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It has been 20 years since Kishore Mahbubani first took the bold step of asking the politically incorrect question, "Can Asians think?" His collection of essays has stood the test of time, continuing to resonate with both Asian and Western minds alike over two decades and four editions of the book. This 20th-anniversary edition of Can Asians Think? provides an opportunity for all Asians, from East Asia to West Asia, from Central Asia to Southeast Asia, to reflect on how remarkable these past two decades–from 1998 to 2018–have been for Asian history.

Up Close with Lee Kuan Yew gathers some of the vivid memories of 37 people who have worked or interacted closely with Lee Kuan Yew in some way or other, from when he was at Raffles College in 1941 right up to his demise in 2015. Among these are his 13 Principal Private Secretaries and Special Assistants who lived and breathed Mr Lee for a few years each, and Mdm Yeong Yoon Ying, his Press Secretary of over 20 years.

This compilation began with the outrage of what happened at the Kabul, Afghanistan airport in August 2021 and ended with a discussion following the retirement in 2023 of one the principal figures in the ill-fated pullout, then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Army Gen. Mark Milley.

"عزف منفرد" مجموعة من المقالات يتحدث فيها يوسف إدريس بضمير الـ "أنا" ، وتأتي على سبيل التعليق على أحداث أدبية وشخصية وعامة وسياسية والبعض منها يبدو وكأنه جولة من الذكريات.

يشير تعبير سلطنة الحريم إلى التأثير القوي لجناح النساء في قصر السلطان العثماني وتدخلهن في أمور الدولة التي حكمت جزءاً كبيراً من العالم.

شهد عصر يوسف إدريس الكثير من التحولات التي غيّرت المجتمع المصري والدولي إلى حدٍّ بعيد وإزاء كلّ هذا كان الأديب الكبير يكتب ويرصد ويحلّل...

アジアや東欧の民主化の先駆けとなったピープルパワー革命から約40年．国を追われた独裁者の息子が大統領となり，父の戒厳令下での人権侵害や蓄財の記憶が消されようとしている．