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The liberal arts as antidote to political extremism in Mideast
By Ted Purinton and Allison Hodgkins - Oct 19, 2016 - Last updated at Oct 19, 2016 22:28
With Daesh-inspired terror attacks becoming an almost routine occurrence, there is renewed attention on developing strategies for countering ...
Wasting no opportunity
By Yaseen M. Khayyat - Oct 19, 2016 - Last updated at Oct 19, 2016 22:27
As minister of environment, my team and I face daily an array of pressing threats against our environment that need to be dealt with.Environ ...
Thailand’s new uncertainty
By Joshua Kurlantzick - Oct 18, 2016 - Last updated at Oct 18, 2016 22:48
Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s death was long anticipated, but it still came as a profound shock to Thailand. When it was announced, va ...
Cities for migrants
By Peter D. Sutherland - Oct 17, 2016 - Last updated at Oct 17, 2016 22:42
In many countries, particularly in Europe, immigration is increasingly framed as a security issue.Mainstream politicians, bowing to pressure ...
Nobel economics vs social democracy
By Avner Offer - Oct 15, 2016 - Last updated at Oct 15, 2016 22:25
Of the elites who manage modern society, only economists have a Nobel Prize, whose latest recipients, Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmström, have ...
Breaking the ice in the South China Sea
By Fidel V. Ramos - Oct 13, 2016 - Last updated at Oct 13, 2016 22:24
Three months ago, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague ruled that there was no legal basis for China to claim historic rights to ...
Making girls count
By Babatunde Osotimehin - Oct 11, 2016 - Last updated at Oct 11, 2016 22:43
“Is anyone out there even thinking of improving our lives?” asks Susmita, a teenager from Odisha, India.Susmita has never gone to school. ...
‘Good’ urbanisation: an investment and a way of life
By Joan Clos - Oct 02, 2016 - Last updated at Oct 02, 2016 22:31
Urbanisation is a human process that has led to profound changes in the daily life of more than half of the world population.The way our cit ...
Air pollution’s true costs
By Simon Upton - Oct 02, 2016 - Last updated at Oct 02, 2016 22:30
Air pollution takes years off people’s lives. It causes substantial pain and suffering, among adults and children alike. ...
‘Big win for Jordan’
By Nabil Al-Sharif - Sep 24, 2016 - Last updated at Sep 24, 2016 22:42
While many countries in the region are being torn apart by wars and sectarian divisions, Jordan last week held parliamentary elections that ...

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