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Two Koreas' long journey to UN and agenda for peace

This month marks a historic milestone for us Koreans - the 30th anniversary of the two Koreas' simultaneous admission to the United Nations.

2021-09-23 16:50

Asia's deepening standoff

The acronym, “AUKUS,” when you try to pronounce it, sounds like some weird wild animal, an AUKUS. The initials stand for Australia, the U.K. and the U.S., but to the North Koreans and their Chinese supporters, they might as well be spelling the exotic name of one of those strange beasts that only inhabits Australia. Maybe a new breed of kangaroo or wombat with particularly sh...

2021-09-23 16:45

Metaverse is the Matrix

A recent Wall Street Journal article headlined, “Digital Addictions Are Drowning Us in Dopamine,” has an interesting subtitle: “Rising rates of depression and anxiety in wealthy countries like the U.S. may be a result of our brains getting hooked on the neurotransmitter associated with pleasure.” It's basically talking about the surge of games, social media, and other behavio...

2021-09-22 17:05

IOC gets it wrong on North Korea

Sometimes there are situations where we have the ability to do something, but it isn't wise to do so. The recent decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to suspend North Korea from Olympic competition until the end of 2022 is a good example.

2021-09-16 17:02

Shadows of 9/11

We all remember where we were on Sept. 11, 2001. We all remember with sheer disbelief watching the unfolding horror and the realization that “it could happen here.” We all remember and vowed never to forget the al-Qaeda terrorist attacks on America, and, just as importantly, to ensure that they never happen again.

2021-09-16 17:00

Justice and wartime forced labor

In 1924, a British court gave a very famous axiom of jurisprudence. It said, “Not only must justice be done, but it also must be seen to be done.” While keeping the essence of the axiom intact, let's paraphrase it: “Justice must not only be seen to be done, but it must be done.”

2021-09-15 16:55

Learning from Afghan failure

The chaotic U.S. exit from Afghanistan and the Taliban's return to power speak volumes about America's foreign policy and its future courses of alliance with other countries.

Park Yoon-bae | 2021-09-15 16:55

US keeps China in check, China keeps US allies in check

Cambridge, MA - China's State Councilor Wang Yi is visiting South Korea this week. To be precise, it is one of the four countries he will be visiting (Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore, and South Korea). Among them, Vietnam and Singapore were visited by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris last month, while Cambodia and South Korea were visited by Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sher...

2021-09-14 17:00

Yongbyon nuclear facility assessments: three contradictions

The International Atomic Energy Agency said in a report issued at the end of August that North Korea appears to have restarted its 5 MW reactor and reprocessing facility in Yongbyon. Many different assessments of the Yongbyon nuclear facility were reported in the media and it seems that quite a few of them are contradictory and biased, as if revealing the disorderly state of ...

2021-09-13 17:05

Why a smarter campaign on terror is key, 20 years on

As the 20th anniversary of 9/11 has just passed, Joe Biden has declared that U.S.-led anti-terror efforts must continue following the end of the war in Afghanistan, but Washington would be wise to deploy a much smarter campaign going forward.

2021-09-13 17:02

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