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Saturday 02/February/2019 14:43 PM

Trump’s North Korean road to nowhere

When US President Donald Trump meets again with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un next month, he will be staging the second act in a comedy of manners that...

Wednesday 30/January/2019 15:30 PM

The demise of western illusions in Syria

In March 2018, Syrian President Bashar Al Assad had himself filmed as he drove his car through the rubble-filled streets of Eastern Ghouta, on the outskirts...

Wednesday 30/January/2019 15:16 PM

The world’s responsibility to educate

January 24 was the first International Day of Education. It was a day of shared global responsibility, because every country has an obligation to ensure...

Wednesday 30/January/2019 15:01 PM

Brexit sweat and tears

I recently saw an American play in London called “Sweat,” written by the Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatist Lynn Nottage. It was performed previously on...

Wednesday 30/January/2019 14:41 PM

The case for digital identification

Worldwide, more than four billion people are connected to the Internet, spending an average of roughly six hours per day on Internet-enabled devices and...

Tuesday 29/January/2019 15:28 PM

Why New Zealand looks to Europe

Few places are as far away, from almost anywhere, as New Zealand. Each year, our country’s remote beauty attracts millions of tourists seeking a great...

Tuesday 29/January/2019 15:09 PM

Can a 'No-Deal' Brexit be avoided?

It is a near-tragedy that the United States and the United Kingdom – the two countries most identified with long-established stable constitutional...

Tuesday 29/January/2019 14:52 PM

Nancy Pelosi’s great wall of resistance

Whoever explained to then-President-elect Donald Trump what it meant to be president – if anyone did – neglected to tell him that on occasion a...

Monday 28/January/2019 14:48 PM

Data-driven gender equality

At the current rate of progress, it will take more than 200 years to achieve gender equality and female empowerment at work. In many countries, girls are...