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Sun, May 22, 2022 | 00:01

Protecting democratic dividend

During my years as a policymaker in India and at the World Bank, one of the few leaders I met whom I came truly to respect was Madeleine Albright. The former U.S. secretary of state was a master strategist, but behind the strategizing lay empathy and a moral compass. That is why we should take seriously her recent essay on the need for urgent global action to fight authoritar...

2022-03-07 16:52

Celebs have gone crypto; should you?

Reese Witherspoon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Paris Hilton, Eminem, Justin Bieber, Jimmy Fallon - what do all these celebrities have in common? They are all currently among the growing list of celebrities that have been endorsing NFTs.

2022-03-06 16:09

Putin and Xi's imperium of grievance

Soon after the news of Russia's invasion of Ukraine flashed across my computer screen, I received an email that seemed to mark another milestone in the dismantling of the old global order. Having tickets to attend a Vienna Philharmonic concert at New York's Carnegie Hall, I received a “Customer Service Announcement” reporting that the Valery Gergiev - described as “a friend a...

2022-03-06 16:08

What next president should prioritize

South Korea's next president, who will be selected in the upcoming March 9 election, will face enormous diplomatic and security challenges. He (both leading candidates are male) must accurately assess the true geopolitical reality that South Korea faces, so that he can move the country in the right direction.

2022-03-03 16:08

Putin's folly

Watching the Russian invasion of Ukraine a few things became quite evident. For one, the rot in Putin's Russia has been unmistakably exposed. Everything which has unfolded so far has been botched and frankly I don't see a way for him to recover. I suspect his days as czar are numbered as the people realize the emperor has no clothes. Let's dive in.

2022-03-02 16:16

Case for punitive tax on Russian oil

As I write, Russia's army has entered Ukraine's capital, Kyiv. It is clear now that the threat of sanctions did not dissuade Russian President Vladimir Putin from launching his invasion. But making good on the threat can still play two other roles: Sanctions can limit Russia's capacity to project power by weakening its economy, and they can create a precedent that might influ...

2022-03-01 16:50

Ukraine's lessons for NATO's eastern flank

The horrific Russian attack on Ukraine should be a wake-up call for the elites of NATO's Central European members and the rest of the alliance. Without excusing Russia's aggression, we must admit that decades of political division and institutional decay contributed to the relative weakness of the Ukrainian state - weaknesses that Russian President Vladimir Putin is now ruthl...

2022-02-28 16:16

Russian invasion of Ukraine and Korea's response

South Korea should take heed of the situation in Ukraine. Russia's recognition of two breakaway republics and the sending of Russian troops into the sovereign territory of a free and democratic Ukraine is a gross violation of long-established international law.

2022-02-27 16:31

Russia's stolen future

Russian President Vladimir Putin has made his choice. He has brought war to Ukraine. This is a watershed moment for Europe. For the first time since the Balkan wars of the 1990s, which were limited to the area of the disintegrating Yugoslavia, the continent is once again confronted with bombardments of cities and rolling tank divisions. Only this time, it is a nuclear superpo...

2022-02-27 16:26

Russia's lethal identity crisis

The world is not enduring a “Ukraine crisis,” but rather a Russia crisis. So said Germany's new foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock, at the most recent Munich Security Conference, which was dominated by the situation in Eastern Europe.

2022-02-24 16:15

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