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Washington’s hopeless road to Middle East diplomacy
In 1990, US President George H W Bush tasked Secretary of State James Baker to organize comprehensive Middle East peace talks to include Israel, the Palestinians and Israel’s other long-time adversaries throughout the Arab world. By June that year, Baker ran out of patience
Why the EU might be about to make Chinese electric cars more expensive
Brussels is widely expected to introduce tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles coming to Europe.
Commentary: These two companies will guide global supply chains
As TSMC and Foxconn expand their footprints across the world, other players will need to follow, says Tim Culpan for Bloomberg Opinion.
Putin’s Ukraine deal talk: mostly smoke, no mirrors
President Vladimir Putin says that it might be possible to reach a deal with Ukraine based on the failed Istanbul Communique and taking into account recent territorial changes in Ukraine. The Istanbul Communique was dead by April, 2022. Could the deal be revived? Was Putin
Deepfakes? In India vote, AI positive for democracy
As India concluded the world’s largest election on June 5, 2024, with over 640 million votes counted, observers could assess how the various parties and factions used artificial intelligence technologies – and what lessons that holds for the rest of the world. The campaigns
Singapore head coach Ogura down with COVID-19; assistant Gavin Lee to take charge for Thailand match
Gavin Lee - also head coach of Singapore Premier League side BG Tampines Rovers - was appointed by head coach Tsutomu Ogura to lead the team for the match.
Raisi’s ghost looms like a martyr over Iran’s election
Thousands of Iranians came out on the streets to mark the funeral processions of Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran, Mashhad, and Tabriz, after he died in a helicopter crash alongside the foreign minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian. During these processions, huge banners
How inflationary would Trump be?
Donald Trump still leads in most polls, and betting markets give him a better than even chance of winning the election this November. So it’s important to think about what his actual policies would be, and how these would affect the outcomes that Americans care about. Right
Johor regent denies masterminding footballer acid attack, alleges 'movement to character assassinate me'
Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim also spoke out against claims that he was involved in an incident in which a member of his security personnel allegedly punched a deaf ride-hailing driver.
'No choice': Targeted diesel subsidies needed to save Malaysia, says PM Anwar
The price of diesel in Peninsular Malaysia is now up by over 50 per cent as the country moves away from blanket subsidies.
President-elect Prabowo says Indonesia willing to receive 1,000 refugees from Gaza to study in Java
Apart from East Java, several public figures in West Java have also expressed their readiness to accept refugees from Gaza and place them in Islamic boarding schools.
Hindu nationalism and Zionism in exclusionary lockstep
The results are in for India’s general election. The country’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, has won enough seats to stay in charge for a third consecutive term. But his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has suffered big setbacks and is gearing up for coalition talks having failed
US in a quality vs quantity drone warfare dilemma
The US is reevaluating its approach to drone warfare, with strategic thinking divided between fielding a few highly capable but costly drones or instead using high-cost drones as command centers for swarms of low-cost drones. The US Army is now actively seeking private industry
Europe’s political earthquakes point to geopolitical shifts
European elections have sent shockwaves through the continent, revealing significant shifts in political landscapes and signaling potential changes in geopolitical dynamics. The results have been particularly tumultuous for French President Emmanuel Macron and the Green parties
A cartoon cat has been vexing China’s censors – now he says they are on his tail
A student fears he is in China's crosshairs, for sharing the news Beijing doesn't want you to hear.
