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Mon, January 17, 2022 | 19:47

Africa cannot afford a second cold war

More than 20,000 Africans were killed in violent conflicts in 2020, an almost tenfold increase from a decade ago. Concurrently, and perhaps not coincidentally, Sino-American rivalry has escalated sharply. A new cold war, this time between the United States and China, along with other regional security threats, could be disastrous for Africa's economic development and green tr...

2022-01-17 16:34

We've got our eyes on you, 2022!

Hello, 2022. We hope you're not expecting to get the honeymoon treatment that most New Years have gotten throughout history.

2022-01-16 16:05

US diplomatic boycott of Olympics creates stir

The Olympics are a venue for the harmony of mankind. In December of last year, the U.N. General Assembly adopted the Olympic Truce Resolution with the aim of temporarily halting conflicts during the Beijing Winter Olympics.

2022-01-13 16:58

Whatever happened to soft power?

As 2021 drew to a close, Russia had massed troops near its border with Ukraine; China had flown military jets near Taiwan; North Korea was still pursuing its nuclear-weapons program; and Taliban fighters were patrolling the streets of Kabul. Seeing all this, friends asked me: “Whatever happened to soft power?”

2022-01-13 16:50

What Sidney Poitier taught us about ourselves

When my sister texted to tell me that Sidney Poitier had passed away, and I started crying. All I could do was conjure up the black and white image of a beloved movie, “A Patch of Blue,” the film that made me fall in love with Poitier. It's a powerful movie that carries as strong a message about anti-racism as “Guess Who's Coming To Dinner,” without its political posturing an...

2022-01-13 16:45

Toward a Lagrange point

As I write this article, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is hurtling through space toward a Lagrange point between the sun and the earth, at a speed of 498.24 meters per second. A Lagrange point is a point of equilibrium for small-mass objects under the influence of two massive orbiting bodies.

2022-01-11 16:38

Making the most of Beijing Winter Games

The 2022 Winter Olympics, set for Feb. 4-20, have been riddled with controversy ever since they were announced in 2015. Many expect the Chinese government to use its role as host to solidify its political power both domestically and internationally. The U.S.-led diplomatic boycott of the Games to protest China's alleged human-rights violations against Uyghurs in Xinjiang has ...

2022-01-11 16:37

Unsung victory

Looking back at 2021, I think that one of the most remarkable - but least recognized - achievements that year was the mass evacuation of people from Afghanistan

2022-01-10 16:53

Democracy's vital tasks

Liberal democracy is still alive, but showing clear signs of weakness. According to Freedom House, the world has experienced 15 consecutive years of global democratic backsliding.

2022-01-10 16:40

Putting ESG into action in 2022

Carbon emissions; renewable energy; and environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) - are three key topics I wrote about back in February 2019. In the same month, I also published a report titled, “What Does the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Mean to Korean Companies?”

2022-01-09 16:36

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