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Is nuclear proliferation back?

By Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Joseph S. Nye Jr. CAMBRIDGE – Preparations are already underway at the United Nations for the 2026 Review Conference of...

07.03.2024 30

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Collective West and conflict in Ukraine

By Georgy Zinoviev The EU ambassadors to the Republic of Korea have recently presented their take on the situation in Ukraine. Readers have...

07.03.2024 30

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4 ways the US should help Ukraine right now

By Trudy Rubin Trudy Rubin Donald Trump is helping Vladimir Putin defeat Ukraine. Right now, as you read this. To stop that from happening,...

06.03.2024 20

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En-gendering nuclear disarmament

By Meenakshi Gopinath Meenakshi Gopina More than two decades ago, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted Resolution 1325, linking...

06.03.2024 20

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South Korea: Hypercompetitive and childless

By Gwynne Dyer   There are enough people to go around: eight billion now, compared to two billion less than a hundred years ago. Fifty-one...

04.03.2024 20

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Why Seoul should embrace New Delhi in its strategic outlook

By Choe Won-gi and Shristi Pukhrem Choe Won-gi South Korea and India have an across-the-board convergence of interests, with few outstanding...

04.03.2024 30

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Carbon credits hold the key to combating deforestation

By Roselyn Fosuah Adjei Roselyn Fosuah Adjei ACCRA – Over the past few years, intense media scrutiny has prompted a growing number of...

03.03.2024 20

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Right to shelter

By Esther Kim   On the subway car, I stood near the doors, studying my phone’s subway map of the 4/5/6, when a box of chocolates suddenly...

03.03.2024 30

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An antidote to the polarization poison

By Ngaire Woods Ngaire Woods OXFORD – In a year when some of the world’s largest democracies are holding elections, all too many are riven...

29.02.2024 20

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Houthi attacks and submarine cable infrastructure

By Sean O'Malley Sean O'Malley Recent attacks by the Houthis of Yemen on ships transiting the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea have garnered much...

29.02.2024 6

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Europe is home alone

By Joschka Fischer   Joschka Fischer BERLIN – Europe’s situation in 2024 is difficult, even dangerous. In Ukraine, Russian President...

29.02.2024 8

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K-culture delivers opportunities for brands

By HS Chung K-culture, K-pop, K-drama — Korean popular culture is everywhere, and that’s good news for Korean brands. The world — and the...

29.02.2024 10

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K-food evolves from local delicacies to global phenomenon

By Kwon Mee-yoo Korean food is making an ascent in the ever-evolving international culinary scene with its rich flavors and distinctive...

29.02.2024 20

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Time for decisive action to tackle North Korea issue

By Chun In-bum Chun In-bum Reports from Europe and Ukraine say that more and more North Korea-made ammunition is being discovered on the...

29.02.2024 10

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Last woman standing: Nikki Haley for president

By Gwynne Dyer Gwynee Dyer “I refuse to quit. I feel no need to kiss the ring,” said Nikki Haley defiantly. She was talking about Donald...

29.02.2024 20

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Harmonizing worlds: K-pop's international collaborations unveiled

By Kevin Kim Kevin Kim In recent years, the global music scene has witnessed an unprecedented wave of collaborations that bridge cultures,...

29.02.2024 20

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Last woman standing: Nikki Haley for president

By Gwynne Dyer Gwynee Dyer “I refuse to quit. I feel no need to kiss the ring,” said Nikki Haley defiantly. She was talking about Donald...

29.02.2024 20

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K-food evolves from local delicacies to global phenomenon

By Kwon Mee-yoo Korean food is making an ascent in the ever-evolving international culinary scene with its rich flavors and distinctive...

28.02.2024 30

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Europe is home alone

By Joschka Fischer   Joschka Fischer BERLIN – Europe’s situation in 2024 is difficult, even dangerous. In Ukraine, Russian President...

28.02.2024 30

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K-culture delivers opportunities for brands

By HS Chung K-culture, K-pop, K-drama — Korean popular culture is everywhere, and that’s good news for Korean brands. The world — and the...

28.02.2024 30

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Houthi attacks and submarine cable infrastructure

By Sean O'Malley Sean O'Malley Recent attacks by the Houthis of Yemen on ships transiting the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea have garnered much...

27.02.2024 20

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An antidote to the polarization poison

By Ngaire Woods Ngaire Woods OXFORD – In a year when some of the world’s largest democracies are holding elections, all too many are riven...

27.02.2024 20

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Time for decisive action to tackle North Korea issue

By Chun In-bum Chun In-bum Reports from Europe and Ukraine say that more and more North Korea-made ammunition is being discovered on the...

26.02.2024 20

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Russia will honor Navalny someday

By Carl Bildt Carl Bildt STOCKHOLM – We may never know exactly how and why Alexei Navalny died in the remote Arctic penal colony where he was...

26.02.2024 20

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Economic possibilities for our overworked grandchildren

By Kaushik Basu   Kaushik Basu ITHACA, NEW YORK – In 1930, John Maynard Keynes published his short essay “Economic Possibilities for Our...

