Just Getting By

二○一三年倏忽而過，歲末之時，西方人多要唱一闕蘇格蘭古詩 Auld Lang Syne ，日本人則在大除夕圍爐看完《紅白歌唱大賽》後與全場歌手合唱《螢之光》送別一年；其實這兩首歌都是我們小學年代的《友誼萬歲》，曲譜一樣，曲詞不同。然而這裏頭也有政治： Auld Land Syne...

PRINCETON – Long viewed as an economic basket case, Sub-Saharan Africa is experiencing its best growth performance since the immedi...

BANGKOK – Thailand is once again being convulsed by extreme partisan politics, with the country’s polarization playing out on Bangkok...

JERUSALEM – What happens in Jerusalem rarely stays in Jerusalem. That is why anyone who cares about Israel and the Middle East shou...

NEW YORK – One way to look at the growing military tensions over a few tiny islands in the East China Sea is to see in recent event...