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Sun, October 20, 2019 | 00:48

'Perfect storm' for Taiwan?

NEW YORK - While the world is looking elsewhere and transfixed on the whirling Washington merry-go-round, a perfect political storm is brewing in East Asia. Unpredictable winds are gathering over the Chinese mainland, their epicenter the Zhongnanhai compound near Beijing's once Forbidden City, as leader Xi Jinping renews his call for an independent Taiwan to “rejoin” the Peop...

2019-01-18 17:40

The U.S. administration has announced that it will halve the number of troops inside Afghanistan. At the moment, there are around 14,000 troops, which means that around 7,000 troops will be remaining after 2019.

2019-01-16 17:41

Chaebol, CEOs, and chairmen

The word chaebol has its roots in Korea. Chaebol refers to a large family-run business conglomerate that consists of many affiliated companies. Chaebol came into existence with the support of President Park Chung-hee in the mid-1960s.

2019-01-14 17:32

Moon asks chaebol to invest more

Orthodoxy: new great schism

If you live long enough, almost anything is possible. It is now possible, for example, to hear the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, describe a former KGB agent and avowed atheist as a “miracle of God.”

2019-01-13 17:41

China-Japan ties

Improving ties between China and Japan are in the interest of both countries. Behind deep mistrust, the relations need a new impetus to be motivated. These big economies - the world's second- and third-largest - need to cooperate rather than compete in a horrible manner.

2019-01-11 18:31

Rising trend of intolerance, exclusiveness

Post-independent India under the leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru, and the Indian National Congress from 1947 until 1964 allowed the country to define itself as a secular nation that embraces Hindus, Christians, Sikhs and Buddhists as “citizens.”

2019-01-09 17:11

Why Macron matters to world

Thousands of “yellow vest” protestors took to French streets Saturday and Sunday for the eighth consecutive weekend of anti-government demonstrations. The continuing protests have badly weakened President Emmanuel Macron and one of the key political questions in 2019 is whether he can recover some of his former sky-high popularity.

2019-01-08 17:39

How can a bankrupt republic run the world?

America's annual budget battle is at its peak and Washington continues to flaunt its remarkable dysfunction. In coming years this fiscal irresponsibility is likely to drive U.S. foreign and military policy.

2019-01-07 17:30

Key challenges in 2019

It's that time of the year again to consult the crystal snow globe and look ahead at what global political crises we may face in the upcoming year. After a tumultuous 2018, it would be nice to have a respite from the political jolts, lurches and surprises of the past months, but that, alas, is unlikely.

2019-01-02 17:00

Interstellar flight

Want to be cheered up at the end of this benighted year? Okay, how's this? It's starting to look like interstellar travel may be possible in a time frame that would be manageable for human beings.

2019-01-01 17:03

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