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Sat, June 3, 2023 | 16:32

FrankenTech

In Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, scientist Victor Frankenstein famously uses dead body parts to create a hyperintelligent “superhuman” monster that - driven mad by human cruelty and isolation - ultimately turns on its creator. Since its publication in 1818, Shelley's story of scientific research gone wrong has come to be seen as a metaphor for ...

2023-04-23 16:30

Thieves fall out

Thieves fall out

It's a pity that both sides can't lose in the war that broke out between rival generals in Sudan on Saturday. The best that the 48 million Sudanese can hope for now is that one side loses quickly. Beyond that, it's all bad: The rival generals both want to strangle the democratic revolution that began in the streets of Khartoum four years ago.

2023-04-20 14:30

Seeking pivotal partnership: India and Korea

Seeking pivotal partnership: India and Korea

In many ways, South Korea's release of its Indo-Pacific strategy in December 2022 not only cemented its strategic clarity but also revitalized the long-dormant ambition of a globally relevant Republic of Korea (ROK).

2023-04-20 14:30

Denuclearizing Pakistan

Denuclearizing Pakistan

As Pakistan teeters on the brink of political, economic and social collapse, concerns are being raised over the security of its arsenal of over 150 nuclear weapons. At a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Reception in October 2022, U.S. President Joe Biden is reported to have said, "And what I think is may be one of the most dangerous nations in the world: Pakistan. ...

2023-04-19 16:30

Mixed signals from Germany's traffic-light coalition

Mixed signals from Germany's traffic-light coalition

BERLIN - The policy bottlenecks that many people thought would impede Germany's Ampelkoalition (“traffic-light coalition”) have materialized, well into its second year in power. The country's first three-party government since the 1950s, comprising the Social Democrats (SPD), the Greens, and the Liberal Democrats (FDP), took office with an ambitious agenda and high hopes for ...

2023-04-19 16:20

Celebrating 50 years of Indonesia-South Korean bilateral relations

Celebrating 50 years of Indonesia-South Korean bilateral relations

Considering the rising geopolitical tensions in the Indo-Pacific region, South Korea and Indonesia are looking forward to closer economic and political cooperation as they commemorate their 50th diplomatic anniversary. The 50th anniversary of their union was celebrated virtually on Jan. 26. Retno Marsudi, the foreign minister of Indonesia, described the two countries as “uniq...

2023-04-18 16:30

Shareholders' rights and corporate governance

Shareholders' rights and corporate governance

On March 30, the Supreme Court of South Korea issued a historic ruling, recognizing the rights of shareholders to protect corporate value. It demonstrates that the rule of law is alive and well in Korea.

2023-04-17 16:40

In post-pandemic era, K-law blooms

In post-pandemic era, K-law blooms

For the past three years, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we live our everyday lives. It has shaken society to its core. However, the end of the coronavirus pandemic is in sight. As mandatory mask rules were lifted twice in January and March, it is not difficult to find people without face masks in the subway and library, as well as in the streets.

2023-04-17 16:20

Mitigating the debt-climate trade-off

Mitigating the debt-climate trade-off

The sharp, almost synchronized, pivot by most of the world's major central banks in raising interest rates has highlighted the growth-inflation trade-off that most countries now face. But it has given rise to another significant macroeconomic challenge - the Herculean task of balancing debt sustainability with climate-change mitigation and adaptation. The challenge is especia...

2023-04-16 16:10

Lessons from Northern Ireland's peace

Lessons from Northern Ireland's peace

Twenty-five years ago, I, along with Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, U.S. President Bill Clinton, and the leaders of Northern Ireland's four main political parties, presented what became known as the Good Friday Agreement (GFA). That accord resolved a conflict that had caused thousands of deaths and untold grief and destruction for decades, arguably for centuries.

2023-04-13 16:10

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