Project Syndicate – Page 8 – Asia Times

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European Union, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, United Kingdom, World

Weapons of male destruction

by Beatrice Fihn May 7, 2018

Indonesian journalists wearing masks observe World Press Freedom Day in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 3, 2016. Photo: AFP Forum

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, European Union, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, World

How press freedom is won

by Leon Willems May 3, 2018

European Union, Germany, Iran, Mexico, Middle East, Russia, World

World Cup opportunity for Russia to shine on global stage

by Sonin Konstantin April 28, 2018February 18, 2020

A Laotian family earns its living growing peanuts on a small island in the Mekong River. Thanks to international efforts, the threat to them and others from malaria has been reduced. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Australia, Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Oceania, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Beating malaria in the Greater Mekong Subregion

by Poonam Khetrapal Singh and Shin Young-soo April 28, 2018February 18, 2020

3d rendering robot working with carton boxes on conveyor belt. Photo: iStock

How do we cope with robots stealing our jobs?

by Robert Skidelsky April 22, 2018April 22, 2018

A Syrian military officer records a video inside the destroyed Scientific Research Centre in Damascus, Syria April 14, 2018. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki

Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Missile strikes are not a Syria strategy

by Richard N. Haass April 21, 2018

US President Donald Trump and former FBI Director James Comey: Did Trump fire Comey because he showed insufficient zeal in uncovering the pattern of press leaks. Photo: Reuters file

France, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Fifty shades of Trump: fire and fury at home and abroad

by Elizabeth Drew April 17, 2018

Drinking water is in short supply as Tamil Nadu is hit by the worst drought in 140 years. Photo: india.com

AT Finance, Australia, China, India, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, World

Carbon aside, world must make water-smart energy choices

by Brahma Chellaney April 16, 2018

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in 2016. Photo: AFP

China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Xi’s strong hand against Trump

by Bill Emmott April 16, 2018

US President Donald Trump holds an arms-sales chart with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman in the Oval Office of the White House on March 20, 2018. Photo: AFP/Mandel Ngan

Egypt, Germany, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Syria, World

Saudi Arabia’s perilous pivot

by Shlomo Avineri April 8, 2018February 18, 2020

A female soldier is seen at the PLA's base in Djibouti. Photo: PLA Daily

Afghanistan, European Union, India, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Why women are needed in the military

by Quratulain Fatima April 7, 2018April 7, 2018

National Security Adviser John Bolton Photo: AFP / Alex Wong

China, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, World

A dangerous Trump spring

by Chris Patten April 6, 2018

A new Cold War fomented by Russian President Vladimir Putin requires a stern response from the United States. The author says the US needs to make it clear that Americans are open to a more normal relationship with Russia if it acts with greater restraint.Image: iStock/Aquir

China, European Union, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, United Kingdom, World

The futility of the West’s unilateral Cold War

by Sergei Karaganov March 25, 2018

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World

The case for sovereign GDP-linked bonds

by Robert J Shiller March 24, 2018March 24, 2018

US dollar banknotes in an illustration photo taken February 12, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Jose Luis Gonzalez/Illustration

European Union, Russia, World

Dollar doldrums reflect Trump uncertainty

by Barry Eichengreen March 18, 2018February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves at a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of country's founding father Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang April 15, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Damir Sagolj

Australia, China, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Could the Kim-Trump summit succeed?

by Ramesh Thakur March 18, 2018February 18, 2020

The United Nations Security Council meets to discuss North Korea on September 4, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Joe Penney

AT Finance, China, France, Middle East, Myanmar, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

The UN’s crimes of omission

by Nabil Fahmy March 15, 2018

Cybersecurity. Photo: Flickr Commons

China, Russia, Shanghai, World

How will new cybersecurity norms develop?

by Joseph S. Nye March 11, 2018

Operation Cryptosweep is now involves more than 200 active investigations of Initial Coin Offerings and crypto-currency-related investment products. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, Mexico, Singapore, World

Central banks divided over future of cryptocurrency

by Howard Davies March 5, 2018

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu touches a persimmon presented to him by Israeli youth movement members at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, on February 25, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Gali Tibbon

Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, World

Netanyahu’s Faustian dilemma

by Shalom Lipner February 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a summit in Sochi, Russia, in October 2017. Photo: Reuters / Maxim Shemetov

Russia stuck in a groove as Putin faces existential quandary

by Sergey Aleksashenko February 27, 2018February 18, 2020

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India, South Asia, World

India’s war on science

by Shashi Tharoor February 20, 2018

USA and Syrian flag in grunge and vintage style. Photo: iStock

Egypt, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Ending America’s disastrous role in Syria

by Jeffrey D. Sachs February 19, 2018

A menacing hand's shadow on a computer keyboard in front of printed computer data. Image: iStock/Getty Images

France, Germany, Iran, Middle East, Russia, World

How IT threatens democracy

by Kofi A. Annan February 18, 2018February 18, 2020

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim. Photo: AFP

World

The World Bank needs to return to its mission

by Jeffrey D. Sachs February 11, 2018February 11, 2018

Donald Trump plays a stroke at his Trump International Golf Links course in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Photo: AFP / Andy Buchanan

AT Finance, China, Iraq, Middle East, Vietnam, World

Donald Trump and the worrying decline of US soft power

by Joseph S. Nye February 11, 2018

The causes of the Great Recession are rarely debated. Illustration: iStock

World

How economics survived the economic crisis

by Robert Skidelsky January 28, 2018

German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Photo: Reuters/Fabrizio Bensch

European Union, Germany, World

While Germany slept, the world moved on

by Helmut Anheier January 20, 2018

German Chancellor Angela Merkel poses with French President Emmanuel Macron (left) and Russia's President Vladimir Putin (center) during the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. Photo: AFP / Tobias Schwarz

European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, World

Can ‘fake news’ really be outlawed as Europeans intend?

by Raphaël Hadas-Lebel January 20, 2018February 18, 2020

An Iranian woman raises her fist through the smoke of tear gas at the University of Tehran. Photo: AFP

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Iranians’ best hope: a regime focused on domestic reform

by Geoffrey Hoon January 14, 2018February 18, 2020