US Policy on Korean War (2) In Washington, D.C., Secretary of State Dean Acheson and Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) were appalled by General Douglas MacArthur's actions when they learned of his order to bomb the Yalu bridges to prevent Chinese troops from cross the border into N..
Showdown in South Atlantic UNITED NATIONS It's diplomatic deja vu all over again. The long forgotten Falkland Islands, deep in the South Atlantic, have again regained the spotlight as Argentina presses its political case at the United Nations reviving its perennial politi..
US Policy on Korean War (1) After World War II, the United States considered South Korea a geographically vital country for the containment of the spread of communism.
Truth in Iran A fake president rants to a fake crowd about his administration's mobilization to confront a fake enemy. Fake journalists are present to ensure that the fake story gets out. The real journalists are all in jail.
A Tasters Choice Moment As South Korea's ``success stories'' are frequently advertized to the American public by their political leaders, a growing number of pro-American foreign and defense policy pundits here in Seoul, it seems to me, tend to over-interpret it, as if Ko..
[PS]Mourning Becomes Connected PALO ALTO My close friend Kris Olson died last week. It wasn't after a long illness, or even after a car crash. She just went to bed at home one night, and was dead when her son tried to wake her in the morning. No drama, no long goodbyes, just..
Coddle or Confront Iran? UNITED NATIONS The U.S. administration's Iran policy has spun like a weathervane during the past year. Washington's policy went from frosty containment to one of cautious thaw as President Barack Obama offered Tehran his celebrated hand of frien..
Military Spending: for What? The United States dominates the globe militarily. The threats facing America pale compared to its capabilities. In fact, the U.S. spends nearly as much on its military as the rest of the world combined. Why is Washington spending so much?
Chinese Exports Are Ours, Too To protectionists and Sinophobes, China surpassing Germany in 2009 to become the world's largest exporter heralds a new, unwelcome world order, with the United States in third place.
Greek Lessons for US UNITED NATIONS Evoking an ominous tale of mythology, the current financial crisis in Greece threatens to undermine the European currency, the euro, and more especially rattle global markets and nerves.
Bibimbap Patriotism (2) BEIJING Holy Mao Zedong! I couldn't believe my ears. It's now even on the Chinese radio. I mean the bibimbap controversy.
Exit Strategy and Double Dip With respect to predictions on the global economic outlook in 2010 and beyond, we have frequently been hearing about two prevailing economic terms through various mass media at home and abroad.
Bibimbap Patriotism (1) BEIJING I once personally offended Steven Bosworth, a former U.S. ambassador to South Korea. And it was Canada's fault.
Realistic Approach to North Korea I have always been dubious about a lot of scenarios predicting the collapse of communist North Korea not because I didn't believe that they were groundless, but because I didn't believe they would help build peace and stability on the Korean Pen..
Chinas Growth: Blessing or Curse? On a positive note for Japan, export growth in December surprised economists by growing at 12.1 percent, compared to the 7.6 percent forecast, for the first time since the collapse of Lehman in 2008.
Why Peace Treaty at This Juncture? The political situation around the Korean Peninsula is becoming more complicated with many expected and unexpected things occurring at the same time. Denuclearization of the peninsula has remained unresolved since the 1992 declaration of a nuclear-..
Punishment of Banks Large banks are under siege by governments. There are widespread cries of outrage as banks announce their bonuses for 2009 performance.
