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.
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
Danke, Merci, Thanks and More to Those who Haven’t Forsaken Thailand for Juntaland
By Pravit Rojanaphruk
Senior Staff Writer
Senior Staff Writer
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
Senior Staff Writer
No More Heroes: Democracy Fails if We Watch From the Sidelines
By Pravit Rojanaphruk
Senior Staff Writer
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.
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.