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Mon, May 29, 2023 | 21:09

Popping China's balloon

Popping China's balloon

When U.S. President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, met in Bali last November, they agreed to hold high-level meetings to establish “guardrails” for the Sino-American strategic competition. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was scheduled to visit Beijing to inaugurate that effort last month. But when China sent a surveillance balloon (visible to the na...

2023-03-09 16:53

Slippery slope of occupation

Slippery slope of occupation

The only thing to celebrate on the first anniversary of Russia's war is the scale and courage of the Ukrainian resistance, which has surprised everyone, including Ukraine's allies and maybe even the Ukrainians themselves. Through self-defense, Ukraine is achieving self-transformation.

2023-03-09 16:45

Steadfastness of Galapagos tortoises is a symbol for our times

Steadfastness of Galapagos tortoises is a symbol for our times

I took a vacation to the Galapagos in hopes that mingling with peaceful animals would provide some relief from writing about Vladimir Putin's bloody crimes

2023-03-09 16:20

It's not time to fight, but to cooperate

It's not time to fight, but to cooperate

It is common for neighbors to have conflicts in any region. Last year, Russia invaded Ukraine. To Korea, neighboring Japan was the Russia of its past. Imperial Japan was once the invader who trampled on the freedom and spirit of the Korean people. This historical fact does not change over time.

2023-03-08 16:40

A memo to next World Bank president

A memo to next World Bank president

OXFORD - The World Bank will soon pick a new president. With the world facing a confluence of climate, debt, energy, and security crises, the leadership change comes at a pivotal moment for the institution. A more active leader could put the Bank in pole position to assist countries in crisis, help fight climate change, and facilitate cooperation between the United States and...

2023-03-08 16:30

Germany's self-centered war debate

Germany's self-centered war debate

Two months after Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year, Jurgen Habermas, perhaps Germany's leading public intellectual, published a commentary that triggered one of the country's most ferocious political debates in decades. Habermas asked how Germany should position itself in the widening Russian-Ukrainian war. Germans still haven't reached any agreement on an answer.

2023-03-07 16:30

'Stray Kid' not so 'stray' anymore

'Stray Kid' not so 'stray' anymore

On Feb. 24, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), a non-profit organization that represents the music recording industry worldwide, announced the Global Artist Chart and Global Album Charts for 2022. South Korean boy band Stray Kids, formed by JYP Entertainment, ranked No. 7 on the Global Artist Chart. Their latest album, “MAXIDENT,” ranked No. 6, ...

2023-03-06 17:09

The left's capital punishment

The left's capital punishment

In the traditional (and somewhat outdated) distinction between left and right, left-wing parties represent workers, while right-wing parties represent the owners of capital. When the left is in charge, according to this view, it tends to use its power to reduce the share of national income that goes to capital, either through raising corporate taxes or taxing personal capital...

2023-03-06 16:55

Korea-Japan relations at crossroads

Korea-Japan relations at crossroads

What a difference an administration makes. Japan has transformed from a “perpetrator” of “crimes against humanity” under the former Moon Jae-in administration into a “partner that shares universal values with us” under the current Yoon Seok Yul administration, at least according to March 1 Independence Movement Day speeches. The contrast is sharp and shows quite clearly the d...

2023-03-05 16:50

Mob diplomacy

Is sound, forward-looking foreign policy still possible? Talking to the statesmen, diplomats, intelligence operatives, and scholars gathered at the Munich Security Conference last week, I had my doubts.

2023-03-05 16:30

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