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Fri, June 9, 2023 | 16:28

Japanese sincerity and Korean forgiveness: beyond apology, compensation

Japanese sincerity and Korean forgiveness: beyond apology, compensation

It happened after a long time. The top leaders of South Korea and Japan visited each other's capital cities in quick succession. First, the South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol visited Japan on March 16-17 and then the Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited South Korea on May 7-8.

2023-06-08 16:50

Syrian crisis worsens; world yawns

Syrian crisis worsens; world yawns

The world seems to have forgotten about Syria. You could excuse this after a dozen years of bloody conflict, humanitarian catastrophes and a jarring earthquake in February.

2023-06-08 16:35

If Trump returns

If Trump returns

As the 2024 U.S. presidential primary campaign season begins, the most likely final contest is a rematch between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Judging by the electoral map in 2020, Biden would be well-placed to win. But American politics is unpredictable, and any number of health, legal, or economic surprises could change the outlook. Hence, many foreign friends have ...

2023-06-08 16:30

Governing the unknown

Governing the unknown

Technology is changing the world faster than policymakers can devise new ways to cope with it. As a result, societies are becoming polarized, inequality is rising, and authoritarian regimes and corporations are doctoring reality and undermining democracy.

2023-06-08 16:20

Governments must meet their biodiversity pledges

Governments must meet their biodiversity pledges

My work has taken me far and wide, across oceans and vast expanses of land, and I have been lucky enough to see firsthand some of the richest biodiversity hotspots on Earth. But at the end of the day, I always return home - to Liberia, to Africa, which offers the most extraordinary natural landscape and wildlife. The African continent is undoubtedly the planet's biodiversity ...

2023-06-08 15:50

Envisioning nuclear arms control in challenging times

Envisioning nuclear arms control in challenging times

On Feb. 21, as Russia marked one year of its “special military operations” in Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin announced the suspension of Russia's participation in the United States-Russia New START treaty. He stated that its resumption was only possible if the U.S. “cut off support for Ukraine and bring France and the United Kingdom into arms control talks.”

2023-06-07 16:36

Turkey's pragmatic Islamist

Turkey's pragmatic Islamist

What does President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's election for an unprecedented third term mean for Turkish foreign policy? Not much. In fact, even if the opposition had won, the country's foreign policy would have changed only in style, not in substance. For Turkey, striking a pragmatic balance between its obligations as a member of NATO and its working relations with Russia and Ch...

2023-06-07 16:20

ROK-US alliance's strategy for building free, unified Korea

ROK-US alliance's strategy for building free, unified Korea

On April 26, in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the ROK-U.S. alliance, the two allies agreed that both presidents are committed to building a better future for all Korean people and supporting a unified Korean Peninsula that is free and at peace. The ROK-U.S. alliance's mission is to build a free, unified Korea.

2023-06-06 16:30

Supply side of decarbonization

Supply side of decarbonization

You have heard this before: greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) are too high to stop catastrophic changes to our climate. Countries, companies, and families must be made aware of the fragility of the planet we live in.

2023-06-06 16:20

China owes Korea much explanation

China owes Korea much explanation

China is once again on Korea's back. Following President Yoon Suk Yeol's state visit to the U.S. and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's visit to Seoul last month, China did not hesitate to issue a successive warning message that Korea's seemingly values-driven diplomacy is deteriorating already-damaged bilateral relations with Beijing.

2023-06-05 16:35

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