Value of education
ahmed sabirProvincial governments have been trying to get every child enrolled in school. Public education systems, across all provinces, have gone through a plethora of reforms in the last couple of…
TrumCp’s election triggers deep concern in Europe
Trump in the White House, Putin in the Kremlin and Erdogan in Ankara, not to mention right-wing populists at home: The EU is running out of international partners -- at…
Trump’s America
The election of an inexperienced, egotistical and volatile tycoon as the 45th president of the United States is as surprising as was the victory of a black candidate eight years…
Trump’s victory will not ‘ make America great again’
Some years are branded for all time by their political events: 1789, 1848, 1917, 1989. It is too early to add 2016 to that list, or to speculate on the…
Spoiled Americans now want to flee what they created
The reactions of many Americans to the Trump victory is a symptom of their political immaturity.Many Americans woke up on November 9 (or didn't sleep to begin with) panicking about…
Obama failed to deliver on promises to Arabs and Muslims
When it comes to the issues of peace, justice and human rights in the Middle East, President Barack Obama is an enigma. No other president has promised more to Arabs,…
With Trump, Asia’s nuclear crisis expands
Next to North Korea and fearing U.S. abandonment, South Korea and Japan weigh their own options.The nuclear crisis in Northeast Asia was bound to be one of the most dangerous…
Obama administration gives up on pacific trade deal
A sweeping Pacific trade pact meant to bind the U.S. and Asia effectively died Friday, as Republican and Democratic leaders in Congress told the White House they won't advance it…
Professor who predicted Trump’s win now predicts his impeachment
American University history professor Allan Lichtman is one of the few public intellectuals who stuck to his analysis that Donald Trump was going to win the 2016 election, despite projections…
What Trump means for China
New chapter in relations about to be written By Shen Dingli Against the indications of most of the polls, Donald Trump has been elected to be the next US president,…