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Fri, October 18, 2019 | 07:52

China is committed to multilateralism

In recent years, China's lead role in establishing new multilateral institutions - including the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), and the New Development Bank - has raised fears that the government aims to topple the existing world order.

2019-09-09 18:01

California is off the rails and disaster zone

When former California Gov. Jerry Brown announced his ill-conceived, ill-fated high-speed train that no one wanted, and no one ever thought would be completed, he unwittingly sent the message that the once Golden State would soon be spiraling into disaster.

2019-09-09 17:31

Three small victories: turning point?

Have we reached peak fascist in Europe? Well, all right then, peak hard-right nationalist, but are we there yet? That would be reassuring, and three recent events give some cause for hope. First, on Sept. 1, Germany's far-right party, the Alternative for Germany (AfD), failed to win first place in the two state elections where it had a chance of forming the government, Saxony...

2019-09-08 15:20

Trump's effect on US foreign policy

U.S. President Donald Trump's behavior at the recent G7 meeting in Biarritz was criticized as careless and disruptive by many observers. Others argued that the press and pundits pay too much attention to Trump's personal antics, tweets, and political games. In the long run, they argue, historians will consider them mere peccadilloes. The larger question is whether the Trump p...

2019-09-08 15:15

I should have been a cowboy

Not long ago I ran into a student of mine. Maryann is about 27, Chinese, and a teacher at a local high school. As an exchange teacher she has been in South Korea since last September and teaches the Chinese language to students. She is a bright young lady and is learning both Korean and English. She is so smart that she seems to be picking up both languages about three times ...

2019-09-06 17:00

Americans, unite: Martians are coming!

An invasion from outer space might do America some good. And maybe one's coming? In June, Politico reported a top Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee sought details from the Navy about pilots reporting an “unidentified aerial phenomenon” that appeared to defy the laws of physics and aerodynamics.

2019-09-06 16:58

Building inclusive UN with Taiwan on board

In July, President Tsai Ing-wen of the Republic of China (Taiwan) transited through New York, an icon of diversity and freedom and home to the United Nations, as a prelude to her state visit to Taiwan's diplomatic allies in the Caribbean.

2019-09-05 17:27

Islamic State battered but not beaten: UN

Despite its territorial defeat in Syria and facing setbacks in Iraq and elsewhere throughout the Middle East, the Islamic State (ISIL) is not yet beaten as a terrorist organization.

2019-09-04 17:19

Don't blame economics, blame public policy

It is now customary to blame economics or economists for many of the world's ills. Critics hold economic theories responsible for rising inequality, a dearth of good jobs, financial fragility, and low growth, among other things.

2019-09-04 17:17

Two systems, one world

With the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall approaching, the issue of freedom has returned to the fore in Moscow and Hong Kong, albeit under very different historical and political circumstances. We are reminded that the modern era was built on freedom, and on the recognition that all people are born equal.

2019-09-03 17:33

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