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Sat, August 13, 2022 | 23:25

Israel's craven neutrality

With its subdued condemnation of Russia's assault on Ukraine, Israel has failed to strike a just balance between morality and realpolitik. Given that Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has refused even to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the leader of another occupied nation, his performative effort to serve as a peace broker can hardly be taken seriously.

2022-03-21 16:07

Implications of Korea-Mexico FTA and future tasks

On March 1, Korean Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo, and Mexico's Secretary of Economy Tatiana Clouthier officially declared the resumption of negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries. This relaunch is greatly welcomed. Negotiations started in 2006 and were suspended in 2008. In 2016, following former President Park Geun-hye's visit in 2015, the two co...

2022-03-17 16:30

Korea is the new cool

There are so many wonderful events to be celebrated in Korea these days. We just finished a major presidential election that was won by the narrowest of margins and yet the results are accepted without rancor or dispute by the candidates and their parties and the citizens who fervently supported these candidates.

2022-03-17 16:29

Can US handle a wave of Ukrainian refugees?

Russia's invasion of the Ukraine has brought devastation or death to hundreds of thousands of people. Whenever and however the brutal war ends, millions of Ukrainians will be displaced, as well as Russians vocally opposed to the war who fear President Vladimir Putin's retaliation. Between the invasion's beginning and March 6, more than 13,000 anti-war protesters were arrested.

2022-03-17 16:28

Foreign policy recommendations for Yoon

In my column titled, “Can Yoon become Korea's Macron?” for May 27 of last year, I pointed out some similarities between the two leaders, such as their political inexperience and maverick characters in defiance of the political establishment. As Yoon has become the head of state against all odds, expectations are growing for him to inject fresh air into leading Korea in the ri...

Shim Jae-yun | 2022-03-16 16:02

Pandemic pushes SDGs further out of reach of Asia and Pacific

The year 2022 marks the second anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, and while an end is in sight, it is far from over and the consequences will be felt for decades to come. At the same time, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is becoming increasingly distant. The region must use the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a roadmap to a fairer recovery.

2022-03-16 16:01

COVID-19 pandemic: Is the end nearer?

Sir Winston Churchill once said, “The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes,” while the late Nelson Mandela added, “When the water starts boiling, it is foolish to turn off the heat.” Timeless, remarkable and converging quotes on how idiocracy tends to prevail, if you will, in our modern times when challenged by a crisis such as the one we are...

2022-03-14 16:34

Will Putin's war slow China's growth?

On March 5, China announced a GDP growth target for this year of about 5.5 percent, the lowest target since 1991. But that should not come as a surprise. In 2013, World Bank economists and the Chinese State Council projected that China's annual growth rate would decline to 5 percent by 2030. This may still be an overestimate, given that growth rates during 2010-16 have been f...

2022-03-14 16:33

Nuclear deterrence after Ukraine

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has revived many questions about nuclear deterrence. Whatever the outcome of what could be a long war, the issues it has raised will not go away.In 1994, Ukraine surrendered the nuclear weapons it had inherited from the Soviet Union in return for security guarantees from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Russia.

2022-03-10 16:58

Explaining Europe's reaction

What explains Europe's dramatic, costly, and even revolutionary response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine?

2022-03-10 16:57

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