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Protectionism hurts climate effort
Oped, Ma Jun, Published on 04/02/2025
» US President Donald Trump's policy to raise tariffs on imports from Canada, China and Mexico has the world bracing for major trade disruptions. While protectionism has come back into vogue, and countries like the United States are cultivating critical sectors at home to bolster their economic security, the reversal of free trade will accelerate under Mr Trump, with far-reaching consequences -- not least for the fight against climate change.
Real 'strategic resources' for security
Oped, He Jun and Chan Kung, Published on 28/04/2022
» The war between Russia and Ukraine has lasted over two months since it began on Feb 24. For a long time, Russia has enjoyed the image and influence of a great power, which is mainly reflected in its military strength, and in its 2,000 nuclear weapons, as well as its powerful conventional armed forces and combat effectiveness. However, judging from the actual progress of this war, although the Russian army is still on the proactive side of the war as a whole, its combat performance is quite different from what the world imagined it to be. To some extent, the Russian army was even "trapped" by the resistance of the Ukrainian army.
Stop backsliding on harm reduction
News, Ma Inez Feria, Published on 17/12/2018
» We all want our families and communities to be safe and healthy. There is no debating this fact. Should anything threaten the very fabric of our society, it is natural to put up a protective barrier and confront it.
MH370 report is a much needed 'wake-up call'
News, Alan Chong & Jun Yan Chang, Published on 27/08/2018
» The release of the MH370 "Safety Investigation Report" at the end of July marked the culmination of a four-year fruitless search for the missing airliner. The search began as if looking for a needle in the haystack that is the South China Sea, before Malaysia dramatically revealed that it was the wrong haystack. The search finally ended in the Southern Indian Ocean, to which the term "haystack" does not even begin to describe.