Behind The Headlines
Peace talks go south, again
BANGKOK has once more let political priorities trump security considerations, with predictable results.
Slow but steady progress
The anger directed at those who do not share the same political beliefs is getting out of hand, especially in cyberspace.
Chinese ships testing the waters
WHATEVER China’s purpose in raising its military profile in East Asian waters, it is serving nobody’s interests.
Talk of war to keep the peace
TO the casual observer, news about the Korean peninsula from Washington and Tokyo suggests that war is about to break out anytime.
Politics obstructing peace
An outbreak of peace in southern Thailand is still awaiting goodwill gestures from the Thai government as the main principal.
Doing development differently
A prospective new financial architecture promises to reform and improve development finance for the world.
GE13: ‘Victory’ at any cost?
The DAP strategy of targeting MCA candidates could make the Chinese community the unwitting victim.
Lahad Datu: The facts of Sabah’s status
Besides weapons and tactics, Sabah’s defence requires sound knowledge of the pertinent facts and issues.
Invaders only flog a dead horse
AS Malaysian troops and police continue mopping-up operations to flush out straying remnants of the Lahad Datu standoff, partisans on both sides trade emotive claims and insults.
'Latin Spring' still on course
The post-Chavez era is unlikely to be very different, mainly because the West is still unprepared to change.
A foreign problem that became Sabah’s
AFTER Sabah’s standoff is resolved, the intruders will need to reconcile with modern realities.
Tuesday a good day for talks
DESPITE some appearances to the contrary, the next round of nuclear talks with Iran seems hopeful.
Security still a priority for the region
As threats to security from non-state actors linger, Asean may yet gel around a renewed rationale.
Baulk like an Egyptian
As Iran and Egypt begin to huddle, both hold unwitting lessons for other countries about creeping religion in politics.
New spins to old problems
THE latest moves in East Asia’s maritime disputes take multi-prong approaches, meaning business as usual for all concerned.
History still being written
THE new Egypt born in Tahrir Square in 2011 has not stopped growing, or changing, in staying true to form.
Sleepless in the Sahara
TO say that militants from al-Qaeda or its affiliates are active “from here (insert location) to Timbuktu” may be a bit of a stretch, once. But apparently not any more, at least not since the last week or two. Islamist militants struck in several locations in Mali and neighbouring Algeria, killing, maiming and destroying as they kidnapped dozens of foreigners and held locals captive.
‘Blind men’ and the elephant
CHINA is often like an elephant, whether or not in the room, with everyone else groping around it.
Talk of war drones on and on
IN the “undeclared war” in Pakistan, truth is often the first and subsequent casualty.
New light in Myanmar
The government is still riding the reform tiger, and appears to love the experience.
Another war without winners
Syrian security and progress are set to disintegrate even, or rather especially, after the government falls.
Endgame looms in Damascus
MAJOR powers redefine their position on Syria, confirming the phased demise of Bashar al-Assad’s government as expected.
Reversing into Egypt’s future
AT first President Morsi wasn’t very forward-looking, now he also cannot look forward to the future.
Next worst option
Despite new prospects for peace, Israel and the United States persist in self-denying, self-fulfilling policies of doom.
Israel’s strategic errors
THE Zionist state may have greater firepower, but it possesses less moral standing compared even to Hamas.
Down Under and all over
AUSTRALIA is still finding its place in the world, a work very much in progress.
Different but similar
The US and China are said to practise very different systems, but only if the details are excluded.
Return to home truths
DESPITE various ups and downs in the US presidential campaign, incumbent Barack Obama is still keeping his lead.
Talking the walk
POLITICAL debates and opinion polls make headlines, though seldom if ever the crucial elections they fuss over.
It’s the quality that counts
THE quality rather than the force of a nation’s response to challenges determines its character and prospects.
Doing peace by doing business
A new peace dividend is growing across the Taiwan Straits, as more business dividends multiply.
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