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US hard power must get harder
Oped, Todd G. Buchholz & Michael Mindlin, Published on 05/06/2025
» In Raiders of the Lost Ark, Harrison Ford gets his biggest laugh when a desert assassin twirls a scimitar with menacing bravado. Following this brief performance, Ford's character cracks a wry smile, takes out his pistol, and shoots the man dead. In a potential contest with China, the United States looks more like the medieval assassin, deploying young sailors and soldiers equipped with perilously outdated, vulnerable technology.
A 'retrospective' on Trump's first year back in job
Oped, Jeffrey Frankel, Published on 16/01/2025
» Predictions about 2025 come with flashing caveats: no one can know what US President-elect Donald Trump will do, let alone how the rest of the world will respond. But one can speculate. Imagine it is January 2026.
High-stakes submarine talks
Oped, Editorial, Published on 14/05/2024
» A Chinese delegation is visiting Thailand and will meet the government on Wednesday to negotiate a long-overdue submarine purchase. Then, the Thai government will make the final decision on whether to ditch or take the submarine.
No to navy salvage
Oped, Postbag, Published on 01/04/2023
» Re: "Vessel yet to be salvaged", (BP, March 30).
Sunken trust in navy
Oped, Editorial, Published on 22/12/2022
» The sinking of the HTMS Sukhothai was a shocking tragedy that has left Thai society greatly dismayed. Having faithfully served the nation for almost 36 years, withstanding rough seas and journeying as far afield as Australia, the well-maintained corvette sunk in tumultuous waters on Sunday, not far from the coast of Bang Saphan district in Prachuap Khiri Khan province.
Ukraine War a risky game of Mother May I?
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 17/08/2022
» 'This obviously does not happen because of a thrown butt," said British Defence Minister Ben Wallace. But the Russian Ministry of Defence insisted that the explosions that destroyed at least eight warplanes at Saki Air Base in Russian-occupied Crimea on Aug 9 were due to "a violation of fire safety requirements".
Come on baby, let's do the Twist
Oped, Roger Crutchley, Published on 10/04/2022
» The other day I heard on the radio Chubby Checker bursting forth with his 1960 hit 'The Twist'. It's not the greatest of songs but it sparked fond memories because it launched a dance craze which proved a social life-saver for me and many other shy teenagers.
Jakarta junket
Oped, Postbag, Published on 24/04/2021
» Re: "Govt ducks Myanmar Asean challenge," (Opinion, April 23).
200 years since the raising of the Argentine flag
Oped, Felipe Solá, Published on 13/11/2020
» Nov 6, 2020 marks an anniversary of great relevance in the protracted sovereignty dispute over the Question of the Malvinas Islands: On this date, 200 years ago, David Jewett, a US national at the service of the Argentine Navy, took possession of the Malvinas Islands (Falkland Islands), raising the Argentine flag on the islands for the first time.