Editorials Jan 14, 2021
Brian Urquhart was the quintessential international civil servant — determined and unflappable — whose vision remained fixed on the big picture.
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Editorials Jan 7, 2021
The United States will survive this moment, but it will be wounded. We must recognize that even America, a bastion of democracy, can be undermined, and seduced by an autocrat.
Editorials / Commentary Dec 31, 2020
Only by working together — as citizens and residents, politicians and medical health professionals — can we defeat COVID-19 and make 2021 the year of recovery and hope.
Editorials Dec 24, 2020
Vogel’s passing leaves a great void and his death — like his life — should occasion reflection and action in Japan to honor and continue his efforts.
Editorials Dec 17, 2020
Researchers found that people who participated in the government's Go To Travel campaign were as much as twice as likely to have COVID-19 symptoms than those who did not.
Editorials Dec 10, 2020
Hayabusa2's successful mission may help us reclaim our own past
Science now allows us to pluck pieces of our history from asteroids as they whiz by.
Editorials Dec 3, 2020
The assassination last week of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iran’s most important nuclear scientist, was aimed as much at the administration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden as it was the regime in Tehran.
Editorials Nov 26, 2020
Most important, his team is composed of policy traditionalists who believe the U.S. must be engaged in the world, endeavor to lead, and should do so through the multilateral institutions.
Editorials Nov 19, 2020
The U.S. absence in both the RCEP and CPTPP partnerships obliges Japan to show leadership to direct both agreements toward integration, openness, good governance and the rule of law.
Editorials Nov 12, 2020
The $37 billion initial public offering would have been the world’s largest and conferred a value of $316 billion on the Chinese financial giant.
Editorials Nov 5, 2020
In the absence of a clear victory in the U.S. election, the winner inherits a deeply divided country, one in which neither side believes in the legitimacy of the other.
Editorials Oct 29, 2020
Genuine, sustainable progress depends on changing economic incentives for energy production and use.