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EDITORIALS
Feb 23, 2002
Mr. Hun Sen's gamble
The United Nations has withdrawn its support for Cambodian efforts to mount a war crimes tribunal. The decision has dismayed governments that had hoped the world body would assist Phnom Penh as it tried to provide some justice for victims of genocide during the years of Khmer Rouge rule. The U.N. acted...
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 23, 2002
English in U.S. doesn't need protection
By Domenico Maceri
Twenty-six American states have already passed laws declaring English their official language. Iowa wants to make it 27.
COMMENTARY
Feb 23, 2002
Revisiting the Great Game
By David Howell
LONDON -- One hundred and fifty years ago, the Great Game was in full swing. The game was conducted between two main players, the colossal and ever-expanding Russian Empire and the mighty British Empire, then approaching its zenith. Persia, Turkey, Afghanistan and India were all pawns on the game board....
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 23, 2002
Siege of Arafat set to weaken Sharon, defeat peace hopes
By David Hirst
BEIRUT -- It has been three months since Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon laid siege to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in his Ramallah headquarters. Physically, his position remains dire. An Israeli tank is stationed a mere 70 meters away.
EDITORIALS
Feb 22, 2002
His own worst enemy
There are many reasons to object to U.S. President George W. Bush's "axis of evil" comment in his State of the Union address last month. Including Iran in this unholy triumvirate may be the most troubling, since it could undermine elements in that country that have been trying to move Tehran toward some...
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 22, 2002
Southeast Asia scores its outside players
By George Sioris
CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- Three outside players influence, to various degrees, the destiny of Southeast Asia: the United States, Japan and China. Their influences may intensify or wane over a specific period, depending on the prevailing over- all geopolitical and economic framework. How then can we evaluate...
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 22, 2002
New strains of anti-Semitism
By Jonathan Fenby
LONDON -- Sixty years after the Holocaust, is anti-Semitism spreading in Europe? The question is being asked increasingly in a number of countries, notably Britain, which fought the Nazis through World War II, and France, which lived for four years under a collaborationist regime that persecuted Jews...
EDITORIALS
Feb 21, 2002
Mr. Milosevic in the dock
The war crimes trial of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, which began this month in The Hague, is the most important such case in history. For the first time since those crimes were codified in international law, a former leader is being tried for atrocities committed while he was in power....
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 21, 2002
A gesture can go a long way
By Harvey Stockwin
Will history repeat itself today?
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 21, 2002
At last, Washington trashes junk science
By Patrick J. Michaels
WASHINGTON -- Back in December 2000, U.S. President Bill Clinton and Vice President Gore were busy fellows -- what with dishes to pack, furniture to ship and an election to contest. So busy were they that they neglected to read some of the fine print in a cascade of administration-ending paperwork. One...
COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE
Feb 21, 2002
Silver lining in Enron scandal: campaign finance reform
By Bob Keefe
WASHINGTON -- It may look like Enron Corp. is the only game in town, but that would be far from the truth. A lot is going on these days, although Enron certainly has taken a big chunk of the capital's attention. There are hearings galore and press conferences in between. To what end? Good question. This...
EDITORIALS
Feb 20, 2002
So little to celebrate
Last Saturday, North Korea celebrated the 60th birthday of "Dear Leader" Kim Jong Il, which marked the beginning of four months of festivities. It is hard to imagine what the country is celebrating, apart from survival: The economy is in a mess and shows no sign of improving, and the North Korean government...
Japan and U.S. reach tariff deal with ‘reciprocal’ rate at 15%
U.S. President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with Japan on Tuesday, saying the agreement would create "hundreds of thousands of jobs."
Foreign residents closely follow Japan's election and party pledges
A police officer walks past posters of Liberal Democratic Party candidates, as well as one showing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, outside the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday. As Japan’s foreign population continues to rise, one of the talking points during Sunday’s election was how the country should deal with the increase of international residents.
‘Japanese First’ Sanseito emerges as powerful force after Upper House poll
Sanseito leader Sohei Kamiya in Tokyo on Sunday night
Ishiba denies reports he will resign next month, as PM's fate remains unclear
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a news conference at Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on Monday.
The rise of AI companionship in a lonely Japan
In 2020, 38% of all households were single-person. That figure is projected to rise to 44.3% by 2050.
Induction of Ichiro has Cooperstown fretfully preparing
Ichiro Suzuki will soon become the first Japanese player to be enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Ishiba clings to leadership after election setback
“As the first party in parliament, we have to fulfill our responsibility with the public so as to prevent politics from stagnating or drifting away,” Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said at a news conference at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.
Pentagon looks to unleash ‘military drone dominance’
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a drone demonstration at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on July 10.

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