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In an Irish memorial, I see echoes of Palestine
Oped, Andy Young, Published on 03/10/2025
» The figures by the River Liffey in Dublin are more clothes than flesh. The Famine Memorial, created by Rowan Gillespie, holds in bronze a moment of suffering, the settling in of the Great Hunger, which would cut Ireland's population by more than a quarter, the gone either dead or emigrated.
Asean+3's role in a rapidly fragmenting world
News, Hoe Ee Khor & Jae Young Lee, Published on 20/06/2025
» The risks posed by the fragmentation of the multilateral trading system transcend mere inefficiencies. Without a coherent, rules-based framework, global value chains will become vulnerable, investment risks will rise, and smaller, trade-dependent economies will be left increasingly exposed to the arbitrariness of bigger nations.
And the winner is — Thai Buddhism
Oped, Stephen B Young, Published on 31/05/2023
» Having followed Thai politics rather closely since the 1960s, I suggest that the best explanation for the results of the recent May 14 election is Thai Buddhism.
This Harvard alum wants to help Thailand reclaim lost decade
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/04/2023
» The Move Forward Party, which is surging in opinion polls ahead of the May 14 election, wants to reclaim the "lost decade" under a military-backed rule with proposals for sweeping reforms to revitalise Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy.
The next cultural guardians
Life, Story: David Young, Published on 09/08/2021
» When he was a young boy growing up in North Sumatra, Indonesia, Jakob Siringoringo suffered from a "mental block" of mysterious origin.
From Tablets to Sex Toys, the Chip Shortage Is Far-Reaching
Business, Eun-Young Jeong & Dan Strum, Published on 03/05/2021
» The global chip shortage hobbled auto makers worldwide. Now, other industries are feeling the squeeze.
As turmoil rages, no quick return to halcyon days
News, Stephen B Young, Published on 18/01/2021
» Given the momentous and historic lawless disruption of the US Congress on Jan 6, serious and necessary questions are being asked: what is happening in America? I would like to provide some background from my personal perspective on the course of history now unfolding in this country.
A closer look at Thailand's model of 'Baramee'
Oped, Stephen B Young, Published on 21/10/2020
» Why is Thailand in political turmoil once again? Some I hear blame "outsiders". I disagree. What happens to Thailand, starts in Thailand; nowhere else, and succeeds or fails, thanks to Thai values and interests.
John Locke and Thailand's future
News, Stephen B Young, Published on 19/08/2020
» I have closely followed Thai politics since 1961 when my father, Kenneth Young, was US Ambassador to Thailand. The tension between Thai traditions and westernisation, which broke into the open with the revolution of 1932, is still unresolved after many constitutions, many protests and many coups.
Why China Isn't Expected to Power a Global Recovery
Business, Eun-Young Jeong & Tom Fairless, Published on 14/07/2020
» Getting the global economy back on its feet this year won't be easy. But it will be even tougher without more help from China, the locomotive that powered recoveries from the world's latest economic emergency.