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. Deauwand Myers

Why the full deployment of THAAD in Korea is smart

So many things. Let us first discuss the proposed deployment of American THAAD missiles in Korea. Lockheed Martin, the defense contractor who manufactures the missile defense system for America and many other countries, is not too shy to brag about its system, describing it in its white papers and online in breathy accolades: “The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) i...

2023-06-26 16:35

. Bernard Rowan

Of RVs and a more nomadic way of life

My wife and I visited recently with friends who have retired. They are traveling the continental United States in a comfortable RV or recreational vehicle.

2023-06-25 16:35

. Robert Atkinson

Why KFTC should put hold on proposed Online Platform Act

Korean companies and government policy officials are rightly focused on ensuring that Korea continues its evolution from a fast follower of innovation to an innovation leader.

2023-06-22 16:35

Cho Hee-kyoung

Not every problem is a Gordian Knot

They say that the pen is mightier than the sword but mightier than the pen, it seems, is the mouth of our president. Just with one word from President Yoon Suk Yeol and the whole education establishment has been thrown into chaos. Five months away from the national scholastic aptitude test (SAT), possibly the most important exam that one can take in one's lifetime in Korea, t...

2023-06-21 16:30

. Jason Lim

Mad cows swimming in Fukushima discharge

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) notes in a recent report on the progress of the IAEA Review of Safety Related Aspects of Handling ALPS (Advanced Liquid Processing System) Treated Water at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (FDNPS) that “these findings provide confidence in TEPCO's capability for undertaking accurate and precise measurements related ...

2023-06-20 16:35

. John J. Metzler

Security Council carousel

In one of the more predictable rites of spring at the United Nations, the General Assembly has elected, or actually selected, five new non-permanent members to serve on the powerful 15-member Security Council.

2023-06-20 16:30

. Andrew Hammond

End of an era in Europe

The death on June 12 of Italy's longest-ever serving prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, has shone a spotlight on how much European politics has changed in the last few decades in a populist direction.

2023-06-19 16:35

. Casey Latigue

Captain Harvard

I have another reason to thank my critics. The latest update is that they inspired me to re-engage with Harvard University.

2023-06-18 16:35

. Daniel Shin

Trust before technology: How retailers should navigate metaverse

Apple announced the Vision Pro, a new headset for the metaverse. It may be a game changer in the somewhat stagnant virtual reality (VR) headset market.

2023-06-18 16:30

. Donald Kirk

From slavery to success in Japan

Koreans living in Japan form a huge minority in a society that alternates between discriminating against them and providing them with opportunities. The fate of Koreans in Japan often rests on whether they came, essentially as slaves before and during World War II, whether they are students or professional workers, whether they have adopted Japanese citizenship, with Japanese...

2023-06-15 16:35

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