[OPINION] Assessing the trajectory of China's Economy: Growth or decline

KARACHI -- In recent years, China's development has slowed down as with other economies in the world, a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical conflicts, and other factors. Some Western scholars and research insti

January 31, 2024

[OPINION] Houthi Attacks, Allied Counterattacks and Mideast Stability

KENOSHA -- "All American and British interests have become legitimate targets for the Yemeni armed forces." That is the defiant and threatening declaration by the

January 24, 2024

[OPINION] Taiwan reconfirms equality as well as democracy

KENOSHA -- Over the weekend, Lai Ching-te, also known as William Lai, was elected President of Taiwan. He succeeds President Tsai Ing-wen, who served two terms and is the firs

January 17, 2024

[OPINION] North Korea's provocations highlight South Korea's success

KENOSHA -- North Korea has decided to bring in the New Year with a Bang, the Pyongyang regime over several days has fired sizable artillery barrages near a maritime buffer zon

January 10, 2024

[OPINION] "Putin's Press Conference – All is Well in Putinland"

KENOSHA -- This is how Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg of the influential – and reliable – BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) summed up Russia President Vladimir P

December 27, 2023

[OPINION] CEWC 2024: China's strategic blueprint

KARACHI -- As China charts its course for 2024, the palpable resonance from Beijing is a resounding commitment to prioritize high-quality development. The recently concluded Central Economic Work Conference (CEWC), the most im

December 21, 2023

[OPINION] Christmas 1944: Hell on Earth

KENOSHA -- Christmas includes the anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, the largest land battle fought by the United States. The battle was hell on earth. On December 16, 1

December 21, 2023

[COLUMN] Is it the end of dog farming?

SEOUL -- From time to time, I find myself wondering how future generations might look upon our era. Just as we find it hard to believe that nice, sophisticated people could own slaves, what do we do today that will make our great-grandchildren doubt our moral uprightness? There are some obvious candidates for disapproval – warfare, poverty, pollution, lon

December 6, 2023

[OPINION] President Biden's Sensible Step Regarding China

KENOSHA -- President Joe Biden’s meeting in November with China’s leader Xi Jinping in Woodside California is important for symbolic and more substantive reasons. Xi

December 1, 2023

[OPINION] Thanksgiving and Lincoln's Legacy

KENOSHA -- Thanksgiving means actual, not contrived, inclusiveness. President Abraham Lincoln profoundly demonstrates this fundamental point. On October 3, 1863, the White Ho

November 22, 2023