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Thu, December 7, 2023 | 23:23

World of warfare

World of warfare

BERLIN -- When German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in a speech to parliament on Feb. 27, 2022, described Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a “Zeitenwende” (turning point), the risk of the war spreading was already apparent. But did he anticipate that we would be witnessing a chain of regional wars, or that tensions between great powers would begin to ratchet up almost daily? Sadly, ...

2023-11-02 15:50

Never mind the climate, watch the wars

Never mind the climate, watch the wars

With practically all the media bandwidth for non-local news taken up by two tribal territorial struggles that would not have seemed out of place in the 15th century AD, or indeed the 15th century BC, you may have missed the latest release from the International Energy Agency (IEA).

2023-11-01 16:35

Taming Asia’s nuclear jungle: lessons from Cold War?

Taming Asia’s nuclear jungle: lessons from Cold War?

Sixty years ago, the Cuban missile crisis jolted Washington and Moscow into recognizing the urgent need to manage their nuclear relations and reduce the global existential threat posed by their spiraling nuclear arsenals.

2023-11-01 16:30

The West should avoid Nagorno-Karabakh

The West should avoid Nagorno-Karabakh

TEL AVIV - Like civil wars, ethnic and religious conflicts usually end one way: with the total defeat of one side. These clashes arouse such intense passions that peace agreements are extremely difficult to negotiate, and when they are reached, they are fundamentally fragile, virtually impossible to enforce, and highly likely to collapse. The war over Nagorno-Karabakh - an en...

2023-11-01 16:20

. Andrew Hammond

Foreign affairs dominates domestic policy at EU summit

With the EU’s big 2024 election year fast approaching, there is much important domestic policy business for the bloc to attend to. However, foreign policy ultimately topped the agenda at the European summit of 27 presidents and prime ministers in Brussels on Thursday and Friday, in what may be a prelude of troubled months to come, internationally.

2023-10-31 16:35

Mitch Shin

Don't suspend Sept. 19 Inter-Korean Military Agreement

Since South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol took office in May 2022, Seoul has prioritized strengthening its military alliance with the United States. In the wake of a series of meetings between Seoul and Washington, they agreed to deploy the U.S. strategic assets including its nuclear aircraft carrier and nuclear-capable bomber regularly on the Korean Peninsula as a demonstra...

2023-10-31 16:30

How Africa can make the most of diaspora finance

How Africa can make the most of diaspora finance

LONDON - The African diaspora is the biggest funder of change on the continent. Since remittances are informal, often unreported, and narrowly targeted, they tend to be overlooked. But their scale is large, sustained by diasporic Africans’ powerful commitment to improve the lot of family members and communities they love. Formal givers like me should not only learn from this,...

2023-10-31 16:20

. John J. Metzler

Political tsunami sweeps Southern Hemisphere

“It’s the last bus stop in the world,” a former New Zealand prime minister once told me while he was visiting New York. Indeed a remote South Pacific island nation of merely 5 million souls, known for the Kiwi, its All Blacks rugby team and some pretty good wines, was sadly hobbled by a woke progressive government who turned the once-idyllic place into a land beset by inflati...

2023-10-30 16:35

Lee Jong-eun

South Korea, US should not overreact to Russia-NK partnership

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began in 2022, the Russia-North Korea partnership has visibly expanded. Already since last year, North Korea has been accused by Western intelligence agencies of supplying arms and munitions to Russia’s military operations. Russia, in return, has used its veto in the U.N. Security Council to protect North Korea from international resolutions...

2023-10-30 16:30

To save democracy, fight inequality

To save democracy, fight inequality

ITHACA, NEW YORK - In these tumultuous times, it often feels like one shock quickly eclipses another. Before one problem can be solved, another crisis emerges. Just a few weeks ago, the war in Ukraine dominated headlines, but the recent outbreak of violence between Israel and Hamas has since taken center stage.

2023-10-30 16:20

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