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Wed, October 24, 2018 | 00:53

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More on invasions

One of the core elements of Korea's view of its own history is that of multiple invasions. It's a story almost everyone accepts. But it's the key element of my argument that Korean history needs to be rewritten _ at least revised, from my perspective as a frog that has come out of the well.

Times Forum | 2018-07-20 16:57

Shift to 'ashtray diplomacy'

Is there something in the nature of political discourse that defaults to the “ashtray”? What if we were to conjure an ashtray metaphor to shed perspective on China-U.S. relations?

Times Forum | 2018-07-18 16:54

EU, China warn of chaos from Trump threats

Beijing hosted the 20th annual China-EU political and business summit Monday. This landmark event provided a timely, important opportunity for the two powers to develop a more unified front on a range of issues they are in dispute with the Trump team over, from trade to climate change, to leverage each other against Washington after the U.S. president called them both key “fo...

Times Forum | 2018-07-18 16:36

North Korea wins when denuclearization resolve falters

It would seem that before the ink on the joint statement signed between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un in Singapore had figuratively dried, prospects for North Korea's negotiated denuclearization are already beginning to dim.

Times Forum | 2018-07-16 17:01

Shinzo Abe is trying to carve a global role

Shinzo Abe is proving to be one of the most atypical prime ministers of Japan in recent history. Not just one, but there is a long list of attributes that make Abe stand out among the big club of Japanese premiers.

Times Forum | 2018-07-15 17:23

Pompeo probes NK in post-Singapore trip

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Hanoi on Monday after a lightening Asia trip which also saw stop-offs in Pyongyang and Tokyo before heading to Abu Dhabi and Brussels.

Times Forum | 2018-07-10 17:20

Europe's woes go far beyond the Donald

The American mainstream media template, dutifully reflected and jaded by most of the European press, paints a tempestuous picture of the relationship between our European partners and what is presented as a capricious and domineering Trump administration.

Times Forum | 2018-07-09 17:20

More on problem of invasions

My frog-out-of-the-well view of Korea is one that sees more peace and stability in Korea more than what I call the frog-in-the-well view of Korea that sees multiple invasions as a hallmark of Korean history.

Times Forum | 2018-07-08 17:17

Agenda for Trump-Putin summit

President Donald Trump will meet Russia's Vladimir Putin in mid-July in Helsinki, Finland. President Trump long sought this summit and talking is better than silence. However, without a change in U.S. policy it isn't clear what positives will result.

Times Forum | 2018-07-04 18:04

View of the frog out of the well

In this series of articles, I will be sharing my perspectives on Korean culture and history - what I've come to call the view of the frog that came out of the well. Implied in that term is a criticism of the standard views of Korean culture and history is that of a frog in the well _ a limited perspective.

Times Forum | 2018-07-02 17:08

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