Hiroshima taught Americans how to justify attacks abroad
On May 27, Barack Obama will become the first sitting American president to visit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, the site of the world's first...
ISIS may be down, but it's far from out
Many experts are now speculating that Islamic State is experiencing its death knell.
It is losing territory, its finances are being drained and the number...
'You get one shot' How Justice Antonin Scalia viewed the world
After Justice Antonin Scalia's death at a remote West Texas hunting resort last weekend, I remembered how he had described his passion for the...
Pssst! Need a passport? Forgery a lifeline for fleeing Syrians.
Obaida, a 22-year-old refugee from an area of Syria controlled by Islamic State, said he tried hard to get a passport the legal way....
Stormy weather ahead but Saudi banks remain strong
The downgrading of Saudi banks by Moody’s on the 14 May comes as no surprise given the twin stresses of low oil prices and...
As Xi visits the United States, China's economy is at a tipping point
China has narrowly escaped major financial crises for over two decades. But the good times may soon be over - and not because of...
How Trump reflects America's obsession with 'winners' and 'losers' – by Neal Gabler
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One surprising film that captured the national zeitgeist recently was a sly thriller called "The Gift." It burrows into the national psyche to address...
An argument demanding a second look
Many Saudi visitors to the UAE on their return to the Kingdom are heard to mutter: Why them and why not us? The country...
Saudi Arabia turns oil weapon on Iran
Saudi Arabia's decision to scupper negotiations on a coordinated oil output freeze in Doha on Sunday seems to confirm a significant shift in the...
Western grievances are real, but Bundy is the wrong guy to raise them
When Ammon Bundy announced in a New Year's Day Facebook video that "this is not the time to stand down," viewers could be forgiven...
