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Mass killings, big and small

Stop the horror. Those are the first words that come to mind when we think of the latest two mass shootings in the U.S. in recent days and then North Korea's first missile tests of the Biden presidency.

2021-03-25 17:48

Cherry blossoms remind us that life and love continue

I've never had the good fortune to be in Korea for spring. I'll have to fix that someday! But I know the cherry blossoms will soon make their annual appearance. Signaling spring and taking our memories away from winter's cold and COVID's dark embrace, the cherry blossoms remind us of life and love.

2021-03-23 16:58

Disaster trifecta

By John BurtonA trifecta once meant a winning horse racing bet in which the first-, second- and third-place finishers were chosen in the correct order. But in the case of North Korea, it has meant a losing streak over the past year as the country has suffered triple blows from COVID-19 restrictions, natural disasters and the continued impact of international sanctions. North ...

2021-03-22 16:48

Nuclear power is not answer to climate emergency

It has already been 10 years since the catastrophic triple reactor meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear power plant on 11 March 2011. As the latest Greenpeace report - “Fukushima Daiichi 2011-2021: The Decontamination Myth and a Decade of Human Rights Violations” - reveals, widespread contamination remains, and it is still a very real threat to long-term human health and the env...

2021-03-22 16:45

US-China diplomatic sparks fly in Alaska

The most important meeting in international relations so far this year took place Thursday and Friday with the diplomatic mood as frosty as the freezing Alaska weather.

2021-03-22 16:45

Back to basics: changing face of online retailing

Mental health is one of the biggest issues we face this year. Navdeep Bains, the Canadian minister of innovation, science and industry, says that the country faces mounting mental health concerns that the government would have to address.

2021-03-21 18:54

Fabulous (not) in Seoul

I always found the hundredth monkey phenomenon interesting. It's this theory that there is a critical tipping point (i.e. 100th monkey) that would trigger a new behavior or idea that would spread almost instantaneously throughout the population. It also reminds me of the popular saying that Korea has a “Pot Characteristic.” No, I don't mean the green stuff that you smoke. It ...

2021-03-21 18:51

More global efforts needed to resolve Myanmar tragedy

The military coup in Myanmar on Feb. 1, in its seventh week, has led to the country's largest protests in decades. The country had seemed to be moving toward a fragile democracy, following the 2015 election victory of Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD), and again their landslide win in the November 2020 national elections. But the coup has taken Myanmar ba...

2021-03-18 17:08

Myanmar faces growing isolation as military tightens grip

'I Am the Man'

Some colleagues are wondering, again, how I would respond to academic researchers and North Korea propagandists describing me as being a troublemaker because of my work with North Korean refugees.

2021-03-18 17:00

What is faith?

“Faith” can be tricky because faith is believing in something without evidence. Faith is not unique to Christians, or even any religious persuasion, for that matter. Children have faith that Santa Claus is real and will bring them toys if they behave correctly.

2021-03-18 16:40

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