hours after US President Donald Trump said he expects a trade deal to be reached with China soon, America’s top trade negotiator refuted...

Hong Kong gives green light for 9,500 private flats worth $10b

HONG KONG'S government has recently approved an ambitious proposal for a 9,500 private residential development to be erected in a countryside...

Israel’s racism and cruelty are beyond civilised norms and laws

Some Israelis insulted Jesus Christ recently in a museum in Haifa, making him into an offensive cartoon and insulting the anniversary of his...