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How to write a romance story

How to write a romance story

All my father ever wanted as a young man was to marry my mother and start a family - plans that were interrupted when he was drafted into the Army during the Korean conflict. As he served in Texas, Germany and other parts of the world, there was only one affordable way to stay in contact: writing letters.

2023-02-13 16:30

. Song Kyung-jin

Making the Korean economy more resilient

Last week the International Monetary Fund (IMF) increased its global growth forecast for 2023 slightly from the previous 2.7 percent last October to 2.9 percent on the back of decreasing inflation and China's earlier-than-expected re-opening. The Korean economy seems a misfit to this global growth scenario, being the only major economy whose growth forecast was adjusted downw...

2023-02-12 16:50

Kim Sung-woo

Korea's RE100 policy and sustainability

Countries around the world are creating increasingly favorable conditions for renewable energy supply. Take the examples of the U.S.' Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the European Union's plan to expand the supply of renewable energy, RePower EU.

2023-02-12 16:40

Getting to monetary integration in Latin America

Getting to monetary integration in Latin America

Brazil and Argentina have announced plans to launch technical studies aimed at laying the groundwork for greater regional financial integration, with the ultimate goal of creating a common currency, called the “sur” (south). While the goal may seem distant, it is far from impossible.

2023-02-12 16:30

. John J. Metzler

Talking sense to the Taliban?

It seems like a profound contradiction; trying to convince Afghanistan's Taliban authorities to accept foreign humanitarian help for their own starving population. Thus as beleaguered Afghan civilians endure a brutal winter, the sanctimonious Islamic fundamentalist regime in Kabul has largely restricted international aid agencies because they employ women.

2023-02-09 17:00

US framing of 2027 and tactical nuclear weapons deployment to Korea

US framing of 2027 and tactical nuclear weapons deployment to Korea

The talk of the town in defense circles in Seoul and Washington centers around two security issues. One is the U.S.' extended nuclear deterrence to South Korea and the other is the defense of Taiwan against China's possible attacks. Seemingly enough, they are two different stories. From the perspective of the respective subjects of concern, they are irrelevant to each other.

2023-02-09 17:00

Troy Stangarone

Can Korea become a green energy powerhouse?

Late last year, Korea released its first Indo-Pacific strategy. The initial commentary on the strategy often focused on issues of the great power competition or whether the document had mentioned China enough. While the development of Indo-Pacific strategies by countries in Asia, North America, and Europe is being driven by the emergence of a new great power rivalry, the most...

2023-02-09 17:00

Republicans doing the same thing over and over again

Republicans doing the same thing over and over again

How fitting it is that just days after Groundhog Day, Americans have awoken to discover yet again that House Republicans are doing anew what they've long done over and over.

2023-02-09 17:00

Death or glory in Russia

Death or glory in Russia

Rumors are flying about veiled jockeying within Russia over who will replace President Vladimir Putin, now that his war of aggression in Ukraine has gone so disastrously wrong. Such a struggle cannot fail to expose the morbid pathologies of Russian politics. The key players are not organized political parties but rather gangs of oligarchs who preside over various informal nod...

2023-02-09 17:00

Korea should lead on international carbon trade policies

Korea should lead on international carbon trade policies

Korea has always responded quickly to emerging economic trends, and the European Union's recent introduction of a carbon import tax (CBAM) is no exception.

2023-02-09 16:50

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