Bridging Our Grief Disparity for Horrors Near and Far
By Pravit Rojanaphruk
Myanmar Voters Dismiss Buddhist Nationalism
By Swe Win
Myanmar Now
YANGON — In both Myanmar and abroad, the National League for Democracy’s landslide election win is seen as a victory of the people over the military and its ruling political elite.
Myanmar Now
YANGON — In both Myanmar and abroad, the National League for Democracy’s landslide election win is seen as a victory of the people over the military and its ruling political elite.
Thailand Rewrites its Past to Win Today and Secure Tomorrow
By Pravit Rojanaphruk
A Chinese Dinner for Two
By Chris Patten
Project Syndicate
LONDON – A great deal of water has flowed through the Taiwan Strait in the 70 years since the leader of China’s Communists, Mao Zedong, met the leader of his nationalist opponents, Chiang Kai-shek. So the recent meeting in Singapore between their heirs, President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic and his Taiwanese counterpart, Ma Ying-jeou, could legitimately be described as historic.
Project Syndicate
LONDON – A great deal of water has flowed through the Taiwan Strait in the 70 years since the leader of China’s Communists, Mao Zedong, met the leader of his nationalist opponents, Chiang Kai-shek. So the recent meeting in Singapore between their heirs, President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic and his Taiwanese counterpart, Ma Ying-jeou, could legitimately be described as historic.
Down the Memory Hole Lies ‘Juntaland’
Has it been 15, 16 or perhaps 17 months we’ve lived under military rule? Some, myself included, have begun to lose track of how long we’ve lived under the junta since the May 2014 coup. And we have no idea how many more years we’ll have to endure.
The Fate of Abe’s Japan
By Joseph S. Nye, Jr.
Project Syndicate
TOKYO – As Shinzo Abe sits down this week in Seoul with South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, he does so as the leader of a country that many people around the world now seriously underestimate. That dynamic certainly will be felt during the three Northeast Asian powers’ first summit since 2012.
Project Syndicate
TOKYO – As Shinzo Abe sits down this week in Seoul with South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, he does so as the leader of a country that many people around the world now seriously underestimate. That dynamic certainly will be felt during the three Northeast Asian powers’ first summit since 2012.
China’s Monetary-Policy Choice
By Zhang Jun
How to Fight the Islamic State
By Joseph S. Nye, Jr.
Who Will Suffer Most from Climate Change? By Bill Gates
SEATTLE – A few years ago, Melinda and I visited with a group of rice farmers in Bihar, India, one of the most flood-prone...
China’s Daring Depreciation
By Yu Yongding
