Libya Bombing Revisited: Two Men and World History

A reflection on Guido Westerwelle, Germany’s former Foreign Minister, who just passed away.

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Ghana’s Bamboo Bicycles

An enterprising Ghanaian man works with a team of locals to produce stunning bicycles from bamboo.

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Japan’s Immigration Imperative

Can opening up to immigration provide Japan a potential source of economic revitalization?

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What Asia Should Learn From Trump’s Rise

Trump’s ability to tap into the fears of those who feel marginalized is hardly unique to the United States.

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Trump & America, You Can’t Have It Back Again!

Grandpa was dead; the kids were being poisoned; mom was enslaved and Armageddon was just around the corner!

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Forget Trump: Austin Powers for President!

A presidential impostor tries to sway the masses with buffoonery and deceit.

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Trump and Teddy Roosevelt: Bull Moose in the Made-in-China Shop

Could the Republican Party be headed again for a 1912-style convention breakdown and party split?

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Paul Krugman’s Self-Protectionist Moment

The economist inadvertently puts a spotlight on everything wrong with his profession and with himself.

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The United States: Still Trapped by Fear

What is keeping Americans in a September 2001 mentality almost a decade and a half later?

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Karate Comes to Burkina Faso

Asian martial arts films have inspired young people in Burkina Faso to pick up karate.

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