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Sun, November 18, 2018 | 14:46

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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?

2017-09-08 11:07

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...

2017-08-25 10:58

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?

2017-08-18 16:45

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...

2017-08-11 10:55

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.

2017-08-04 11:57

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.

2017-07-30 17:00

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

[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

Are we America lovers or China lovers?

After a heated debate about the supposed declining power of the United States, an American friend asked me, “When do Koreans have new masters, the Chinese?” I told him, “We will change our masters, when we need to. We may consider Americans’ behavior in the meantime.” In the lead-up to this tit-for-tat, I told him that the American power is declining so this calls for Korea t...

2017-07-21 13:18

[INTERVIEW] Man who calls himself a god

The decision to interview Huh Kyung-young was an instant one. When stumbling upon a photo of him on our colleague’s Facebook account, we went for it. But it was not an easy decision. There was an occupational fear that an interview with the man who calls himself a god could legitimatize his incredible claims. Weighing against it was a wellspring of curiosity about why and how...

2017-07-19 19:10

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