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Fri, February 3, 2023 | 09:01

Three reasons for hope

Three reasons for hope

Yes, I know, American democracy is under assault. Russian President Vladimir Putin is muttering dark warnings about nuclear weapons in the face of heroic and historic resistance by Ukraine. Dozens of people are dead and large swaths of Florida have been devastated by Hurricane Ian. And Kanye West did something so uniformly awful in Paris that I was forced to Google the tone-d...

2022-10-18 15:07

The Ukraine safari

The Ukraine safari

I don't usually write about cultural products from my own country, but I must make an exception for Slovenian filmmaker Miran Zupanic's new documentary Sarajevo Safari, which details one of the most bizarre and pathological episodes of the 1992-96 siege of the Bosnian capital.

2022-10-17 13:36

Persons with disabilities key players in determining innovative solutions to fully inclusive societies

Persons with disabilities key players in determining innovative solutions to fully inclusive societies

Ten years ago, the Asia-Pacific region came together and designed the world's first set of disability-specific development goals: the Incheon Strategy to “Make the Right Real” for Persons with Disabilities. This week, we meet again to assess how the governments have delivered on their commitments, to secure those gains and develop the innovative solutions needed to achieve fu...

2022-10-16 14:07

How US, not just Russia, helped bring world closer to nuclear war

How US, not just Russia, helped bring world closer to nuclear war

To lose one's sense of decency by raising the threat of nuclear weapons just once - here we're talking directly to you, Vladimir Putin - may be dismissed as a mere unfortunate slip; but to raise it more than once can suggest mindlessness, or madness.

2022-10-13 14:02

Celebrating life and death on Halloween

Celebrating life and death on Halloween

Halloween is just around the corner as it is celebrated on the last day of October annually. This festive occasion, which was originally celebrated in some Western countries with a Celtic connection and is extremely popular in the United States, successfully went global with the spread of American pop culture.

2022-10-13 13:53

Our wild debt party is over

Our wild debt party is over

Gosh, I hate debt. I've been in and out of debt from time to time. When I was younger I took out a car loan for a nice set of wheels that I really couldn't afford. I borrowed money I didn't have to buy a really nice stereo system, too.

2022-10-13 13:50

Lessons from Zaporizhzhia for inter-Korean nuclear security cooperation

Lessons from Zaporizhzhia for inter-Korean nuclear security cooperation

Many have drawn somber implications of the war in Ukraine, but at least one development holds promising implications for containing a potential crisis on the Korean Peninsula: the push to create a nuclear safety and security protection zone around the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, spearheaded by Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IA...

2022-10-12 17:00

How Xi Jinping can strengthen Chinese economy

How Xi Jinping can strengthen Chinese economy

Xi Jinping is poised to become the first three-term president in Chinese history when the Communist Party of China's 20th National Congress convenes this month. That makes this an opportune time to take stock of Xi's economic-policy record from the past ten years and explore some obvious steps to improve economic performance in the next term.

2022-10-12 14:27

Xi Jinping's radioactive friend

Xi Jinping's radioactive friend

Vladimir Putin's ongoing failure in Ukraine has put his strategic alliance with Chinese President Xi Jinping to the test. With Putin growing ever more desperate, Xi must finally realize the scale of the threat that his “friendship without limits” with the Russian president poses to China's economic health, to global stability, and to his own geopolitical ambitions.

2022-10-11 14:55

E-commerce, now or never?

E-commerce, now or never?

South Korea's internet giant Naver is buying Poshmark, a popular U.S. online marketplace for secondhand clothing, for big money. This news explains just how big consumer-to-consumer (C2C) e-commerce is becoming.

2022-10-10 17:00

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