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Every day should be ‘World Press Freedom Day’
Technological advances and social media make it easy to disseminate information about the ill-treatment of journalists
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Bigger fish to fry
ICJ decision on whaling will have few practical consequences with Japan, Australia trade agreement the bigger fish.
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Adversity breeds awakening
Malaysian govt’s incompetence, callousness in dealing with crisis of MH370 has sparked widespread dissatisfaction.
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The perils of unprincipled foreign policy
Principled foreign policy decisions need not equate to idealistic, cloistered foreign policy decisions.
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Seizing the narrative
Until the opposition in Syria can coalesce around a common goal, they will struggle to complete their own revolution.
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Children’s rights are easy to rally around
No one knows what will come of committee’s report, though full compliance with recommendations is wishful thinking.
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Missing in action: XX chromosomes
Women need to be at the table: in Davos, Montreux and everywhere in between.
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Counting on hope in 2014
Political leaders in Europe, North America were largely caught off-guard by civil war underway in South Sudan.
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The promise and perils of palm oil production
There have been repeated attempts to clean up palm oil industry in the past, but this is expensive and time-consuming.
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The dynamics of the Senkaku/Diayou conflict
Most observers don’t believe this latest territorial tantrum will lead to a full-blown military confrontation.