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Mon, July 4, 2022 | 21:23

Key to renormalizing US-Cuba relations

The Summit of the Americas shined a spotlight on how much has changed since U.S. President Joe Biden was last in the White House. Since January 2017, Venezuela has become a failed state, and migration from Central America has fueled political polarization in the United States. Brazil elected a tropical version of Donald Trump as president, and Mexico elected a left-wing popul...

2022-06-14 16:15

Korea's dead-end birthrate

Probably the biggest challenge that Korea will face over the coming decades will be its demographic crisis, with a super-low birthrate and rapidly aging population. Analysts warn that Korea's shrinking population could have serious implications for the economy and national security.

2022-06-13 16:16

Harsh consequences of hubris before nemesis

In ancient Greek mythology, Nemesis was a goddess who meted out retribution to those who succumb to hubris, before the gods. Classic traits of hubris are identified as arrogance and contempt for others' opinions, often resulting from a loss of contact with reality and an overestimation of one's own competence, accomplishments or capabilities. The outcome of the local election...

2022-06-13 16:12

Rio Conference on Sustainable Development

When asked how we should treat others, the Indian sage, Ramana Maharshi, is said to have replied: “There are no others." This truth was affirmed ten years ago when the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development convened in Rio de Janeiro from June 20 to 22, 2012. Unlike earlier international gatherings, there were no “we” and “they” there; what emerged at Rio was a ...

2022-06-13 16:00

Renormalizing Seoul

I spent these past few days on a business trip to Seoul. It was interesting timing in that it feels to me that Korea is just starting to come out of many of its COVID-19 restrictions and renormalize.

2022-06-12 16:14

Generation MZ is key to ESG era

Generation MZ - a term referring to both Millennials and the Gen Z generation in Korea - now takes up 40 percent of the entire South Korean population. Born between 1981 and 2010, the generation's impact across Korean society has been increasing. Some of them hold leadership positions in major political parties; others earned a spot in the C-suite of major corporations. The s...

2022-06-12 16:00

Unthinkable in North Korea

Tae Yong-ho made international news in 2016 with his dramatic escape to South Korea. Then North Korea's deputy ambassador to the United Kingdom, he has been described as one of the highest-ranking North Korean officials to escape from the regime.

2022-06-09 16:24

Ukraine war will not derail Europe's energy transition

The ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused the world, but foremost Europe, to fret over its energy security. Prices at petrol stations hit record highs, and low-income households struggle to pay their gas and energy bills. A tough autumn and winter can be expected.

2022-06-09 16:19

Global shortages demand global solutions

Food shortages are beginning to cast a shadow over the world. One long-term factor is the warming of our planet, which has slowly destroyed agricultural land. But the proximate cause of greatest concern is the war in Ukraine and Russian President Vladimir Putin's Black Sea blockade, which is preventing Ukrainian grain and fertilizers from leaving the port of Odessa.

2022-06-09 16:18

Soccer is the future

When my ESL classes' topic of conversation was the Qatar World Cup 2022, I liked telling my students that British football used to be called “soccer,” by the creators of “the beautiful game,” and that Americans never stopped using “soccer” even though the rest of the world, including the Brits, switched to “football.”

2022-06-09 16:10

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