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MIDDLE EAST

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 25, 2015
End of Iran's Islamic revolution
For Iran, what counts now is no longer ideology, but national interest and realpolitik.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 24, 2015
Cultural treasures are also victims of conflict
Of the 1,007 known World Heritage sites, 48 are now in danger of being destroyed due to military conflict.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 24, 2015
How IS pushes Egypt toward chaos
The Egyptian government should be very careful about attempting to associate Islamic State terror with the Muslim Brotherhood.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 19, 2015
Germany feels migrant strain, forecasts 750,000 will seek asylum this year
The German government will sharply raise its forecast for the number of asylum seekers expected to arrive this year to a record-breaking 750,000, coalition sources said on Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 14, 2015
The rise and fall of Arab revolutionary discourse
The Arab Spring has shifted from an innocent, unifying, empowering and popular movement into a complicated, cunning, disuniting, disempowering and elitist one, where the people do not matter in the least.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 14, 2015
Islamic State's perverse militarization of 'hijra'
Before 'hijra' became militarized, it was used to hold the present accountable to the past. In this richer, if more elusive, sense, hijra far exceeds — indeed, confounds — Islamic State's remit.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 11, 2015
Iran deal didn't trigger an arms race
The hyper-arming of the Middle East dates to the mid-2000s, before the U.S. and its partners began negotiating in earnest with Tehran over nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 10, 2015
The U.S. picked the wrong ally in the fight against IS
The U.S. miscalculated by bringing Turkey into the battle against the Islamic State extremist group.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 28, 2015
Darker horizons ahead: rethinking the war on IS
The war on Islamic State and other extremist groups cannot possibly be won as long as corrupt, violent regimes remain the only alternative to radicalization and extremism.
EDITORIALS
Jul 27, 2015
Turkey joins war on Islamic State
Ankara's reluctance to join the fight against Islamic State ended last week after the militant group targeted Turkey in two attacks.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 21, 2015
Where Barack Obama went wrong on Iran
The 'success' of President Barack Obama's approach to the Iran nuclear problem has left the future of the region blurrier than ever.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 16, 2015
Why you'll always lose wars with drones alone
How can the U.S. government truly know whether it's winning the war against Islamic State if it doesn't know for sure who or what it's bombing?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 16, 2015
What scenarios could unfold after the Iran deal?
Although the nuclear deal with Iran was a huge diplomatic success, the work is far from complete.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 15, 2015
A decent deal to bring Iran in from the cold
If the Iran deal goes through, the world should have a 15 year respite from the threats of an Iranian nuclear bomb and of Iran being bombed.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 15, 2015
After the Iran nuclear deal
Although the U.S. and Iran share common interests in the Middle East, a grand realignment of American alliances in the region is unlikely.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 6, 2015
Mediterranean boat people are refugees, not migrants
People fleeing to Europe to escape violence in the Africa and the Middle East should be viewed as refugees, not migrants.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 6, 2015
Is Arab carnage just a taste of what's to come?
Although the Middle East and North Africa is home to just 5 percent of the world's population, it has produced more than one-third of its refugees.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 5, 2015
The unstoppable human tide
Europe and the rest of the world needs to step up to the plate and deal with the humanitarian crisis over the tide of migrants sweeping across the Mediterranean.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 3, 2015
Japan beefs up measures in bid to pre-empt arrival of deadly MERS virus
The central government is strengthening measures to minimize any potential impact from the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) within its borders, amid an outbreak in neighboring South Korea that had claimed the lives of at least two people as of Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 1, 2015
Abe says SDF could provide logistic aid to foreign forces in Middle East, Indian Ocean under new laws
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says the Self-Defense Forces could provide logistic aid to foreign militaries in the Middle East and the Indian Ocean, detailing for the first time specific regions where Japanese troops could offer rear-area support under contentious security legislation.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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