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Sun, May 29, 2022 | 17:49
Oh Young-jin
We love to hate villains; one in N. Korea
There is a long lineage of villains, who are pilloried, ridiculed, mocked and feared. We love to hate them and sometimes act as if we can’t live without them. A check with them can give a lesson or two about how to deal with today’s most-wanted villain in North Korea, a.ka. Rocket Man. The roster includes Saddam Hussein of Iraq, Muammar Gaddhfi of Libya, Bashar al-Assad of Sy...
2017-09-22 17:35
Oh Young-jin
How US pullout could take place
To tweak Mao Zedong’s phrase, few would disagree that the United States is comparable to lips that protect teeth, which is South Korea.
Oh Young-jin | 2017-09-15 11:44
Oh Young-jin
Monster of our imagination
In six years, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has transformed from a baby-faced 20-something heir of one of the world’s most destitute nations to a dictator in his own right, going mano-a-mano with the leader of a superpower. What has made such a quantum leap possible? Is it a leap of faith?
Oh Young-jin | 2017-09-08 11:07
Oh Young-jin
Moon's palace coup
As with most successful power grabs, this coup attempt took place in the din of distractions. Few noticed it until it was well underway. The most stunning part of it was that the coup leader was not an Army general, a usual suspect, with no tanks or troops involved. His cause was to close the dysfunctional legislature and usher in the rule through direct partnership between t...
Oh Young-jin | 2017-08-25 10:58
Oh Young-jin
Information attack on N. Korea
How would the United States differ from South Korea in dealing with North Korea’s nuclear and missile threat? Is there any way of influencing the North in pursuit of weapons of mass destruction?
Oh Young-jin | 2017-08-18 16:45
Oh Young-jin
Populist dictatorship
The May 9 election of Moon Jae-in as president was a Korean version of Brexit. It was a two-stage affair. The first was about candlelit protests that ousted Moon’s predecessor, Park Geun-hye. The second was Moon’s election. The candlelit protests showed the masses were in charge. Millions of people demonstrated for weeks. They demanded Park be impeached and removed from offic...
Park Si-soo | 2017-08-11 10:55
Oh Young-jin
Victor Cha - Korean Caesar wannabe
The U.S. Trump administration is in chaos. I am not talking about its internal power struggle but its North Korea policy. President Donald Trump has zigzagged, with his mantra being the end of strategic patience - the idle-minded policy of his predecessor President Barack Obama.
Oh Young-jin | 2017-08-04 11:57
Oh Young-jin
Asking N. Korea to get verified for nuclear status
North Korea insists on demonstrating its capabilities to deliver a nuclear-tipped missile over the Pacific to the mainland of the United States. Friday’s rocket test is one example.
Oh Young-jin | 2017-07-30 17:00
Oh Young-jin
Big Trump speech at Seoul Plaza
U.S. President Trump likes to tweet as a communication tool. But even in the age of social media, a big U.S. presidential speech can be a tool that tweets can’t replace.
2017-07-28 10:26
Oh Young-jin
[Roundtable] Is Korea too timid to be leader?
I recently encountered three foreign residents who asserted that Koreans should take control of our own fate and play a leading role in peace-making efforts on the Korean Peninsula. Two of them participated in The Korea Times’ roundtable discussion last week. They are Lakhvinder Singh, a long-term Indian resident in Korea who is deeply involved in the peace movement, and Prof...
2017-07-25 17:36
  • [Roundtable] N. Korea crosses red line, now into red zone
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