Watch out for weekend press conference from chancellor Merkel
Nov 18, 2016 11:44 am UTC| Commentary Politics
German chancellor Angela Merkel is set to hold a press conference on Sunday and the market is speculating that it would be on whether she is running for the fourth time or nor not to become the chancellor of Germany. Ms....
What you should know about South Korea's political scandal: the same old story – but with a twist?
Nov 18, 2016 10:04 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The allegations involving South Korean President Park Geun-hye and her friend of 40 years, Choi Soon-Sil, has all the hallmarks of an old-fashioned scandal in the country. But things are nonetheless not looking good for...
2016 presidential advertising focused on character attacks
Nov 17, 2016 23:38 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The general election ads from the 2016 presidential campaign represented a referendum on each candidates character. And in this ad race, there were no winners. Both the Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump campaigns...
Election rage shows why America needs a new social contract to ensure the economy works for all
Nov 17, 2016 23:29 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The recent U.S. election exposed two major intersecting fault lines in America that, if left unchecked, could soon produce an era of social and economic upheaval unlike any in our history. First, it revealed deep...
The Democrats must change - here's how they can do it
Nov 16, 2016 22:49 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
For the Democratic Party, the shock of the 2016 election loss, having failed to make headway in the Congress, and losing their seat in the White House represents a moment of necessary soul searching. Republicans will...
Trump and why emotion triumphs over fact when everyone is the media
Nov 16, 2016 22:47 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The playwright Arthur Miller mused in 1961: A good newspaper, I suppose, is a nation talking to itself. The assertion seems oddly quaint now at a time when the US elected a president who was continually at odds with the...
Can Mike Pence solve Trump's outsider problem with Congress?
Nov 16, 2016 12:18 pm UTC| Politics
What role will Mike Pence play in the White House? Donald Trump selected Pence as his vice presidential running mate to address his political vulnerabilities within the Republican Party. The Republican establishment was...