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After the Referendum: Secession or Confederation for Kurdistan
The Iraqi parliament voted by majority to reject the Kurdish referendum on the independence that holds on September 25 and authorized the Prime Minister...
A Tyranny of the Mind — Killings in Niger and Las Vegas
If there is a mass shooting and anyone is asked where, the answer is likely to be the United States. The reason of course...
Freedom of Expression: Why it matters to UNESCO, now more than ever
In just 5 days time, at their 202nd session, the Executive Board of UNESCO will begin the voting process to elect their new leader.By...
Playing with Fire: Israel and its problematic friends solidify ties
Remarks at United Hebrew Congregation, Singapore, 3 October 2017 There are no nice guys in the Middle East, a region that is in the...
The new prospects of the Communist Party of China
The Communist Party of China (CPC) - in the phase in which it is governed by Xi Jinping and by Prime Minister Li Kekiang...
American withdrawal from Paris Agreements: Implications for Southeast Asia
The impact of US withdrawal from Paris agreement can be seen in Pacific region. It will hamper the efforts of mitigating climate change threats...
It’s Time to Ban Automatic Weapons of Any Kind From High Population Density Areas
Even vociferous supporters of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, including undersigned, no longer have an argument against an outright and blanket ban...
Syrian Statelets and Intelligence Games: Al-Sham’s New Mukhabarat
A novel Alawite-Shi’a security network may be developing in the Assad statelet now defining western Syria. It consists of an archipelago layered with remnants...
Six steps to achieve Thailand 4.0
Bangkok - The Thai government is obsessed about Thailand 4.0 - making the Thai economy to become a digital economy. Is this possible? In...
Cleaning Up the Ganges: A Free Markets Alternative
My recent reading of an article detailing the amount of money squandered on the cleanup of the Ganges River prompted me to look into...