Flush with jobs and potential workers, Germany is stymied by this cultural quirk
There is no shortage of jokes about the German language. Mark Twain practically has the crowded market cornered, but Richard Porson, an 18th century...
Targeting our unity
Once again we woke up to the sad news of a terror attack at a mosque in Al-Ahsa, which killed four people on Friday....
Israel’s farcical political drama continues to drag on
On Wednesday night, Israel’s two principal political leaders made one more effort to agree on the terms of a unity government, but once again...
Lifting Iran arms embargo would increase regional disorder
The already-volatile situation in the Middle East is likely to be pitched into even greater discord by mid-October, as the probability increases that an...
Syria, Yemen, Libya – one factor unites these failed states, and it isn't religion
As world leaders gather in Paris this week to address climate change, they will labor under the shadow of recent attacks by Islamic State....
At last, some order in Lebanon’s finances
Political settlement in Lebanon has been brought back to life. This is because the Lebanese parliament has passed its first budget since 2005, the...
Increased post-virus inequality could fuel discontent
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), which is holding its annual spring meetings with the World Bank this weekend, warned on Tuesday that the coronavirus...
The best reason for Iran deal? The West will learn where to drop bombs.
In the emotional debate in Congress over the Iran nuclear deal, both sides claim they do not want war.
But their ways to avoid it...
Negligent Western diplomacy encourages Putin to expand and prosper
Donald Trump rose to power upon promises of abandoning foreign entanglements and putting “America First.” One state in particular is aggressively capitalizing on introverted...
Coalition agreement a symptom of Israel’s constitutional void
At the end of the Jewish holiday of Passover, which celebrates a people’s liberation from slavery and the start of a new era, more...
