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Mon, September 26, 2022 | 05:22

Brazil needs united anti-Bolsonaro front

In less than a month, Brazilian voters will elect their next president. One might imagine that the unpopular far-right incumbent, Jair Bolsonaro, doesn't stand a chance. But Bolsonaro retains the support of some very powerful forces, and he continues to pose a severe threat to Brazilian democracy.

2022-09-25 17:00

China's future will reflect Russia's

As China prepares for its 20th National Congress in October, when President Xi Jinping is expected to accept an unprecedented third term, many observers worry about uncertain days ahead, especially regarding Taiwan. But one doesn't need a crystal ball to glimpse its future. China's leaders, for their part, are looking at Russia.

2022-09-22 14:51

Returning morals and ethics to domestic and foreign policymaking

Fading hopes for a revival of the 2015 international agreement that curbed Iran's nuclear program potentially puts one more nail in the coffin of a regional security architecture that would include rather than target the Islamic republic.

2022-09-22 14:37

Extension of tax grief

I used to love the first weekend of autumn. Now I loathe it. Maybe I better explain. I used to wait until the nicest week in spring to organize my taxes, but now I wait until the nicest week in autumn.

2022-09-22 14:35

AUKUS: fantasy approach to rising China which comes at significant cost

Last week marked the one-year anniversary of the announcement of the AUKUS agreement between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, but there are still many questions about how this pact will affect security in the Asia-Pacific. So far, the Australian people, as well as those in the wider Asian region, have been told almost nothing about the details. Instead, Ca...

2022-09-21 17:34

Will Fed strangle Latin America again?

Thirty-five years after former U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Paul Volcker left office (and nearly three years after his death), the mere mention of his name still gives shivers to Latin Americans who remember the economic devastation caused by his battle against runaway inflation in the 1980s. With U.S. inflation near a 40-year high, at 8.3 percent in August, Fed Chair Jerome Po...

2022-09-21 14:18

Play sports! A P.E. teacher's message for girls

Something amazing happened last summer. The football-mad country I grew up in shifted its passionate attention to a team of women who went on to win the European Championship - England's first major football title since the men's team won the World Cup in 1966. Over 87,000 people were there at London's Wembley Stadium to cheer on England's Lionesses, the highest number ever f...

2022-09-20 15:21

It's time to take off mask

Under the slight tumble of another COVID wave, this might not be the best moment for a discussion such as this. But then again, when would be?

2022-09-19 14:41

Birds of a feather clump together

Two things happened this past week - one in Korea and one in the U.S. - that brought to life interesting insights into how folks make sense of their worlds.

2022-09-18 14:51

South Korea must advocate for Tamil rape victims of Sri Lanka's war and military occupation

Twenty-six years of armed conflict in Sri Lanka ended in 2009, when government forces defeated the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). During the final five months of the war, an estimated 40,000 to 169,796 Tamil civilians were killed or disappeared, largely due to government shelling. While these disappearances or deaths remain in the global consciousness, the Sri Lanka...

2022-09-18 14:32

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