Opinion

Wednesday 27/July/2016 19:18 PM

Accidental science that can heal or kill

It’s tempting to believe that scientific discoveries can be weighed for their value to society. Then the good ones could be pursued and the bad ones set...

Wednesday 27/July/2016 18:56 PM

Civil society against terrorism

After the terror attacks in Paris last November – a carefully coordinated series of assaults carried out by multiple attackers, resulting in 130 deaths...

Wednesday 27/July/2016 18:37 PM

Clinton should listen to Russian-Americans

The willingness of Hillary Clinton campaign's to suggest that Russia has interfered in the US presidential election -- in the form of President Vladimir...

Tuesday 26/July/2016 20:50 PM

America’s exploding deficit

Two recent pieces of budget news are a grim reminder of the perilous state of fiscal policy in the United States. President Barack Obama’s Office of...

Tuesday 26/July/2016 20:38 PM

The Kremlin’s Olympic acrobatics

Next Friday, Russians will be among the athletes gathering behind their national flags at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de...

Tuesday 26/July/2016 20:16 PM

Japan's risky stimulus decision

The Bank of Japan's next policy-making meeting, scheduled for July 28 and 29, has become interesting. It is ever clearer, from the noises emanating...