Merkel’s challenge to Europe
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has never been regarded as an especially inspiring orator. In fact, she has a reputation for gently talking her audiences to sleep. But that all changed a few days ago.
Category: Opinion
Trump’s historic mistake
US President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will no longer participate in the 2015 Paris climate agreement, the landmark United Nations treaty that many of us worked so hard to achieve.
Phnom Penh’s litter problem
One of the things that shocks tourists as they tour the streets of Phnom Penh for the first time is the amount of discarded tissues under tables and chairs at small outdoor restaurants.
Thailand: Hold the birthday cake
The Thai military regime of former army commander Prayut Chan-o-cha and his junta turned three yesterday. Champagne and birthday cake aren’t on the menu.
Half a century of hot, cold ties with Vietnam
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc makes a state visit Cambodia today to reaffirm unwavering and time-honored friendship between the two neighbors.
Trump’s climate fantasies
Legend holds that King Canute brought his flatterers to the sea to show them that even a king could not command the ocean waves, that the laws of nature are more powerful than the decrees of men.
Turbulent times ahead for Turkey
The series of terrorist attacks that have struck Turkey over the past year are sending the country – once viewed as a democratic, secular model for the Middle East – into a death spiral at…
US stance on Iran will fail
Throughout the US presidential campaign, Donald Trump criticized the Obama administration for being “too soft” on Iran and for allowing it to gain strength in the Middle East.
America has lost its way
Under Donald Trump’s leadership, America is now once again entering a shameful period of choosing to fear refugees.
Brexit into Trumpland
British Prime Minister Theresa May is leading the United Kingdom toward a very “hard” Brexit in 2019 – and potentially off a cliff, if the UK leaves the European Union without an exit or trade deal.
US playing with fire if it rejects one-China policy
President Donald Trump was sworn into power on Friday, assuming a tremendous amount of responsibility for the welfare and security of Americans.
Time to put people first
In 2015, the 62 richest people in the world held as much wealth as the 3.6 billion poorest and most vulnerable. In 2016, a mere eight people did, and they were all men.
Trump’s crazed transition
With Donald Trump’s inauguration as president of the United States fast approaching, the strangest – even craziest – post-election transition in US history is about to come to an end.
Educating Syria’s rebuilders
In Aleppo, the devastated Syrian city and former rebel stronghold that has now been retaken by Syrian government forces, there was a glimmer of hope even as the bombs were falling.
Next Year Could be Worse
The killing of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey on Monday evening might have prompted knee-jerk comparisons to the 1914 assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand, but it almost certainly won’t spark a World War I-type conflict.
Britain’s Post-Referendum Agenda
The end of the wretched campaign to take the United Kingdom out of the European Union against the advice of our friends around the world is less than a month away.
Brexit or Not, Uncertainty Costs
In or out, Britain will pay a price in delayed investment and consumption and increased volatility simply because it is voting on its European Union future.
Appoint a Few More Scalias, Kiss Democracy Goodbye
Republican presidential candidates such as Senator Ted Cruz have pledged to appoint a justice like Antonin Scalia to the US Supreme Court, if given the opportunity. Yet Mr.
