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Sun, December 4, 2022 | 03:42

Bolsonarism after Bolsonaro

Bolsonarism after Bolsonaro

Brazil has elected a new president by electing an old president. The Workers' Party's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who held the office from 2003 to 2010, defeated the far-right incumbent, Jair Bolsonaro, in the second-round runoff. But that does not mean what Bolsonaro represented has been defeated.

2022-11-01 15:06

Xi's China and the fate of the Korean Peninsula

Xi's China and the fate of the Korean Peninsula

On Oct. 23, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Congress concluded with the election of Xi Jinping as the party's general secretary for an unprecedented third term since Chairman Mao Zedong's era. Following his election, the party immediately announced the composition of the highest decision-making organ, the Politburo Standing Committee. Of the six newly appointed members excl...

2022-10-31 13:45

Taiwan injects momentum into global transition to net-zero emissions

Taiwan injects momentum into global transition to net-zero emissions

The world has embarked on the transition to net-zero emissions. The innovative approaches to international cooperation highlighted in the Paris Agreement - which calls for wide cooperation by all countries to meet global reduction targets - are gradually taking shape. Taiwan is willing and able to cooperate with international partners to jointly achieve net-zero transition, m...

2022-10-31 13:44

Resisting authoritarian demagoguery

Resisting authoritarian demagoguery

Observing the events in the world and in the country while building my opinion on them is obviously one thing, and running a monthly opinion column in the newspaper is another. All attempts to run my articles thematically, had to be left at the door, as the kaleidoscope of the events of the last month somewhat reminds me of a rollercoaster, so buckle up. Whatever event took p...

2022-10-30 14:26

There is no greater issue than abortion

There is no greater issue than abortion

James Carville once quipped: “It's the economy, stupid.” Although most of us care about things like crime, religious freedom, jobs and the ability of our elected officials to speak in coherent sentences, the thing that impacts everyone, regardless of race, gender and political ideology is the state of our collective bank balances.

2022-10-30 14:11

Insurance for natural assets

Insurance for natural assets

Why do we buy insurance? Many people will answer they want to protect something they care about, such as their car or their health. Others will maybe answer, “Because I have always done so.” Either way, both are keeping watch over something they value that is close to them.

2022-10-27 15:14

Halloween is for kids, isn't it?

Halloween is for kids, isn't it?

It's a question worth asking in these nutty times: How old is too old to trick-or-treat? On the question-and-answer website Quora, some people ask if the age of 12 is a good time to hang up the ghost costumes.

2022-10-27 13:52

Electrification and clean cooking go hand in hand

Electrification and clean cooking go hand in hand

Almost one-third of the world's population - 2.4 billion people - cook with solid biomass, which has devastating consequences for their health and the environment. Worldwide, the use of traditional cooking fuels is estimated to cost $2.4 trillion per year, owing to its associated health problems, lost productivity, and climate-driven damages. But with 733 million people still...

2022-10-26 14:41

Safety of journalists for freedom of speech

Safety of journalists for freedom of speech

Among the many definitions of democracy and the rule of law, Maria Ressa's version is a very compelling one, “Freedom of the press is the foundation of every single right we have as citizens.” The Philippine journalist and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate knows from her own personal experience what she is talking about. She knows that protecting the media equals protecting democrac...

2022-10-24 14:59

Gorbachev's tragic legacy

Gorbachev's tragic legacy

Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet Union's last leader, was buried last month at the Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow next to his wife Raisa and near fellow Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. To no one's surprise, Russian President Vladimir Putin did not attend the funeral. Novodevichy, after all, is where “unsuccessful” Soviet leaders had been consigned to their final rest.

2022-10-24 13:40

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