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Tue, March 21, 2023 | 06:39

Cho Hee-kyoung

Facing up to the cold reality

A lot of people got a nasty surprise when they received their gas bills in January. Price had gone up by at least one-third compared to the same period last year. For many, the increase more than doubled their energy bill affecting the least well-off the most.

2023-02-07 17:00

Peaceful solutions lag

Peaceful solutions lag

“I wish you a world without Babis. Forget about Babis. Try to live without Babis,” said former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis on Saturday after his campaign for the presidency failed to convince the voters. “Stop waking up in the morning with hatred toward Babis and falling asleep with hatred toward Babis.”

2023-02-07 16:40

. Kim Won-soo

Japan's new security policy: normalizing or remilitarizing?

The Japanese government has announced a new security policy aimed at acquiring counter-strike capabilities and doubling its defense expenditure over the next five years. This is a significant departure from Japan's long-held policy of limiting its security posture strictly to self-defense. It is also the second step taken by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)-led government t...

2023-02-06 17:00

Park Jung-won

Possible nuclear armament for South Korea

President Yoon Suk Yeol said recently that if North Korea's nuclear threats continued to worsen, South Korea would need to consider redeploying U.S. tactical nuclear weapons in South Korea and possibly establish its own nuclear armament. He pointed out that South Korea has the scientific and technological capability to develop such weapons within a short timeframe.

2023-02-06 16:40

Why industrial policy is back

Why industrial policy is back

After decades of relegation to the fringes of economic thinking, industrial policy is making a comeback. With more countries enacting measures to support certain industries and establish new ones, the revival of industrial policy was a major topic at this year's meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

2023-02-06 16:30

. Deauwand Myers

Korea's defense question and Bandow's piece

Way back in May of 2013, geopolitical analyst Doug Bandow wrote an incendiary, yet not widely read, column for the conservative think tank the Cato Institute about South Korea's defense posture and its dependence on the United States for military preparedness. The title, and you won't believe it: “South Korea: Close Friend of the U.S., and a Defense Welfare Queen.” The subtit...

2023-02-05 17:00

Peter S. Kim

Investing wisdom of a black rabbit

This year, we bid goodbye to the Year of the Tiger and welcome the Year of the Rabbit. For those who care, people born in the year of the rabbit are said to be peaceful types who avoid confrontation and possess high intelligence. On the other hand, they are also susceptible to jealousy and pessimism.The year 2023 is also notable for the year of the black rabbit, which comes a...

2023-02-05 16:40

A lesson from West Bengal

A lesson from West Bengal

The world has reached a major turning point. As artificial intelligence increasingly edges out traditional labor, it becomes clear that the future belongs to countries that can adapt to the changing nature of work. But adaptability requires an education system that nurtures creativity. This is particularly true in countries like India, where the growing digital divide threate...

2023-02-05 16:30

. Donald Kirk

Perils of royalty

LONDON - Prince Harry's book “Spare,” about his terrible tiffs with higher-ups in the British royal family, including the “heir” to the throne, elder brother Prince William, invites comparisons with another “royal family,” that of Kim Jong-un, up in North Korea. Had Prince Harry lived in another age, he would have suffered the same consequences as did the relatives of Kim Jon...

2023-02-02 17:00

The prophetic 'Death in Venice'

The prophetic 'Death in Venice'

The First World War is widely recognized as the first great civilizational crisis of the industrial age. Breaking out in a Europe that had enjoyed an unusually prolonged period of peace, the conflict was fought with terrifying new weapons and led to the deaths of over 15 million young men.

2023-02-02 16:40

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