... ration by Western powers must not be overlooked; - Given all the political sensitivities, Hong Kong must not be allowed universal suffrage unless Article 23 is in place. And ultimately, the central go ...More
EJ Insight2017-01-04
... or in the western city of Saarbruecken said the 38-year-old Syrian was detained on Saturday and a formal arrest warrant was issued on Sunday on suspicion that he was trying to raise 180,000 euros (US$ ...More
EJ Insight2017-01-03
... like his western style and former association with the colonial rulers. Lam is fast emerging as the election frontrunner, even though she has yet to officially declare that he is running for the top ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-30
... tions for western politics in the days ahead. 2. Britain's decision to leave the EU The result of the Brexit referendum not only posed enormous uncertainty to the future of the EU but also served as a ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-30
... abuse by Western imperial powers and Japan. Instead, China has the audacity to think that it is an Asian power with responsibilities of its own. There is a fundamental reason, of course, for these li ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-30
... he larger Western countries. Italy’s Dec. 4 constitutional-reform referendum may have been the final wake-up call for Europe to get its act together in order to address social divisions, political ext ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-28
... trust in Western democratic authorities. Social-media trolling is one method. And social media is also a key vector for a Russian strategy that relies on historical revisionism (the claim that Russia ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-28
... . The two Western officials said President Barack Obama had intended to abstain from the vote, a relatively rare step by the US to register criticism of the building on occupied land that Palestinians ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-23
... from the western media, including the New York Times, Voice of America and the BBC, all of which have run documentaries on the topic. In contrast, the mainstream media in the mainland and Taiwan have ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-23
... t reform. Western leaders could probably be bolder when they phase out big bills as slowly as they do. But Modi has been too bold. Copyright: Project Syndicate -- Contact us at [email protected] RT/RA ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-23
... y. In the western part of the city, controlled by the government throughout the war, there was celebratory gunfire, fireworks and street parties on Thursday night, witnesses said. Crowds sang, danced ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-23
... er of the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), said the Tunisian appeared to have arrived in Germany in July 2015 and his asylum application had been rejected. He seemed to have used differe ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-22
... riticised western-style democracy and efforts to promote Chinese-style consultative democracy. Under the current regime, top leaders foster public consensus via a system of consultative conferences. T ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-21
... ople from western colonialism, a theme that struck a chord with a substantial number of Filipinos. Second, US President Woodrow Wilson had himself promised Filipinos, as early as 1916, eventual indepe ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-21
... to modern western theories, the middle class often play a pivotal role in the democratization and liberalization of society. It is because the well-off and highly educated middle class have relatively ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-20
... Russia of western investors and western markets for its energy and drove it into China’s arms. China has been a tough negotiator on Russian energy prices. Russia has also been pressured to allow Chine ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-19
... phy, from western to eastern. It didn’t matter. So long as it could keep him away from reality – his unrequited love for my mother, his denigrating factory work, his family burdens – he devoured it. A ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-19
... ered from Western sanctions and depressed oil prices. Moscow has suffered economic sanctions since its military intervention in Crimea in 2014. The ruble plunged considerably and triggered social turm ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-19
... Office in Western plus the fact that being in this camp was the place to be for office seekers and awards cravers. As long as the prospect of preferment was on offer, the government’s cheerleaders cou ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-16
... llows the western medical approach of taking pills and insulin treatment to stabilize her condition. She asked me if there is anything else she could do to strengthen her bodily functions and improve ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-16
