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Wed, February 26, 2020 | 00:31

Battle against virus

Battle against virus

One day, I took the subway to work. I was lucky to sit down. The person sitting next to me coughed and sneezed while, unperturbed, I checked my email via my smartphone. That was me just a month ago, but if this had happened on my way to work today, could I continue to focus on my phone?

2020-02-07 16:46

President Trump's transactional myopia

President Trump's transactional myopia

- U.S. President Donald Trump's attacks on unfair Chinese trade and technology policies may have been justified, but his tactics have damaged the alliances and institutions on which the United States depends. Will the short-term gains outweigh the long-term institutional costs?

2020-02-07 16:40

Star Wars: Memories awaken

Star Wars: Memories awaken

A long time ago in a toy box far, far away … As a young urchin in the 1970s, when I wasn't risking radiation poisoning and a diabetic coma from sitting too close to the TV with an enormous bowl of Fruity Pebbles, I could usually be found in my room playing with my official Kenner Star Wars toys.

2020-02-07 16:35

'Security-sovereignty-development' nexus in denuclearization

'Security-sovereignty-development' nexus in denuclearization

After the end of the Cold War, an alternative international system emerged easing the rigid ideological confrontation. In the process, the former Soviet bloc independent states had a double burden of reconstruction and adapting to the abruptly reorganized international order.

2020-02-06 17:04

Seeking freedom is hard for immigration detainees

Seeking freedom is hard for immigration detainees

Should immigration detainees seek their freedom, they may appeal to the justice ministry. However, this process involves no judicial hearing, making it hard for them to access due process.

2020-02-06 17:03

Unraveling California's quick but complete demise

Unraveling California's quick but complete demise

Through incredibly good fortune, I've been unable to watch the tedious impeachment trial. I'm traveling and my destinations don't have television.

2020-02-06 16:55

Just how dark a day was Jan. 31, after all?

Just how dark a day was Jan. 31, after all?

Let's take a deep breath as we consider the remarkable event that occurred in the U.S. Senate on Jan. 31, when 51 senators voted to conduct a constitutionally obligatory trial of an impeached president without looking at readily available, relevant evidence.

2020-02-06 16:40

Myanmar-China ties flourish amid world court censure

Myanmar-China ties flourish amid world court censure

Amid deepening political and economic ties between Myanmar (formerly Burma) and China, the Southeast Asian state is being fully integrated into Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative, emerging as a transportation hub and military asset.

2020-02-05 17:18

Saudi Arabia, Iran: not places for persecuted minorities

Saudi Arabia, Iran: not places for persecuted minorities

A series of recent measures in Saudi Arabia and Iran that violate the rights, if not endanger religious and ethnic minorities, call into question their moral claims of adhering to core faith-based values of mercy and compassion.

2020-02-05 17:16

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is adult in the room

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is adult in the room

North Korea's Kim Jung-un has been acting as “the adult in the room” when it comes to practical suggestions for halting the DPRK nuclear weapons and long-range missile programs, walking them back, and steering the country toward a productive role in the region.

2020-02-04 16:54

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