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Mon, December 11, 2023 | 05:57

History of Dokdo invasion and Japanese colonialism

History of Dokdo invasion and Japanese colonialism

Recently, two notable studies have been reported in relation to the Japanese Society of International Law. First, the Takeshima documents study group, which has claimed Japan's sovereignty over Korea's Dokdo, is openly researching the Daijokan directive, which can be said to be the Achilles' heel of its sovereignty claim over Dokdo. Second, the issue of the theory of protecto...

2023-11-28 17:05

. Andrew Hammond

Before COP 28, Europe's global green leadership grows

Since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) last year in Washington, there has been a huge focus on the resurgence of U.S. green leadership. However, under the global radar in North America, far less attention is - surprisingly - paid to Canada’s burgeoning credentials in this area.

2023-11-28 16:35

Making European strategic autonomy work

Making European strategic autonomy work

MADRID — Faced with many differences between its member states, the European Union has sought to refine its concept of strategic autonomy over the past few years. Now, Spain intends to use its EU Council presidency to bring greater coherence and substance to this debate. If it succeeds, Europe will have taken a significant step toward deeper integration.

2023-11-28 16:20

. Casey Latigue

What is 'your GivingTuesday' story?

Today is 'GivingTuesday'! While almost every South Korean I have asked is familiar with American Thanksgiving, few South Koreans I have talked with are aware of the frantic shopping and giving movement following it.

2023-11-27 16:35

'Unification Papers' for new Korea

'Unification Papers' for new Korea

If Koreans rise to the demands of this historic moment and see the current weakening of institutions in both the North and South as an opportunity for profound institutional innovation that is in the long-term interests of citizens, and then draft an inspiring constitution for a unified Korean Peninsula, the next step, logically, will be to convince the Korean people of the a...

2023-11-27 16:30

Is industrial policy like Vitamin C or penicillin?

Is industrial policy like Vitamin C or penicillin?

CAMBRIDGE - Vitamin C may not be particularly effective at preventing the common cold or treating cancer (notwithstanding Linus Pauling’s claims to the contrary), but a lack of it can cause scurvy. As a result, daily consumption is essential to a healthy diet. In contrast, penicillin cures bacterial infections, although its overuse can lead to drug-resistant germs. It should ...

2023-11-27 16:20

. Bernard Rowan

Thinking about Gaza

I studied at the University of Chicago and took a course on comparative politics. David Laitin, now at Stanford, noted the purpose of political science in the 20th century was to understand how the monstrosity of Nazi Germany arose. This concerned the international war and the domestic context for Nazism’s origins and existence.

2023-11-26 16:35

KEPCO and critical infrastructure

KEPCO and critical infrastructure

Recent news of the Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) getting into 200 trillion won worth ($154.6 billion) of debt received much attention and rightly so. KEPCO's debt equals slightly more than 9 percent of South Korea's 2022 GDP, which stood at $1.665 trillion. The debt is a staggering sum considering KEPCO has raised fees cumulative to 30 percent in the past year and relied...

2023-11-26 16:30

If Europe could do it, so can the Middle East

If Europe could do it, so can the Middle East

BERLIN - In 1951, just six years after World War II, Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and West Germany signed the Treaty of Paris, establishing the European Coal and Steel Community.

2023-11-26 16:20

. Jason Lim

Why is it so hard to be thankful?

This is Thanksgiving week. No matter how it may have come about, with pilgrims, American Indians and turkeys and all, it has become a wholesome holiday meant to invoke a sense of thanks for what we have. On the other hand, it’s ironic that we have to have an annual holiday specifically meant to remind us to be thankful, which probably means that we are not usually thankful. W...

2023-11-23 16:35

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