The Israel-Hamas ceasefire, brokered by Trump, offers fleeting hope, but its success depends on broader regional stability amid ongoing risks from Iran and its militias. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/10/world/gaza-deal-might-heal-the-middle-east/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #us #donaldtrump #benjaminnetanyahu
The U.S. raid on a South Korean-owned plant highlights tensions, and South Korea should leverage the backlash for a better trade deal amid rising pushback from Asia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/09/world/south-korea-should-leverage-ice-raids/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #southkorea #us #southkoreanusrelations #trade #tariffs #hyundaimotor #lgenergysolution #taiwansemiconductormanufacturingcodonaldtrump
A free and independent press — once a given in the United States — is now under threat from authoritarian tactics, institutional weakness and a growing public disregard for truth, putting democracy at serious risk. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/09/world/global-lessons-form-a-press-in-peril/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #newsmedia #journalism #freespeech #democracy #donaldtrump #humanrights
Autonomies: **Maurizio Lazzarato: The United States and “Fascistic Capitalism”**
https://autonomies.org/2025/10/maurizio-lazzarato-the-united-states-and-fascistic-capitalism/
From Ill Will (07/10/2025) Continuing the reflections begun in “Why War?,” “Political Conditions of a New World Order,” and “The Impasses of Western Critical Thought,” philosopher Maurizio Lazzarato argues that the shape of the next phase of history will not … Continue reading →
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Despite concerns over U.S. tariffs and global trade disruptions, the dollar remains dominant in global finance, with the Chinese yuan gaining ground but still far from challenging its supremacy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/08/the-us-dollar-is-not-dead/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #usdollar #forex #currencies #useconomy #globaleconomy
U.S. cities like Baltimore are seeing murder rates fall sharply from post-2020 highs thanks to local violence-reduction efforts and pandemic-era investments, but sustaining the gains could be tough as funding dries up. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/08/world/american-murder-decline/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #us #baltimore #murder #crime
Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s likely first female prime minister, will face key diplomatic challenges with the U.S., China and South Korea, while addressing economic and demographic issues, if she is appointed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/08/japan/will-takaichi-be-the-leader-japan-needs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #ldp #chinajapanrelations #usjapanrelations #defense #china #southkorea #us
Despite mounting economic and demographic pressures, Russian President Vladimir Putin will continue to feed the war machine so long as he gains ground in Ukraine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/08/world/putins-economic-crisis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #russia #vladimirputin #russiaukrainewar #ukraine #russianeconomy
Autonomies: **Michel Foucault: Grotesque Power**
https://autonomies.org/2025/10/michel-foucault-grotesque-power/
Ah ! saleté ! le mauvais droit ne vaut-il pas le bon?/Ah, crap! Isn’t Wrong worth the same as Right? Alfred Jarry, Ubu roi We fascists are the only true anarchists, naturally, once we’re masters of the state. In fact, … Continue reading →
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Autonomies: **For Gianfranco Sanguinetti (1948-2025)**
https://autonomies.org/2025/10/for-gianfranco-sanguinetti-1948-2025/
The theory of the revolution certainly does not depend on the sole area of properly scientific ideas, and still less on the construction of a speculative achievement, or on the aesthetic of that fiery manner of speech that contemplates itself … Continue reading →
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Russia is waging an aggressive hybrid war against Europe, using tactics like cyberattacks, sabotage, disinformation and covert operations to destabilize governments, undermine NATO and weaken the EU. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/07/world/russias-hybrid-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #russia #china #nato #eu #russiaukrainewar #defense
As with Abe, many want to make Takaichi out to be not just a right-winger or a conservative but an "ultranationalist,” a radical, or a female Donald Trump. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/07/japan/myths-about-japans-next-leader/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #ldp #cdp #dpp #nipponishinnokai #komeito
Only a country with absolute indispensability in critical goods — like China — can withstand Donald Trump and America’s tariff onslaught. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/07/japan/trump-weaponizes-trade-policy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #donaldtrump #us #china #useconomy #chineseeconomy #tariffs #globaleconomy #trade
A new Pentagon policy mandating pre-approval for unclassified information poses a serious threat to press freedom and government transparency, potentially undermining established First Amendment protections. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/06/world/pentagon-press-policy-a-threat-to-free-speech/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #firstamendment #usconstitution #freedomofspeech #petehegseth #penagon
Jane Goodall revolutionized our understanding of chimpanzees, highlighting the threats they face, such as poaching, disease and habitat loss while emphasizing their intelligence and emotional depth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/06/world/chimps-need-a-champion-afer-jane-goodall-death/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #janegoodall #chimpanzees #conservation #endangeredanimals
Donald Trump’s 1% remittance tax on migrant transfers will reduce vital funds to developing countries, undermining economic stability and development while increasing poverty and inequality. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/06/world/trumps-beggar-the-poor-remittence-tax/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #poverty #africa #latinamerican #southeastasia #currencies #trade #tariffs #onebigbeautifulbillact
Japan's forward-looking reforms are embedding climate risk management into the core of corporate decision-making. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/06/japan/japans-blueprint-for-climate-finance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #japaneseeconomy #climatechange #pollution #carbonemissions #greenenergy
After being elected Liberal Democratic Party president, Sanae Takichi — who will almost certainly become Japan's next prime minister — could transform politics in the nation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/06/japan/sanae-takaichi-ldp-questions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #ldp #trade #usjapanrelations #yasukuni
Sanae Takaichi is set to become Japan's first female prime minister as the ruling LDP turns to her conservative leadership to restore stability amid internal division, economic pressure and strained U.S. relations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/05/japan/is-takaichi-japans-thatcher-or-truss/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #ldp #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #yoshimasahayashi #toshimitsumotegi #takayukikobayashi
India's challenge is to maintain strategic autonomy and to promote its vision of a more inclusive, rules-based and connected South and Southeast Asia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/05/world/indias-dangerous-neighborhood/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #india #nepal #thailand #indopacific #southeastasia #malaysia #cambodia #defense #china #pakistan #bangladesh #democracy
