The US/Saudi war on Yemen is now in its third year, and the indiscriminate Saudi bombing campaign has destroyed much of the country’s infrastructure, left thousands dead and millions starving in a...
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The US/Saudi war on Yemen is now in its third year, and the indiscriminate Saudi bombing campaign has destroyed much of the country’s infrastructure, left thousands dead and millions starving in a...
The "Beijing Consensus" was coined by American journalist Joshua Cooper Ramo, who thought the Chinese development model could be a template for other developing economies. Over 90 developing countries appear to...
You remember. It was supposed to be 21st-century war, American style: precise beyond imagining; smart bombs; drones capable of taking out a carefully identified and tracked human being just about anywhere...
In October 2016, Taiwan’s National Security Bureau (NSB) submitted a report to the Legislative Yuan regarding potential terrorist attacks on the island. Although it has thus far remained off the radar...
Mobile payments have become ubiquitous in China, but the market has been dominated by the domestic services Alipay and WeChat Pay. Apple is trying to change this by leveraging its relatively...
I was working as a journalist in Dubai’s biggest Bollywood magazine. We had assigned a photographer in Mumbai to do a shoot with a child actor that would go on the...
The European Union may be seeking a role in facilitating a diplomatic breakthrough in the North Korean nuclear crisis. The EU contributed to the finalization of the Iran nuclear deal in...
From July 11-13, the World Trade Organization (WTO) hosted the conference Aid for Trade at a Glance 2017: Promoting Trade, Inclusiveness and Connectivity for Sustainable Development. With uncertainty about global economic prospects and...
The tallest Kashmiri politician today, Farooq Abdullah, former chief minister of the Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir and an erstwhile cabinet minister in the central government in New Delhi, would...
Burdur is a small, peaceful town in inland southern Turkey, which, despite its hidden gems, such as the picturesque lake and nearby Graeco-Roman ruins, is off the beaten track for tourists....
The two-decade anniversary of the Asian financial crisis was marked quietly by regional investors and officials, as they acknowledged comebacks since that grim period but were wary of new debt and...
Interpreting and understanding political movements and societal disruptions usually don’t occur in large macro-settings like the recent Group of 20 Summit. Other than bashing Donald Trump along with China and Germany...
The Swedish government is working on a bill to tighten arms sales to undemocratic countries. As opposed to Sweden’s attempt to introduce stricter rules on weapons transfers, France is trying to expand...
The debate over the superiority of either traditional or simplified Chinese characters has been ongoing since the latter were first introduced. There are ideological, esthetic, historical, and cultural arguments on each...
Once again, the US tops out the list of destinations for Chinese high-net worth individuals (HNWI) looking to move abroad. Canada came in second and Britain dropped down to third. In...
Malaysia avoided the worst of the 1997 Asian crisis. By pegging the currency, imposing capital controls and propping up state-linked enterprises, the view is the nation escaped the humiliating bailouts doled...
Influential parts of America’s professional foreign policy commentating class are finally, and predictably, coming around to the idea that nothing can be done about North Korea’s nuclear weapons and long range...
A military confrontation at a height of about 3,000 meters above sea level, at Doklam in the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, which lies between the two giant neighbors India and China, threatens regional...
Chinese Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo has succumbed to liver cancer. Lionized in the West, his passing was little noted in China. Just a smidgen of reflection would explain the dichotomy. Liu did...
The United States should consider a phased withdrawal from South Korea. The Cold War has long ended and US forces along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) are no longer necessary, despite continued missile...
The "one country, two systems" model is not perfect, but it is a pragmatic and realistic approach to reunifying the mainland and Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau. It allows the two sides time (50...