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Thu, October 24, 2019 | 05:40

Balloon effect in news market

“Aging YouTube,” a phenomenon referring to the surge of right-wing YouTubers with the backing of the older generation of internet users, has intrigued sociologists as digital technology is thought to be the domain of millennials.

2019-10-23 17:30

Hong Kong, Beijing need courage to end protests

Not every “pro-democracy/anti-government” protester is alike; not all are actors, and the violent ones are violently beyond compassion or support. But all of them - brave or brutal alike - share one thing: They feel they have no voice in how they are governed.

2019-10-23 17:22

Middle East's dangerous new hegemonic confrontation

In the old Middle East, a single overarching conflict - between Israel and the Arab countries - had many fronts, and it was the West's prerogative to protect the flow of oil to the global economy. In the new Middle East, the defining conflict is a broader struggle among multiple players seeking regional primacy.

2019-10-23 17:17

Weaned on Halloween

Fall has always been my favorite time of year, not due to the splendor of the colorful foliage, the crisp breezes heralding a new season, or the savory scents of autumn that inspire us to get our pumpkin-spice freak on.

2019-10-23 17:16

Taming wayward brother

On Oct. 11, 1990, South and North Korea held their first friendly football match at Rungrado 1st of May Stadium in Pyongyang. After the game, players from both teams and 150,000 North Korean spectators sang the song “Our Wish Is Unification” together. The Korean Peninsula appeared to be one step closer to reunification at the time.

2019-10-22 17:30

Korean chestnuts

I don't know about you, but I find myself missing Korea in autumn. When I lived there, my favorite season was this time of year. The environment cools, the trees show such radiant colors, and all the harvest festivals, grand and pastoral, captivate residents and visitors alike. Among my cherished memories is when I stood huddled on a cold night in Seoul near a street vendor s...

2019-10-22 17:27

New Eurafrican partnership

Europe and Africa are inextricably linked by history, geography, and economic ties. Today, securing a peaceful and prosperous future on either continent requires cooperation by both - but not the donor-supplicant relationship that has defined “cooperation” in the past.

2019-10-22 17:21

Strange things happen in NK

Last Wednesday, Oct. 16, North Korea released a picture of its leader Kim Jong-un riding a white horse on the snow-covered top of Mount Paektu. The news agency reported that on horseback, Chairman Kim renewed his determination to build “a powerful and prosperous country against all headwinds” overcoming the “difficulties and hardships from sanctions and pressure from the host...

2019-10-21 17:30

There is a tension at the heart of populist political parties that may ultimately lead most of them to electoral defeat. They depend heavily on the votes of the old, the poor and the poorly educated - “I love the poorly educated,” as Donald Trump once put it - but they are also right-wing parties that do not like what they call “socialism.” (Other people call it the welfare s...

2019-10-21 17:04

President Trump's perfidious America

U.S. President Donald Trump's abrupt decision to withdraw American troops from Syria, clearing the way for a Turkish offensive against the Kurds, is an unconscionable betrayal of a strategic ally. One would expect such disloyalty from a fascist or otherwise dictatorial regime. And yet, today, it is the United States - a global leader with supposedly high ideals - that has eme...

2019-10-21 17:03

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