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Kyrgyzstan’s Plucky Election Commission Tries To Disqualify A Political Heavyweight (Bruce Pannier, RFE RL)

In most Central Asian countries, the Central Election Commission does not do very much. In countries such as Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan, the election...

Facebook’s Foreign Disasters (Eric Posner, Project-Syndicate)

“The ugly American,” the title of a novel published in 1958 by Eugene Burdick and William Lederer, entered the language to refer to boorish American officials...

Germany’s Chinese Kowtow (Melvyn B. Krauss, Project-Syndicate)

The Greens and the Free Democratic Party, the kingmakers of Germany’s prospective three-party coalition government, favor confronting China over its human-rights abuses in Xinjiang...

Virtual Health for All (Ann Aerts, Project-Syndicate)

The COVID-19 pandemic has sharply accelerated the use of digital technologies in the health sector. For many who could no longer obtain in-person care,...

What Europe’s Energy Crunch Reveals (Daniel Gros, Project-Syndicate)

This month represents an important milestone in the fight against global warming – and not only because of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) currently...

Top UN officials urge Sudan coup leaders to reverse course (Al Monitor)

The head of the United Nations’ High Commission for Human Rights condemned last week’s coup in Sudan and urged Sudanese military leaders to reinstate...

Economic meltdown hits Lebanese funeral industry (Rabih Damaj, Al Monitor)

The death of a relative has become a heavy financial burden for Lebanese citizens. According to UN estimates, more than 55% of Lebanon's population is now living below...

US approves sale of air-to-air missiles to Saudi Arabia (Jared Szuba, Al Monitor)

The Biden administration on Thursday approved a $650 million sale of advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles for Saudi Arabia, citing US support for the Gulf kingdom’s self-defense. The...

Egypt hopes new massive prison complex will improve country’s image (Hagar Hosny, Al Monitor)

Egypt’s Interior Ministry announced Oct. 28 the inauguration of the Wadi al-Natrun Correction and Rehabilitation Center, the first of its kind in the country. Once the center...

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