Analysis
The Election That Could Break America
If the vote is close, Donald Trump could easily throw the election into chaos and subvert the result. Who will stop him? THERE IS A COHORT…
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Arab youth survey should serve as a wake-up call
Should we be in the least bit surprised at the huge number of Arabs who want to emigrate from the region, particularly from the Levant? What…
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War has broken out on the edge of Europe. What’s behind it?
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is a mostly forgotten tragedy, with high human cost and a labyrinth of differing viewpoints A tragedy is unfolding on the edge of…
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Nobel peace prize: hunger is a weapon of war but the World Food Programme can’t build peace on its own
By awarding the 2020 Nobel peace prize to the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP), the Nobel committee said that it wanted to “turn the eyes of…
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Liberty Has Been Taken Away from Hong Kong
Fear, dissent, and undervalued or devaluation of what French philosopher called – domestic social contract between Hong Kong citizens and mainland Chinese government appears to be…
Situation update
Situation Update on COVID-19, 12 October, 2020
Analysis
The twilight of Indian democracy
Protest and journalism are criminal acts, Parliament is irrelevant, duties supersede rights, and profanity flows from the ordinary. On October 8, Justice Sanjay Dhar of the…
Analysis
What happened after Ginsburg?
Twenty-seven years ago, the late, great, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was confirmed to her seat on the Supreme Court by a 96-3 Senate vote. Whichever president ends…
Analysis
COVID-19 helping to highlight loneliness ‘epidemic’
I distinctly remember the heat wave that hit Europe in the summer of 2003. I had been spending several weeks every summer doing research in France,…
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The Anglo sphere: The great power alliance right under Washington’s nose
As George Orwell so sagely put it, “To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle.” Sadly, this is a battle most…
Analysis
Why We’re on a Long Road to COVID-19 Immunity Even With Vaccine
As the pandemic continues to spread throughout the world, many countries seem to have given up the fight against COVID-19 and are now waiting for a…
Analysis
China’s reckless ambition could be the biggest threat to a Biden victory
Donald Trump accuses his rival of being soft on China. If a crisis erupted over Taiwan he is not above exploiting it electorally How does Joe…