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Thu, September 21, 2023 | 19:20

Degeneration of Arab world

Degeneration of Arab world

The Arab world is caught between centrifugal forces that are undermining any possibility of renewal. The Islamists with their different brands seek to reinstate religion as a source of proper ethical conduct, which will create some form of domino effect, and root out the corrupt establishments in the region.

2019-01-23 17:19

World Economic Forum roiled by rising risks

World Economic Forum roiled by rising risks

The 2019 World Economic Forum (WEF), which starts in Davos, Tuesday, coincides with rising geopolitical and geo-economic risks. Yet, serious as these are, what may be most alarming is what WEF calls the resulting “crisis” from the world's diminishing ability to tackle major global challenges, especially on the environmental front.

2019-01-22 17:19

Somali government bites hand that feeds it

Somali government bites hand that feeds it

After decades of turmoil resulting from drought, civil conflict, famine, armed militias, terrorists and even pirates, the East African country of Somalia remains a shattered state.

2019-01-22 16:52

Why China, Taiwan should set sights on 2072

Why China, Taiwan should set sights on 2072

I woke with a start from one of those awful dreams - something eerie about Taiwan and China, in which leaders from both sides had been screaming at each other, all the while yelling at me to shut up and stay out of it. A nightmare. I know, most people have normal neurotic dreams in which they are hounded by wolves, unable to find their way home, or end up sobbing over a missi...

2019-01-21 17:06

'Perfect storm' for Taiwan?

'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

Afghan gamble

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

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

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

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

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

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