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Tue, October 26, 2021 | 18:27

Beijing's dangerous bullying of free Taiwan

Beijing's communists are good at bullying. Look at the political crackdowns in prosperous Hong Kong, the suppression of ethnic minorities in Xinjiang and of course China's ongoing military harassment of Taiwan, a democratically ruled island which the communists claim to be part of the People's Republic of China.

2021-10-18 16:08

ESG will not help Global South

The concept of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) reporting standards has gone mainstream. Major Wall Street firms have adopted ESG standards as a guide to responsible investment, compelling the thousands of corporations in which they invest to do so as well. But is ESG helping investors and corporations that operate in the Global South to allocate capital m...

2021-10-18 16:07

Lost in 'Squid Game' translation

All the controversy around the translation of “Squid Games” got me thinking, for the first time in a long time, about how things really do get lost in translation. As a Korean American who's bicultural, I have been interpreting and translating my share of Korean-English for the last 20 years plus, albeit not professionally.

2021-10-17 16:48

Korea assumes chairmanship of IAEA board of governors

South Korea was recently appointed as the next chair of the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) Board of Governors. The term lasts one year from September 2021 to September 2022, and Shin Chae-hyun, the South Korean ambassador to Austria and permanent representative of international organizations in Vienna, will serve as the chair.

2021-10-17 16:46

Korea's New Southern Policy: challenges and implications for Cambodia

In November 2017, President Moon Jae-in, during his state visit in Indonesia, announced a policy known as, the "New Southern Policy." The policy focuses on Southeast Asia and India, aiming to boost cooperation, trade, investment and tourism, as well as to promote people-to-people relations, so as to reduce South Korea's reliance on its traditional trading partners, such as th...

2021-10-17 16:45

Linchpin or cornerstone? It takes two to tango!

In diplomacy, semantics and symbolism are no less powerful than actual policy or strategy. The U.S. administration's use of the terms “linchpin” and “cornerstone” vis-a-vis its alliances with Korea and Japan, respectively, is a case in point. They are used with a strategic rationale and episodes behind them.

2021-10-14 17:00

Americans view US-Korea alliance differently

After the turbulence of the Trump administration it should be no surprise that the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan in August reawakened questions about the United States' willingness to support and defend its partners and allies. While the immediacy of those concerns has passed, there are good reasons to believe that the United States views its commitment t...

2021-10-14 16:59

How to prevent 'China sleepwalking syndrome'

As U.S. President Joe Biden's administration implements its strategy of great power competition with China, analysts seek historical metaphors to explain the deepening rivalry. But while many invoke the onset of the Cold War, a more worrisome historical metaphor is the start of World War I. In 1914, all the great powers expected a short third Balkan War. Instead, as the Briti...

2021-10-14 16:56

Right ways to expand middle class

Both the ruling and opposition party leaders are trying to make rosy policy promises to win the presidential election scheduled for March 9, 2022. Among the promises is the expansion of the middle class to 70 percent from the 52 percent in 2019.

2021-10-14 16:54

Looking ahead following dismal jobs report

For the second consecutive month, Wall Street analysts and media business forecasters badly missed the Bureau of Labor Statistic's job creation total. Dow Jones projected 500,000 new jobs for September, compared to the 194,000 new jobs reported by the Biden administration.

2021-10-14 16:25

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