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. John J. Metzler

After Afghanistan; global conflicts widen, endure, spread

It's been two years since the fall of Afghanistan. The tragic collapse of Kabul to the Islamic fundamentalist Taliban signaled the last sordid chapter in the Biden Administration's appalling and shambolic “withdrawal” from America's longest military commitment. But beyond the perceived American weakness and strategic myopia it glaringly manifested, the Afghan debacle incentiv...

2023-09-10 16:35

Kim Sung-woo

Greenwashing: implications of recent amendment to KFTC guidelines

Greenwashing, a portmanteau of the words “green” and “whitewashing,” refers to the act of making false, deceptive or misleading statements about non-eco-friendly products as if they are eco-friendly.

2023-09-10 16:30

. Donald Kirk

Summitry takes center stage

History is playing games. Who, as Saigon was falling to the forces of “North” Vietnam in April 1975, would have looked into a crystal ball and seen an American president 50 years later talking with Vietnam's top leaders about aiding their Communist regime?

2023-09-07 16:35

Park Jung-won

South Korea's security quandary

The most serious security matter facing South Korea today is the threat posed by North Korea's nuclear missiles. Many politicians and experts in South Korea argue that China has no reason to stand behind its neighbor, North Korea, due to the latter's increasingly reckless nuclear posture, and thus China's mediation efforts in inter-Korean affairs should align with South Korea...

2023-09-07 16:30

Lee Kyung-hwa

Architecture exhibition as brain of future city

The theme for this year's Venice Architecture Biennale (May 20 to Nov. 26) is “The Laboratory of the Future.” Curator Lesley Lokko has tackled global issues such as decarbonization and migration, technological advances and imbalances. Architectural exhibitions and future city projects are now taking place in various cities around the world. These are being presented as bluepr...

2023-09-06 16:30

. Song Kyung-jin

Multilateralism must still prevail in face of global problems

The news of Joe Biden and Xi Jinping skipping the ASEAN Summit in Jakarta, Sept. 5-7 and of Xi Jinping's absence at the G20 Summit in New Delhi, Sept. 9-10, disappointed the world, which is already much fragmented.

2023-09-05 16:35

Mitch Shin

Seoul needs to prepare for a second Trump administration

On Aug. 24, the mugshot of former U.S. President Donald Trump released by the Fulton County Sheriff's Office framed him as the accused who will quite probably be declared guilty in the upcoming years, considering the multiple criminal charges he faces. However, his approval ratings have remained overwhelming against his contenders within the Republican Party, demonstrating th...

2023-09-05 16:30

Lee Jong-eun

Lessons from the Russia-Ukraine War for South Korea

Eighteen months ago, Europe experienced the first major conventional military conflict since WWII when Russia launched a so-called “special military operation” against Ukraine.

2023-09-04 16:43

. Bernard Rowan

The pivot continues

Back in the Barack Obama era, the phrase “pivot to Asia” began to find currency. Washington's elite, and a good many of the non-elite, recognized the rise of China and her growing assertiveness in the Asian region

2023-09-04 16:35

. Robert Atkinson

Is Korea serious about fighting climate change?

At various global summits and venues, leaders of many nations, including Korea, have firmly stated their pledges to take all needed action to cut global emissions leading to climate change. Like many developed nations, Korea has committed to achieving carbon neutrality, in its case, by 2050. The Yoon administration also recently tightened reduction targets and aims to use les...

2023-09-03 16:35

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