China, this is the world - Frank Devine, The AustralianWe should all wish the People's Republic of China success as host of the 2008 Olympics, for which it has made heroic efforts to prepare itself. |
All must innovate in this time of climate change - Konrad Osterwalder, Asahi.comTo say that climate change is the greatest threat facing humanity is both a necessity and a simplification, because the threat, although very real, is not singular but manifold. |
One small step for stability - Frank Ching, The Japan Times OnlineThe June 18 announcement of the Beijing-Tokyo agreement to jointly develop gas fields in the disputed waters of the East China Sea should help ease tensions between the two countries … |
India blows up a monsoon - M.K. Bhadrakumar, Asia Times OnlineIt cuts both ways when an unelected politician heads the government in a democratic country. On the one hand, he may not be adept at the politicking that becomes essential, especially when he leads a coalition government. |
Pakistan needs more democracy to transcend Musharraf - Hassan Abbas, The Daily StarFollowing its recent free elections, Pakistan is rebounding politically. But the euphoria that came with the end of the Musharraf era is wearing off, as the new government faces stark choices. |
Why Singh insists on nuclear deal - Kuldip Nayar, Gulf NewsWhen a prime minister's press secretary on his own initiative calls newspapers and television channels to tell them that he is neither confirming nor denying the prime minister's resignation ... |
Who Should Bomb Iran? - Editorial, Middle East TimesCNN commentator Jack Cafferty recently asked viewers a provocative question: "Should America or should Israel bomb Iran's nuclear facilities? |
Iran, What If…? - Claude Salhani, Middle East TimesWhat if the Islamic Republic of Iran went ahead and developed nuclear weapons? And what if the United States and/or Israel decided that waiting any longer would allow the Iranians to arm their missiles with nuclear warheads? |
The moment of truth - Pascal Lamy, International Herald TribuneForgive this brief intrusion into your busy days, but I thought it prudent to update you on our Doha Round negotiations in advance of your meeting later this month in Geneva. |
The end of this war is still not in sight - Editorial, The IndependentThis week's rescue of Colombia's former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages was not merely an operation executed with quite sensational skill. |
Iraq task, Iran risk - Paul Rogers, openDemocracy.comThe architects of the "war on terror" in the George W Bush administration will soon be leaving office. But the four months until the United States presidential election on 4 November 2008 could be momentous. |
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Iran remains a threat to Israel's very existence - Editorial, Daily TelegraphAmid the winks and nudges about a reduction of tension between America and Iran, it should not be forgotten that Tehran's policy, enunciated most forcefully by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, is the destruction of Israel. |
Who dares wins: Colombia and the hostage rescue - Editorial, The TimesIt will be remembered as one of the most audacious rescues of modern times, comparable in its derring-do to the Entebbe raid that snatched Israeli hostages from Uganda in 1976. |
Is there a case for nuclear power? - Terence Corcoran, National PostIn a special report on Monday, The Wall Street Journal took a close look at nuclear power. The feature spread asked the question: Has Nuclear's Time Come? |
No proxy war with Iran - Editorial, Los Angeles TimesIsrael and the United States are starting to look like two anxious children trying to decide how to deal with a schoolyard bully, Iran. |
Imagining the Election - Victor Davis Hanson, National Review OnlineOne way to envision the McCain-Obama presidential race is as a boxing match — particularly like the famous Mohammed Ali championship fights. |
Iran’s Great Game - Michael Hirsh, NewsweekIn the famous fairy tale, the Persian Queen Scheherazade strings out stories for a thousand and one nights until her matricidal husband, the king, finally accepts her in his household. |
New and Not Improved - Editorial, The New York TimesSenator Barack Obama stirred his legions of supporters, and raised our hopes, promising to change the old order of things. |