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Thu, July 7, 2022 | 22:54

China's anxieties over Korea joining Indo-Pacific framework

President Yoon Suk-yeol initiated his first foreign policy maneuver by announcing that Korea will join the Indo-Pacific Economic Forum (IPEF). His announcement came about a week after he took office on May 10 and much earlier than when the IPEF was officially launched on May 23. The Korean public was in awe, fearing possible retaliatory action by China.

2022-06-15 16:00

Key to renormalizing US-Cuba relations

The Summit of the Americas shined a spotlight on how much has changed since U.S. President Joe Biden was last in the White House. Since January 2017, Venezuela has become a failed state, and migration from Central America has fueled political polarization in the United States. Brazil elected a tropical version of Donald Trump as president, and Mexico elected a left-wing popul...

2022-06-14 16:15

Rio Conference on Sustainable Development

When asked how we should treat others, the Indian sage, Ramana Maharshi, is said to have replied: “There are no others." This truth was affirmed ten years ago when the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development convened in Rio de Janeiro from June 20 to 22, 2012. Unlike earlier international gatherings, there were no “we” and “they” there; what emerged at Rio was a ...

2022-06-13 16:00

Ukraine war will not derail Europe's energy transition

The ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused the world, but foremost Europe, to fret over its energy security. Prices at petrol stations hit record highs, and low-income households struggle to pay their gas and energy bills. A tough autumn and winter can be expected.

2022-06-09 16:19

Global shortages demand global solutions

Food shortages are beginning to cast a shadow over the world. One long-term factor is the warming of our planet, which has slowly destroyed agricultural land. But the proximate cause of greatest concern is the war in Ukraine and Russian President Vladimir Putin's Black Sea blockade, which is preventing Ukrainian grain and fertilizers from leaving the port of Odessa.

2022-06-09 16:18

Soccer is the future

When my ESL classes' topic of conversation was the Qatar World Cup 2022, I liked telling my students that British football used to be called “soccer,” by the creators of “the beautiful game,” and that Americans never stopped using “soccer” even though the rest of the world, including the Brits, switched to “football.”

2022-06-09 16:10

It's inflation, stupid

When the draft Supreme Court opinion overturning the constitutional right to an abortion was leaked to the media last month, it tore through Washington, D.C., with the force of a category five hurricane.

2022-06-09 16:05

New European thinking on Ukraine

Exactly on the same day that marked the completion of 100 days of the invasion of Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron, in unequivocal words, warned against “humiliating” Russia and urged fellow Western nations to keep the doors open to diplomatic engagement with Moscow.

2022-06-08 16:55

Confidence building is not enough: Time to talk about disarmament

It has been nearly a quarter century since India and Pakistan tested nuclear weapons. After conducting the tests in May 1998, the focus in both states has been on growing and diversifying their nuclear and missile inventories. Military spending has increased in both states despite the poor socio economic indicators. In the U.N.'s human development index, India and Pakistan st...

2022-06-08 16:45

Getting serious about European defense

Russia's war in Ukraine has forced the European Union to address longstanding strategic challenges. The most immediate task is to end Europe's dependence on Russian energy imports, and this process is now underway, with a gradual oil embargo that will reach 90 percent by the end of the year.

2022-06-07 16:41

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