The price may be heavy for the US abandoning Kurdish allies and its role in stabilizing territory in northeast Syria – delegating security to Russia and Turkey. Turkey’s president advised the US president about its plans to invade northern Syria on Oct 6, and Trump ordered US troop withdrawal. Not...
China has drafted a national security law for Hong Kong, and the US president announced plans to sanction China for ending the territory’s autonomous status. Details and motivation are unclear as Donald Trump demonstrates angst over the US trade imbalance with China and his administration’s...
Two places, similar protest: Hong Kong citizens protest China’s draconian security law while protesters throughout the United States and beyond reject repressive policing (Source: Reuters)
HONG KONG: President Donald Trump’s announcement that the...
After the fall of communism, did Western politicians and intellectuals chose to paint Islam as the next great threat to civilization? So claims Ibrahim Nafie, chairman of Egypt's Al-Ahram Weekly newspaper, in a new book. Nafie argues that US policymakers, fueled by racist hysteria and a desire...
Serialised in the daily Al-Ahram and just published in book-form, Ibrahim Nafie 's latest work shows how the West consistently thwarted the Arab and Muslim peoples' desire to coexist and interact peacefully in a...
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has issued reports stating that North Korea and Iran are both further along in the development of nuclear weapons than what was previously known or expected. Iran's program particularly has surprised experts, as its efforts to enrich uranium and...
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Displaced peoples and global migration are at historic highs with climate change, conflicts, natural disasters and an oversupply of jobs in some countries and undersupply in others. “The United Nations' Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration marks the first time the world body...
Democracy appears to be malfunctioning in a fast-paced world. “The concept of the Western-style democratic system is that an accountable government funded by revenue from the market will distribute wealth thus creating a stable society,” writes journalist Humphrey Hawksley, who points out large...
Democracy’s discontents: Nigel Farrage, leader of British UKIP supported leaving the European Union, top, while In the United States, discontented Americans gather to hear Donald Trump, Republican nominee for US president
LONDON: Over the past...
The internet, smartphones and social media have transformed crisis communications even in countries where leaders strive for tight control. The public expects fast, regular updates, and refusing comment is no longer an option. Russia learned this during summer of 2019 as wildfires raged in Siberia...
Playing with fire: Social media messages proliferate with big protests, and hashtags like #SiberiaIsBurning caught the attention of Moscow demonstrators in June 2019 even though the city is more than 3,000 kilometers from where the wildfires began (...
En menos de dos décadas, China probablemente será la economía más grande del mundo. Esta serie en dos partes de YaleGlobal analiza la creciente influencia económica y política de China, y en particular su relación con los Estados Unidos. Algunos analistas predicen conflictos, y otros esperan una...
El rey de los juguetes: la dominación de China de la industria de exportación de juguetes también la hace vulnerable
NUEVA YORK: La economía china ha estado creciendo anualmente a un 10 por ciento desde el inicio de la reforma económica a finales de...
