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mkbernard.bsky.social
Political economist, retired Japan specialist, inveterate language learner, cinephile & traveller
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Brasil does what American was unable to do on.ft.com/413zlXC

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In other parts of the world spaces without any state control have proven ideal for jihadists. In Myanmar it's ideal for Chinese criminals enabled by various anti-governmental regional/ethnic forces www.bbc.com/thai/article...

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

South Koreans are handling insurrection the way Americans should have, but can't! www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/w...

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

It's Oscar time. 'Htis' of dubious merit win prizes & most of the world's films are shoe-horned into a ridiculous category called "foreign". In contrast Hollywood's self-referential trade show, it's nice to see appreciation for the important work of Alice Rohrwacher. www.nybooks.com/articles/202...

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Congratulations to the Thai people on the coming into force of กฎหมายสมรสเท่าเทียม, its marriage equality law. While Thailand is not without its problems, Thais should be proud of this. Now pressure should be increasingly on the Japanese government, to be bold enough to adopt a similar measure

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

Il faut arrêter de parler de catastrophes naturelles. Les lourds dégâts humains et économiques liés aux aléas sont dus à des choix de politiques publiques. Et chaque catastrophe est alimentée ou causée par le dérèglement climatique d'origine humaine. Mon analyse : www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...

submitted 42 days ago • 13 comments