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Wed, December 19, 2018 | 22:54

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George H.W. Bush was himself a point of light

It's fitting that former President George H.W. Bush, whose diplomacy helped end the short Gulf War and the long Cold War, is being remembered in death for words he uttered in his 1988 nomination speech: “Kinder,” “gentler,” “1,000 points of light.” Bush's graciousness and kindness were on display his entire 94-year life. He himself was a point of light.

Guest Column | 2018-12-04 17:12

A wily negotiator

Since the opening of dialogue between North Korea and the United States, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has proven himself to be a shrewd negotiator in the manner of his father and grandfather in his dealings with Presidents Donald Trump, Xi Jinping and Moon Jae-in.

Guest Column | 2018-12-03 17:04

Washington should ban female genital mutilation

Dozens of countries have enacted laws against female genital cutting, a procedure in which parts of young girls' genitalia are surgically altered or removed for nonmedical reasons.

Guest Column | 2018-12-03 17:01

US and China are closest of enemies

There has long been talk that the strategic rivalry emerging between the United States and China in recent years could one day give way to confrontation. That moment has arrived. Welcome to the Cold War 2.0.

Guest Column | 2018-12-02 16:44

Michael Cohen tears down Trump's tower of Russia lies

Thursday delivered a splash of cold water, and several large ice cubes, in the faces of President Donald Trump and his supporters, who've spent months caricaturing Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe as a desperate partisan witch hunt straying ever further from the collusion it initially sought to uncover.

Guest Column | 2018-12-02 16:41

Ukraine: no big war

The Russian-Ukrainian naval clash in the Black Sea is not going to end up in a world war. Ukraine would love to be part of NATO, but the existing members won't let it join. Why? Precisely because that might drag them into a war with Russia.

Guest Column | 2018-11-30 17:07

Are EU troops on the way?

Suddenly, the debate about creating a joint European Union army has gained real momentum. After French President Emmanuel Macron recently proposed the idea, U.S. President Donald Trump disparaged it (in a tweet, of course), but German Chancellor Angela Merkel endorsed it (while urging caution).

Guest Column | 2018-11-30 16:58

Why G20 may be most important since 2009

World leaders are making final preparations for this week's G20 summit in Argentina on Friday and Saturday. The meeting, which is being billed as the moment when U.S.-China trade tensions could come to a head, may become the most important G20 since the 2009 meeting in London during the storm of the international financial crisis.

Guest Column | 2018-11-29 17:58

Global conflict in new age of extremes

The late historian Eric Hobsbawm described the 20th century as the “age of extremes,” in which state socialism led to the gulag; liberal capitalism led to cyclical depressions; and nationalism led to two world wars.

Guest Column | 2018-11-28 17:31

Who's paying too much at Apple App Store?

The U.S. Supreme Court took up a case Monday that millions of Americans have a stake in: a potential class-action lawsuit accusing Apple of gouging people who buy apps for their iPhones. But though Apple exerts an unwelcome amount of control over the apps market, the risk for consumers and businesses alike is that the court will muddy the liability waters in a way that deters innovation online.

Guest Column | 2018-11-28 17:28

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