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Wed, July 24, 2019 | 07:45

Why UK is in 'Brexit bind' over Hong Kong

Relations between the United Kingdom and China are cooling sharply in the wake of the worst political unrest in Hong Kong for decades. While this represents a big political headache for Beijing, the overall challenge may be even greater for London in the context of its post-Brexit dependence on growing trade ties with fast growing economies in Asia and beyond.

2019-07-23 16:52

Our kind of diplomat

“Our Man,” the American journalist George Packer's new 600-page biography of Richard Holbrooke, is a masterful book, not just for what it says about the late U.S. diplomat himself, but also for how it portrays the evolution of U.S. diplomacy more broadly.

2019-07-22 17:14

A feud for the ages

The dispute between South Korea and Japan has broken its banks, and the rising waters are eroding paths that once allowed nations to meet half way. As the flood waters swell, to wide-spread international bewilderment, neither side appears to be willing to open the release gates, reduce the pressure and avert disaster. If the debris-filled waters were not enough of a threat, t...

2019-07-21 17:29

Afghanistan: 'A decent interval'

There is movement towards peace in Afghanistan - or at least towards an end to the American military ordeal there, which has lasted for almost 18 years. U.S. officials and representatives of the Taliban insurgents have held seven rounds of direct talks in the tiny Gulf state of Qatar since last October, and they are getting close to a deal. During a visit to Afghanistan last ...

2019-07-21 17:27

Alzheimer's advice: Heed it or fuhgeddaboudit?

According to NBC News, a committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine has offered a ray of hope for those who fear developing Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia.

2019-07-21 17:10

What can Plato tell us about the crisis of modern democracy?

Plato, as the founder of Western philosophy, must be regarded as one of the most influential humans to have lived. But while his ideas have served to inspire artists like Michelangelo and Botticelli and mathematicians and scientists like Godel and Einstein, Plato's views on democracy have alarmed modern readers.

2019-07-20 09:16

[INTERVIEW] Globalization: Chinese universities develop strong policies

By Hwang Jae-ho Jiang Feng speaks during an interview at the Shanghai International Studies University in Shanghai, China, May 18. Korea currently hosts 100,000 students from around the world. Now the Korean government has announced its “Study Korea 2020 Proje...

2019-07-20 09:14

Improving perceptions of North Korean immigrants necessary for unification

Since the historic meeting between President Moon Jae-In and Kim Jong-un last year, many South Koreans hoped for additional breakthroughs in inter-Korean relations, ones that could incrementally move the two governments toward unification. Clear majorities of South Koreans still support eventual unification, although many are concerned about the costs, especially under a Germ...

2019-07-20 09:11

American women vets take on new war: political office

Retired Lieutenant Colonel Amy McGrath served 20 years in the Marines, flew 89 combat missions and dropped bombs on al-Qaida and the Taliban. Now, she's aiming for a bigger target: the Senate seat of Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving U.S. senator from the state of Kentucky and the longest-serving Republican Senate leader in American history.

2019-07-19 18:14

Trump's racist Tweets: foretaste of toxic 2020

White racism was at the root of Donald Trump's 2016 candidacy, and so it will be again in 2020. Either we decisively reject it at the ballot box, and thus begin to salvage our pluralistic values, or we can acquiesce in the slow death of the American dream.

2019-07-19 15:21

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