BY ISHAAN THAROOR* – The Washington Post Axis and allies (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post and Melina Mara/The Washington Post) Earlier this summer, President Trump tweeted at four female lawmakers of color to “go back” to their countries of origin. Trump’s… Continue Reading
By Michelle Goldberg* – The New York Times Trump torched America’s foreign policy infrastructure. The results are becoming clear Earlier this week, Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States, Asad Majeed Khan, visited The New York Times editorial board, and I… Continue Reading
Editorial Boris Johnson’s government is hastening towards a no-deal Brexit. All MPs who oppose this catastrophic national danger must cooperate in the cause of preventing it Britain’s exit from the European Union without a withdrawal deal would be an unequivocal… Continue Reading
By Alexandra Stevenson*, Amie Tsang and Matt Phillips – The New York Times Stocks in the United States swerved up and down on Thursday after China sent conflicting signals about how it would respond to President Trump’s threats of new… Continue Reading
By Thalif Deen* UNITED NATIONS, Aug 2019 (IPS) – When Yassir Arafat was denied a US visa to visit New York to address the United Nations back in 1988, the General Assembly defied the United States by temporarily moving the… Continue Reading
By Julie Zauzmer * – The Washington Post BRANDON, Fla. — Three years ago, Rickey Halbert was torn about whether to vote for President Trump. On the one hand, he had read about Trump’s extramarital affairs and the women who alleged… Continue Reading
By Jan Lundius* STOCKHOLM / ROME, Aug 2019 (IPS) – We live in different worlds. The ones of friends, family and work colleagues. Worlds which are overshadowed by other, much bigger ones. Global spheres of international finance, politics, climate change,… Continue Reading
By Jim Tankersley* – The New York Times WASHINGTON — From tax cuts to relaxed regulations to tariffs, each of President Trump’s economic initiatives is based on a promise: to set off a wave of investment and bring back jobs… Continue Reading
By Lakshi De Vass Gunawardena UNITED NATIONS, Aug 2019 (IPS) – Being fluent in a world language is a desirable skill in modern day society. However, some languages are suffering and in danger of extinction — namely those of the… Continue Reading
B Steve H. Hanke * – ZeroHedge.com In a purely political move, the Trump administration (read: the U.S. Treasury) has branded China as a currency manipulator. This is an act of war. After President Trump announced that even more tariffs… Continue Reading
Asoka Bandarage* – Asia Times The Indian Ocean is one of the most contested regions in the world today. China, the US and India, and also Japan, Saudi Arabia and other rich and powerful states, are struggling for influence over… Continue Reading
By Paul Krugman* – The New York Times But he doesn’t seem to be learning. If you want to understand the developing trade war with China, the first thing you need to realize is that nothing Donald Trump is doing… Continue Reading
Simon Jenkins* – The Guardian If I were a Scot I’d vote for independence tomorrow. This crisis is Nicola Sturgeon’s opportunity I hope Scotland and Nicola Sturgeon realise how much they may yet owe Boris Johnson. If I were a… Continue Reading
John Feinblatt*- Newsweek We Need Background Checks and a Strong Red Flag Law Across the world, every country struggles with mental illness. Their citizens play the same violent video games and watch the same shoot-’em-up movies and TV that we… Continue Reading
By Blerim Mustafa* What matters more: ethics or profit? GENEVA, Aug 8 2019 (IPS) – “I don’t want to see a single war millionaire created in the United States as a result of this world disaster.” 1 These were the… Continue Reading
By The Editorial Board (*) – The New York Times The Trump administration continues to escalate its confrontation with China, but there is no clear goal — and no end in sight. President Trump told the American people that confronting… Continue Reading
By Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7 2019 (IPS) – According to their own internal evaluations, both the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have huge credibility deficits due to the… Continue Reading
By Paul Krugman Why has the Republican Party become a systematic enabler of terrorism? Don’t pretend to be shocked. Just look at G.O.P. responses to the massacre in El Paso. They have ranged from the ludicrous (blame video games!) to… Continue Reading
Dominic Rushe* – The Guardian Trade war rhetoric ratchets up as Beijing responds to US claim of being ‘a currency manipulator’ China stepped up the trade war rhetoric on Tuesday, accusing the US of “deliberately destroying international order” with “unilateralism and… Continue Reading
Jacob L. Shapiro –Geopolitical Futures China’s complacency is a sign of confidence, not weakness After three months, the Hong Kong extradition protests of 2019 have become quotidian. The Monday morning question for China-watchers has not been whether a protest took… Continue Reading
