| Does new law tilt Israel away from its democratic values? Posted: 24 Jul 2018 01:28 PM PDT ![Does new law tilt Israel away from its democratic values?]( "Does new law tilt Israel away from its democratic values?") The reaction to Israel's defining new law, akin to a constitutional amendment, could not have been more starkly divided. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who heads a coalition government considered to be the most right-wing in Israel's history, called the newly minted law a "landmark," and posed for a celebratory selfie in the parliamentary chamber. Elsewhere in the building, Israeli-Arab lawmakers tore copies of the legislation to shreds.
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| As Pakistan votes, military tightens its leash on the media Posted: 24 Jul 2018 01:20 PM PDT ![As Pakistan votes, military tightens its leash on the media]( "As Pakistan votes, military tightens its leash on the media") Journalist Gul Bukhari was on her way to a television talk show one night in early June when the channel's van was suddenly stopped in a military zone in Lahore. News of Ms. Bukhari's abduction first emerged on social media, drawing widespread outrage. Within hours, Bukhari – known for her criticism of the military's influence on Pakistan's politics – had been released.
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| Prepping US workers for new skills Posted: 24 Jul 2018 10:16 AM PDT ![Prepping US workers for new skills]( "Prepping US workers for new skills") Amid the controversies swirling around the White House, you might have missed President Trump's launch of an initiative on workforce development. The United States and most other countries are poorly prepared to handle the waves of new technology, which some call Industry 4.0. The McKinsey Global Institute estimates that as many as 375 million workers worldwide may need to change jobs or learn new skills by 2030 because of technological changes.
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| Turkey's state of emergency is lifted, but its state of mind endures Posted: 24 Jul 2018 09:21 AM PDT ![Turkey's state of emergency is lifted, but its state of mind endures]( "Turkey's state of emergency is lifted, but its state of mind endures") Also within days, Mr. Erdoğan and his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) implemented a draconian state of emergency that critics say has been instrumental in turning the Turkish political model into a textbook case of authoritarian rule. The state of emergency was lifted last week, but the mindset engendered by constant purges, tens of thousands of arrests, and now especially by new, tougher proposed anti-terrorism laws, have led many to believe that Turkey's securitized state has become permanent. At the top is Erdoğan, exercising the near-unassailable powers of a newly elevated executive presidency, which came into being when he won presidential elections on June 24.
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