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US, NATO should collaborate to deter Putin's nuclear threats

The apparent attack and sinking of the Black Sea Fleet's flagship, the Moskva, represents a symbolic blow to the Kremlin. The Moskva was the pride of its fleet and the most prestigious vessel involved in the war against Ukraine.

2022-04-28 16:55

Politics of patriotism and contemporary history of Korea

Doing research on contemporary Korean history is like walking through a minefield. My recent research into the life of one relative inadvertently taught me a thing or two about the contemporary history of South Korea and how it is being accepted. A relatively small discovery has grown into massive research that has also guided me through various institutions, meetings with in...

2022-04-27 16:34

Whiteness and COVID-19

COVID-19, as deadly and crippling as it can be, provided, and indeed is providing, an important trove of information by which we can measure the scourge of white supremacist imperialism and the lethal consequences thereof.

2022-04-26 16:34

Visible hand to address invisible climate change

The Atomic Scientists in the Science and Security Board brought up an insightful perspective in their 2022 Doomsday Clock statement last January: Nuclear weapons and climate change are equally the two most serious existential threats to humankind. Nuclear weapons are regarded as a visible and immediate threat, while climate change is considered as invisible and slow onset thr...

2022-04-26 16:30

South Korea's diplomatic olive branch to Japan and obstacles ahead

President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol is seeking to improve bilateral relations between South Korea and Japan. Unlike other Korean leaders, he is a neophyte and it is expected that he may reintroduce a “future-oriented” relationship with Japan.

2022-04-25 16:29

Why Macron's re-election matters to world

It was not just much of the French populace which held its breath Sunday as the presidential election saw incumbent Emmanuel Macron beat off the right-wing challenge of Marine Le Pen.

2022-04-25 16:25

Paradigm shifts in jokbo understanding

Last month, after writing a “call to arms” for all Koreans, especially the female half of Korea, to redo their jokbo (genealogies) and start to think of jokbo as the pre-18th-century Korean “pal-gojodo” chart, which is the same as the Western “five-generation pedigree chart.” I started thinking more about what it will take to bring about such a paradigm shift. And it appears ...

2022-04-24 15:49

Auto workers support rapid and fair transition to combat climate change

The Korean automotive industry began in 1955 when the first car, the “Sibal,” was produced. The name means “new start.” The first ever Korean-developed car was the Hyundai Pony in 1975. Since then, the auto industry has played an important role in the Korean economy.

2022-04-24 15:39

Remembering Asia's bloodiest war

WASHINGTON - The Korean War is less and less “forgotten.” You don't hear people calling it “the Forgotten War” nearly as much as we did years ago. For elevating awareness of the worst calamity ever to befall the Korean Peninsula, we can thank North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, who's done his best to alert the world to the dangers of a second Korean War by staging missile tests...

2022-04-21 16:32

Collaborative development of frequency dictionaries

The knowledge of languages is a competitive advantage for humans because it can be extremely beneficial for one's future and career. Language acquisition has been proven to increase a learner's cognitive function, which includes - but is not limited to - improved problem-solving abilities and memory function.

2022-04-21 16:26

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