Nuclear deterrence still working
We have been hearing a lot about the 70th anniversary of the first use of a nuclear weapon on human beings, in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.
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Everyone is in a minority in Israel: president
Reuven Rivlin, the president of Israel, is an outspoken man, but he knows when to hold his fire.
Both parts of Cyprus talking to the other
It was not so much a straw in the wind as a cheese in the wind.
'Peace Constitution' under threat
Fifty-five years ago Nobosuke Kishi, Japan's prime minister, resigned just after winning the battle to push the treaty revising the country's military alliance with the United States through Parlia
China Govt running out of road
A few weeks ago, at the height of the panic in the Chinese stock markets, a sour joke was doing the rounds: ''Last month, the dog was eating what I eat. Last week, I was eating what the dog eats.
Iran nuclear deal lesser of two evils in Middle East manoeuvres
The thing to bear in mind about this week's deal between Iran and the P5+1 countries (the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China) is that without it Iran could get nuclear weap
Burma's generals win anyway
It's game, set and match to the Burmese generals.
Just three miracles and all will not be lost
In theory, it could still work. It only requires three miracles.
IS threat should be nowhere near top of West's priorities
Last Friday, in France, an Islamist named Yahya Salhi killed his employer, Herve Cornara.
Alleged war criminal left to slip through net
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, facing an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC) for genocide and war crimes, fled from an African Union summit meeting on Monday before the