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Thu, October 21, 2021 | 07:56

Korean Peninsula and the United Nations

On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the admission of the two Koreas to the United Nations, this is the second and last of two articles that will review the U.N.'s involvements on the Korean Peninsula since the two Koreas were established 73 years ago in the aftermath of World War II and deliberate on its future role.

2021-09-29 17:00

No man is an island

Early this month, the 390 Afghans “of special merit,” evacuated from Taliban-occupied Kabul and spirited halfway around the world to Korea, were released after a two-week COVID-19 quarantine. They have been transferred to a temporary residential facility in Jincheon, a small town in North Chungcheong Province.

2021-09-27 16:53

Korean Peninsula and the United Nations

Thirty years ago, the United Nations admitted the two Koreas, however, the paths of the two countries have diverged dramatically ever since. South Korea now ranks as the world's 10th largest economy, while North Korea is among the most isolated and poorest of countries, notorious for human rights violations. The stark disparity between the two Koreas aligns well with Professo...

2021-09-27 16:42

Where has all the money gone?

Amid all the talk of when and how to end or reverse quantitative easing (QE), one question is almost never discussed: Why have central banks' massive doses of bond purchases in Europe and the United States since 2009 had so little effect on the general price level?

2021-09-26 15:15

Militants' strategy shift could shed positive light on failed US policy

A paradigm shift in jihadist thinking suggests that the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan may prove to have achieved more than many counterterrorism experts would want policymakers and military strategists to believe.

2021-09-23 16:43

Make service prime concern

Here's what Amazon emailed me after a relatively small matter developed into a giant headache: “Your feedback is helping us build Earth's Most Customer-Centric Company.”

2021-09-23 16:31

Addressing Asia's nuclear dangers

What can and should we be doing to reduce the increasing nuclear threat? While we've all been dealing with the daily challenges wrought by the pandemic, a diverse group of experts from around the world (ourselves included) have been meeting virtually to address this question in a dialogue organized by the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR).

2021-09-22 17:02

Texas is not new Taliban

As expected, everyone's apoplectic about the Supreme Court's decision not to block the Texas abortion law.

2021-09-22 17:00

The West's unspoken failure in Afghanistan

The United States' withdrawal from Afghanistan has captured the world's attention. The chaos, distress, and general sadness of those left behind by America and its allies have drawn significant criticism. It seems inconceivable that 20 years of war, tens of thousands of lives, and $2 trillion were not enough to build a new Afghanistan.

2021-09-16 17:00

Initial Taliban moves fail to convince Afghanistan's neighbors

The Taliban's record in recent weeks of making good on promises to respect human and women's rights, as well as to uphold freedom of the press, is mixed at best.

2021-09-16 16:45

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