25.02.2024 30

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Africa's shifting economic paradigm

By Rabah Arezki Rabah Arezki ALGIERS – Before the outbreak of COVID-19, Africa experienced 25 years of uninterrupted economic expansion,...

22.02.2024 20

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Trump effect takes Europe

By Mark Leonard Mark Leonard MUNICH – Not for the first time, the central figure at this year’s Munich Security Conference was someone not...

21.02.2024 20

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Reading more books is good for America

By Tom Purcell Tom Purcell When I read about the “silent book club” trend, it filled me with instant calm and hope. As it goes, in 2012, two...

21.02.2024 20

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UK Labour Party's green-energy debacle

By Robert Skidelsky Robert Skidelsky LONDON – Following months of speculation and infighting, the United Kingdom’s Labour Party has...

20.02.2024 20

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Uniting efforts to add ‘hanji’ to UNESCO's Cultural Heritage List in 2026

By Seo Joo-hee Seo Joo-hee Paper is so deeply ingrained in the lives of Koreans, that Koreans cannot discuss their lives without mentioning it. ...

19.02.2024 30

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Case for regulating generative AI through Common Law

By S. Alex Yang and Angela Huyue Zhang   Alex Yang LONDON/HONG KONG – The impending rollout of the European Union’s Artificial...

18.02.2024 30

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Do not be discouraged by Kim Jong-un's unification statements

By David Maxwell David Maxwell There is a unique relationship between denuclearization, human rights and unification. The only way to achieve...

17.02.2024 20

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Marshall Plan for Africa

By Colin Coleman Colin Coleman NEW YORK – Africa could be the largest source of global economic growth over the next half-century. But during...

15.02.2024 20

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Europe must rearm now

By Philippe Legrain   Philippe Legrain LONDON – Donald Trump’s potential return to the White House in 2025 poses a grave threat to...

15.02.2024 20

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Arms control challenges in Asia-Pacific

By Adil Sultan The evolving competition between China and the United States in the Asia-Pacific is pushing the region towards a more intense and...

14.02.2024 20

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US must prevent a new humanitarian disaster in Gaza

By Trudy Rubin Trudy Rubin Israel is poised to inflict the largest humanitarian catastrophe yet on desperate Palestinian civilians in Gaza, as...

14.02.2024 20

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Russia's two-faced diplomacy

By Shim Jae-yun   Russia, which is now embracing North Korea, has received plenty of flak for assuming a diplomatically discourteous attitude...

14.02.2024 20

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Ukraine: The generals are not the problem

By Gwynne Dyer   "God is usually on the side of the big battalions," Voltaire allegedly said. Not always, but "usually." So how much do you want...

13.02.2024 20

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West Africa's Brexit moment could fuel regional turmoil

By Adekeye Adebajo Adekeye Adebajo PRETORIA – On January 28, Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso announced their withdrawal from the 15-member...

13.02.2024 20

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Why China won't fight the Houthis

By Yun Sun Yun Sun WASHINGTON, DC – Chinese policy in the Middle East is shaped by two factors: China’s threat perceptions and its strategic...

12.02.2024 20

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How will war in Gaza end?

By Shlomo Ben-Ami Shiomo Ben-Ami TEL AVIV – A year into World War II, the United Kingdom’s War Cabinet established a committee that would be...

07.02.2024 30

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Lenin's lesson for Israel and Ukraine

By Slavoj Zizek Slavoj Zizek LJUBLJANA – It is now a century since Vladimir Lenin’s death, and more than three decades since his Bolshevik...

07.02.2024 30

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Kim's new strategic direction

By John Merrill John Merill In a major policy shift, Kim Jong-un's New Year's address lashed out at South Korea, calling it a "hostile enemy...

07.02.2024 20

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Disappearing rites

By Min Seong-jae MIn Seong-jae I will spend the Lunar New Year’s holiday rather quietly. No celebrations, no family gatherings, no feasts, and...

06.02.2024 30

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Germany's dangerous alternatives

By Daniela Schwarzer Daniela Schwarzer BERLIN – For years, German foreign policy was rarely a domain of fierce debate over fundamentally...

06.02.2024 30

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American greatness and decline

By Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Joseh S. Nye Jr. CAMBRIDGE – With most Americans believing that the United States is in decline, Donald Trump claims he...

05.02.2024 20

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Future for Korean books globally

Korea needs to do more for foreign literary agents By Barbara J. Jitwer Barbara Zitwer Korean literature began as little seeds blown by the...

04.02.2024 20

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No kimchi, no life

By Esther Kim   K-pop is everywhere in Taiwan today, but good kimchi is hard to find. I miss kimchi, good kimchi. Where can one find good Korean...

04.02.2024 20

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Hypocrisy and 'rules-based order'

By Gwynne Dyer   Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant dismissed the ruling by the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, on...

01.02.2024 10

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When memory flails

By Jase Graves Jase Graves Now that my age has surpassed the mid-century mark and I’m more ancient than virtually all professional athletes,...

01.02.2024 20

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