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Sat, June 23, 2018 | 02:15

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Trump's withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal adds to transatlantic tensions

In a landmark foreign policy decision, Donald Trump announced Monday that he will not recertify the Iranian nuclear deal. However, his decision was immediately countermanded by Emmanuel Macron, Theresa May and Angela Merkel who declared their nations will not just remain signatories to the agreement, but will work “collectively on a broader framework” with Tehran in 2018 and ...

2018-05-11 17:20

Success, hope and uncertainty: Denuclearization and peace in Korea

The April 27 South-North summit was a remarkable event. It was laden with symbolism and it inspired hope that true peace might finally be within reach on the Korean Peninsula.

2018-05-10 17:55

Denuclearization needs elaborated details

Harold Nicolson, once a former British diplomat and author of “Diplomacy,” said that honesty is the first asset in negotiations. But in a globalized world, honesty is not sufficient. Trust must work, and persuasive power has to prevail over talks from the beginning to the end.

2018-05-10 17:20

Trump's foolish abandonment of Iran nuclear deal makes US, Israel less safe

Nothing could better illustrate the dangerous incoherence of President Donald Trump's foreign policy than his announcement Tuesday that he is withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal and reimposing “powerful” sanctions on Tehran.

2018-05-10 17:16

China won't wait

The global balance of power is shifting. As the United States retreats from global leadership, China is expanding its international influence. Now, many in the West fear a China-led attempt to overhaul the rules and norms that underpin the existing world order. Are they right to be afraid?

2018-05-09 16:35

President Trump's two nuclear crises involving Iran, North Korea

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump added Iran to his very short list (two names) of major nuclear crises that demand immediate and relentless focus. He defied European allies and made good on long-telegraphed threats to withdraw the U.S. from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

2018-05-09 16:29

Expectations about summit

Amid startling twists, turns and tribulations, the United States is preparing for a once improbable summit with North Korea to dismantle Pyongyang's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile threat.

2018-05-08 17:49

Why migrant caravan on US-Mexico border merits asylum consideration

President Donald Trump's outraged reaction to some 200 Central American residents who have arrived in Tijuana to seek U.S. asylum after a five-week “caravan” across Mexico clearly plays to his base, whose opposition to both illegal and legal immigration may be their most defining characteristic. But his assertion that the caravan reflects lawlessness and anarchy at the border simply isn't true.

2018-05-08 17:40

'IMF crises' 2.0

Twenty years ago, South Korea experienced the “IMF Crisis.” The contagion, spreading from Thailand, affected much of the rest of Southeast Asia and moved on to South Korea. The impact was brief but deep.

2018-05-07 16:02

Facebook wants me to rat out my friends? No thanks

Some Facebook users were alarmed last Tuesday to see a new feature in their news feeds. Under many posts, Facebook had added this question:“Does this post contain hate speech?” along with two buttons, “Yes” and “No.”

2018-05-07 15:59

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