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Thu, March 23, 2023 | 11:43

Hell in the Holy Land

Hell in the Holy Land

A massive double crisis is emerging between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean. Both Israel and the Palestinian Authority are confronting internal challenges that have cast shadows over their respective futures, and fast-rising tensions between the two sides are approaching a breaking point.

2023-03-22 16:48

Peace requires betrayal

Peace requires betrayal

In 1795, German philosopher Immanuel Kant wrote that perpetual peace could come either through diplomacy or a “war of extermination” that annihilates all parties and leaves only the “vast burial ground of the human race.” Historically, humanity has tended to favor the latter, at least until the ravages of war forced warring states to come to an accommodation. And even then, b...

2023-03-21 16:30

Shocking new data shows we can't stop fighting hate

Shocking new data shows we can't stop fighting hate

If you ever needed a reminder that we can't turn a blind eye to hate, new data from the Anti-Defamation League should more than do the trick.

2023-03-20 16:30

Winning cancer war in sub-Saharan Africa

Winning cancer war in sub-Saharan Africa

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and obesity, kill 41 million people per year, with 77 percent of these deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

2023-03-19 16:30

Floggings will continue until morale improves

Floggings will continue until morale improves

Xi Jinping was confirmed for a third term as president of China at the National People's Congress last week, and not one of the 3,000 delegates voted against him. Why would they? Everything is perfect in the People's Republic of Oz, and the chief Wizard doesn't even need to hide behind a curtain.

2023-03-16 16:50

Korea-India Strategic Partnership in South Korea's Indo-Pacific construct: A Korean perspective

Korea-India Strategic Partnership in South Korea's Indo-Pacific construct: A Korean perspective

In its recently released global pivotal state initiative, South Korea declared it will actively promote “freedom, peace and prosperity” in the Indo-Pacific, adding the “prosperity” component to the U.S.-led drive for a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific.” Regarding the de facto diplomatic manifesto of the Yoon Suk Yeol government, Jagannath Panda and I pointed out that the Yoon admi...

2023-03-16 16:50

Stop stoning Lebanon!

Stop stoning Lebanon!

When Pope John Paul II visited Lebanon in 1997 he described the Cedar's Land as being “more than a country, Lebanon is a message to the World, an example of pluralism for East and West.”

2023-03-16 16:30

Saudi crown prince balances on Saudi-US-Israeli-Iranian tightrope

Saudi crown prince balances on Saudi-US-Israeli-Iranian tightrope

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has become adept at walking tightropes. Bin Salman's latest balancing act may be among his most challenging.

2023-03-16 16:20

What Korea should do in global chips war

What Korea should do in global chips war

Oh how the pendulum swings. In his 2007 book, “Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism,” the Korean-born economist Chang Ha-joon takes to task those who have forgotten or never learned their history. The main lesson of Chang's book is that industrial promotion policies and protectionist measures helped all current developed states achieve t...

2023-03-16 14:45

China's 'greed' compels Korea to side with US, Japan

China's 'greed' compels Korea to side with US, Japan

Recent news reports on South Korea's diplomatic moves are not music to the ears of China. On March 7, South Korea announced its plan to compensate wartime forced labor victims without the involvement of Japanese firms. It will seek donations from Korean companies that benefited from Japanese reparations and assistance as a result of the normalization of relations between the ...

2023-03-15 16:50

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