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. Kim Won-soo

Korea: shrimp or safety valve between US, China?

World politics is going through a great upheaval. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is the latest manifestation of the growing malaise in big power relations. At its center lies the rising rivalry between the United States and China, the world's two most powerful states and leaders of their respective blocs.

2022-09-12 17:38

. Donald Kirk

Admitting North Korea to 'nuclear club'

James Clapper, a retired air force lieutenant general who served two tours in South Korea and then as President Barack Obama's director of national intelligence from 2010 to 2017, has shocked a virtual forum by asking, rhetorically, if “our policy of demanding North Korean denuclearization is going to work.”

2022-09-08 15:44

. Yoon Byung-se

Agenda for humanity in high season of diplomacy

To many top policymakers around the world, the remainder of this year will be a most hectic time. It is the high season of diplomacy - both regionally and globally. This year, it will be more so than ever, due to the war in Ukraine, supply chain disruptions and economic security issues, energy and food crises, the pandemic, the U.S.-China competition, the climate crisis and t...

2022-09-08 15:09

. Bernard Rowan

We all have a last bus

Recently, I watched the 2021 British film, “The Last Bus,” with my wife. The story is a realistic but moving appraisal of mortality and love, accented by the penetrating music of Nick Lloyd Webber. The movie reveals an ordinary heroism and humanity that goes unnoticed.

2022-09-06 16:15

Chyung Eun-ju, Joel Cho

What would you do if you were given the power to be anonymous?

Currently, the subject of the metaverse is discussed and debated mostly in conceptual and abstract forms, as these digital environments are still in the phase of being fully developed and the adoption of digital spaces for practical use is still in its embryonic stage.

2022-09-06 15:18

. John Burton

Korean populism

The hottest new trend in American newsrooms is coverage of threats to democracy, which has been sparked by the presidency of Donald Trump and its aftermath. Is Korea's hard-won democracy also threatened by troubling social trends?

2022-09-05 16:12

. Jason Lim

I look at myself but I can't see me

A few years ago, my little boy and I were talking over dinner about how our respective days went. He was trying to narrate a story and was differentiating himself from the other kids in his class. He used a word that I never forgot. He said, “Not me, that was for the real American kids.” I feebly protested, “But you are a real American, too.” He nodded, somewhat impatiently. ...

2022-09-04 15:37

Lee Kyung-hwa

Expanding and diversifying Korean wave

Last May, the Korean wave (hallyu) supergroup BTS was invited to the White House. As Grammy-nominated international icons and youth ambassadors, they delivered a message of hope and positivity that transcends language and cultural barriers, using their status to combat anti-Asian hate crimes and disinformation and to emphasize the importance of diversity and inclusion to the ...

2022-09-04 15:17

. Casey Latigue

Lovely criticism

Some of the most heartwarming criticism I have received has come from the North Korean refugees I have worked with for almost a decade.

2022-09-01 16:14

Park Jung-won

The intractable Taiwan problem

The current heightened security tensions between the United States and China sparked by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan suggests that the Taiwan issue has entered a critical phase. One of the detonators in this regard is the new Taiwan Policy Act, a bipartisan bill submitted before the U.S. Congress in June.

2022-09-01 16:10

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