China Escalates Border Dispute with Taiwan

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​national interest​​​ by John R. Mills With Taiwan’s January elections giving a different result than mainland China had hoped for, the PRC has introduced a new scheme that has the potential to have →

First half of Spring Festival holidays sees record tourism boom; measures prepared for travelers’ safe return

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​global times​​​ By Hu Yuwei and Liu Yang The first half of the Spring Festival holidays has seen a clear boom in tourism compared to previous years, with many popular scenic spots reaching their →

Ban on unstunned slaughter: Belgian Muslim and Jewish communities dismayed

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​brussels times​​​ By Maïthé Chini Several groups in Belgium's Muslim and Jewish communities have expressed disappointment about a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), which rejected →

‘Stop Hating, Wash Feet’

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​american thinker​​​ By Raymond Ibrahim Once again, Christians are being reminded that their sole and exclusive function is to behave like doormats for all and sundry. One of Super Bowl Sunday’s ads, →

What Trump’s ‘Retribution’ Really Means

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​american thinker​​​ By Matt Kane Many have discussed a second Trump presidency revolving around “retribution.” Trump’s Republican primary opponents have claimed that Trump, if re-elected, would be →

Generation Z may not need mortgages, here’s why

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conversation Ask many Millennials – the generation currently in their late 20s to early 40s – about the possibility of home ownership and they will probably laugh in your face. The idea of getting a →

‘Mandate thieves’: New Pakistan government takes shape amid slew of jabs

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​al jazeera​​​ By Abid Hussain Islamabad, Pakistan — A six-party alliance appears poised to form Pakistan’s next government, after nearly a week of political drama following a fractured mandate →

Israel’s war on Gaza live: Australia, Canada, NZ – Urgent ceasefire needed

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al jazeera By Lyndal Rowlands and Alastair McCready The joint statement, cosigned by the countries’ prime ministers, said they are “gravely concerned” about potentially “catastrophic” Israeli →

After Free Trade

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​foreign affairs​​​ Factory to the World Robert E. Lighthizer Any review that calls the book in question “captivating” and “clear-eyed” and that describes its author as the “most consequential U.S. →

Nuclear Arms Control Is For Realists

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​national interest​​​ by Tobias Fella In 2023, Moscow suspended the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), withdrew from the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty (CFE), de-ratified →

Certain countries should stop fanning the flames of the Ukraine crisis: China’s UN envoy

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​global times​​​ China has urged the international community to actively engage in peaceful negotiations to create the conditions for resolving the Ukraine crisis politically and warned other →

There are 4.31 million people living under temporary protection in Europe

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​brussels times​​​ By Ciara Carolan 4.31 million non-EU citizens had temporary protection at the end of 2023, representing an increase of almost half a million in one year in the European Union. The →

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