Mere days before Donald Trump announced that the United States intends to recognize Jerusalem as capital of Israel, President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas made a last-ditch effort to rally diplomatic support against such recognitionl. “Abbas placed a series of phone calls on Sunday...
It seems that the recent era of globalization is what’s fueling a controversy over the merits of capitalism, but historian Jerry Muller’s book, “The Mind and the Market: Capitalism in Modern European Thought,” reminds us that capitalism has had its critics since at least the 18th century....
The Mind and the Market: Capitalism in Modern European Thought. Jerry Z. Muller. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002, 487 pp. $30.00
Thanks to globalization, it is often said, the world is at the dawn of a new...
最近在中国流传一则揶揄的短信，大意是说现在做好人难，如果有老人摔倒，那么，旁边的救助者在准备献爱心去救助老人的时候，应当事先准备好一份协议书，让老人签署，说明是自己摔到的、与他人无干。这则揶揄的短信反映的是中国当下社会当中不信任感的蔓延和信任的缺失。孟子看到人与动物之间的区别在于我们有广泛的同情心，而平常如果在马路上，当我们看到老年人不小心摔倒，自然而然的同情心都会驱使我们去帮助摔倒的老年人，但是，近年来发生的一些案件，却是受救助者“反咬一口”，出于私利的考虑，硬说是救助者“惹的祸”，要求救助者赔偿医疗费。本来是献爱心，结果却卷入纠纷，这对于许多人而言，无异于“农夫与蛇”的悖论。因此，“...
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has not backed down in the face of threatening tweets by President Donald Trump in capital letters. The tweet was in response to a comment by the Iranian president. According to the Islamic Republic News Agency, Rouhani told a meeting of Iranian diplomats that “...
The US-China trade clash centers on intellectual property theft. “An underlying factor is the Chinese government’s rigorous censorship of imported cultural products,” explains Ge Chen, professor of law. The US Constitution protects speech as a check against excessive government power with the First...
Market without freedom: China’s authoritarian government incarcerated Nobel laureate and democracy campaigner Liu Xiaobo who died in Chinese custody in 2017; Chinese citizens enjoyed a brief moment of freedom in 1979 when the government allowed...
Afghanistan’s citizens have reason to worry about security. The United States signaled plans in December to reduce its troop presence and has met with the Taliban for peace talks in Qatar without the Afghan government’s participation. Still, Taliban attacks continue. Extremists attacked an...
“Fear is now one of the most pervasive factors in perpetuating political regimes,” writes Galal Nassar in an opinion essay for Al-Ahram Weekly. Leaders who maintain control by increasing apprehension over imminent dangers benefit by ever keeping danger close at hand. Intimidation leads to...
A glance at the values and conduct of Arab citizens is enough to show how prevalent fear and intimidation have become. Fear is now one of the most pervasive factors in perpetuating political regimes. It holds back human...
Despite extensive cooperation between China and the US, both countries remain suspicious of each other’s intent. The result has been, from the US side, a policy of hedging all the while engaging with China. This arms-length approach may not be good for either country’s interest or the interest of...
Win-win diplomacy: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao meets with
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, demonstrating why engagement is better than hedging
WASHINGTON: Some of the discourse about China in Washington suggests...
