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The Question of Independent Agencies

(9 April 2013) The committee of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) dismissed the allegation that Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has given 30 million baht loan to her partner's company. The NACC explained the transaction did not violate any laws and that the loan interest has been properly paid.

Op-Ed: Girls, Women Still Being Hurt Across the World

Across the world, violence against women and girls remains one of the most serious — and the most tolerated — human rights violations, both a cause and a consequence of gender inequality and discrimination.

Opinion: Blinded By ISIS

Shlomo Ben-Ami
Project Syndicate

MADRID – The general consensus emerging since last month’s carnage in Paris seems to be that the Islamic State, or ISIS, can be defeated only by a ground invasion of its “state.” This is a delusion.

The Limits of Chinese Soft Power

By Joseph S. Nye
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speaks in 2017 during a campaign visit to Norwich, England. Photo: Stefan Rousseau / Associated Press

Opinion: 3 Days, 3 Key Votes – And No End in Sight for Brexit

On Wednesday, the British Parliament overwhelmingly rejected – for a second time – a Brexit plan worked out by Prime Minister Theresa May.

Getting in Touch With the Inner Dictator

By Pravit Rojanaphruk
Senior Staff Writer

No More Heroes: Democracy Fails if We Watch From the Sidelines

By Pravit Rojanaphruk
Senior Staff Writer

Editorial: Grow Up Thai Junta, and Learn About Democracy

Instead of throwing a juvenile temper tantrum, the Thai military should comply with the United States government's calls for lifting martial law and returning to democratic rule immediately.

Opinion: The Politics of Islamophobia

By Ian Buruma
Project Syndicate

NEW YORK — There are many roads to political disaster: greed, hubris, the charisma of the demagogue, and, perhaps most dangerous of all, fear.

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