Prospects of FTAs Passage When U.S. President Barack Obama gave his State of the Union address to Congress, he opened a door for the passage of the Korea-U.S. free trade agreement (KORUS FTA) in 2010.
Aftermath of Sri Lankan Election KOLKATA As the information of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa's landslide electoral victory trickled out of Colombo, this columnist like most political analysts was taken by surprise.
US Can Be Asias Copilot, Not Main Pilot During the presidential election in 2008, Democratic candidate Barack Obama said that he would ``pursue a tough, smart and principled national security strategy,'' while ``securing all nuclear weapons and materials from terrorists and rogue states...
Arms Sales to Taiwan The Obama administration is preparing a new arms package for Taiwan. Ironically, selling weapons to Taipei may be the best way for Washington to get out from the middle of one of the world's potentially most volatile relationships, between China an..
Helping Haiti to Help Itself UNITED NATIONS The extraordinary outpouring of global goodwill and humanitarian assistance to earthquake-stricken Haiti has slightly eased the pain if not the devastation and despair of the recent natural calamity.
Review of US Policy on Myanmar It was on Jan. 20 last year that the first African-American was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States of America. I was one among the hundreds of thousands of people braving the chilling wintry weather who were crowded at the National..
Global Warming Mitigation Method ``We have less than 10 years to halt the global rise in greenhouse gas emissions if we are to avoid catastrophic consequences for people and the planet. It is, simply, the greatest collective challenge we face as a human family,'' U.N. Secretary Ge..
Beware Crusader Temptation Afghanistan has become a target of aggressive pro-war activists in America, including feminists who believe in waging war to improve the status of women.
New Directions of Korea-India Ties Within the short period of two decades, after India decided to open up its economic and trade relations with East Asian countries, activity has been growing very fast.
Senegal and Haiti Is it megalomania or just a political stunt? Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade may not even know the answer himself, but his offer to let quake-stricken Haitians resettle in his West African country certainly qualifies as the most flamboyant respo..
Haitis Agony BENNINGTON, Vt. _ The cataclysmic earthquake that struck the island of Haiti has shattered lives, buildings, aspirations and possibly hope too.
How to Deal With Spent Nuclear Fuel I read with interest Choi Yearn-hongs Dec. 31 op-ed article titled ``Nuclear Power Plant for Sale. I am the inventor of the Nuclear Assisted Hydrocarbon Production Method, which would eliminate
Illusion of Economic Recovery Most economists now believe that we are well on our way to a sound economic recovery. However, we need to look carefully before making any assumptions on the soundness of this recovery.
Aborting Health Care Reform Both houses of Congress have voted to nationalize American health care, but the battle is not yet over. Abortion coverage remains in dispute, and yet could sink the entire ``reform'' effort.
Despondent for Afghan Situation UNITED NATIONS Citing a worsening security situation and overall lack of political will, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on the world community to reverse setbacks in Afghanistan before it's too late.
More Balanced Nuclear Pact Last year, South Korea made an unexpected landmark achievement in the field of nuclear power reactors by successfully leading a consortium for a $20 billion contract with the United Arab Emirates.
Korea Discount The ``Korea Discount'' is defined by Forbes Magazine as ``the amount by which investors undervalue Korean stocks.'' This discount rate can be seen in how Korean stocks have consistently maintained low price-earnings ratios, and are predicted to mai..
