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Mohamad Bazzi
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 20, 2018
Now the U.S. Congress can push Saudi Arabia on Yemen
Control of the House will enable Democratic lawmakers to exercise greater oversight of U.S. military involvement in the Saudi-led war.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 24, 2017
Saudi Arabia has overreached on Iran, Lebanon
Saudi Arabia and Iran's proxy battles are at the root of much of the death and destruction in the Middle East in recent years.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 4, 2017
Mosul's fall won't stop Islamic State group spreading fear
By relying on lone wolf attacks by individuals who are self-radicalized, Islamic State can continue to spread fear even as its caliphate crumbles.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 10, 2017
Trump's tough talk on Iran doomed to backfire
Donald Trump's antagonism against Iran will ultimately hamper his ability to confront Islamic State and other jihadis — his No. 1 enemy.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 7, 2016
Baghdadi signals IS' next move
Does the Islamic State leader's apocalyptic tone signal the beginning of the end of the extremist group's 'caliphate'?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 28, 2016
In battle for Mosul, Syria could be the real loser
When it is eventually forced out of the Iraqi city of Mosul, Islamic State will want to prove its resiliency in neighboring Syria.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 24, 2016
To halt conflict in Yemen, U.S. must cut Saudi aid
The Obama administration must answer for its support of the Saudi campaign, which is prolonging a conflict that has claimed the lives of at least 10,000 people and displaced 3 million.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 5, 2016
IS becoming more dangerous as it weakens
As it loses strength and territory in Syria and Iraq, IS will lash out with more attacks around the world.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 28, 2016
The jihadi-inspired wave of 'lone wolf' attacks
A veteran al-Qaida leader is a major inspiration of the 'leaderless jihad' strategy that is now wreaking havoc and spreading fear in the West and in the Middle East.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 15, 2016
How the Islamic State group overtook al-Qaida
With its self-declared caliphate, Islamic State has gained control of more resources and generated more income than al-Qaida.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 8, 2016
While the U.S. looks away, Iran fills a void in Iraq
Without committing far more U.S. troops and resources, there is little Washington can do little to counter Iranian power in Iraq.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 5, 2016
Shadow of Saddam looms large in Iraq
Saddam Hussein's legacy will continue to haunt Iraq as long as Sunni grievances are unresolved.
Freed anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson arrives in France
U.S.-Canadian anti-whaling environmental activist Paul Watson, who was released from prison in Greenland's capital Nuuk after five months in detention, arrives with Lamya Essemlali, president of Sea Shepherd France, at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Roissy-en-France, near Paris, on Friday.
Nippon Steel alleges undue White House influence on doomed deal review
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Dec. 10.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Police raided suspect's home to arrest him after fatal Kitakyushu stabbing
Broken window glass is seen at Masanori Hirabaru's house in Kitakyushu's Kokuraminami Ward.
Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and opposition party Kuomintang brawl in parliament in Taipei on Friday.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.

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