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For professors and in memoriam

I'm writing about the professor in Korean culture and to thank my professors. The “kyosunim” is a central Korean institution. The respect for professors is higher in Confucian cultures, including Korea, than elsewhere. Too many Americans think professors occupy the ivory tower. Aligning the learned with the leadership in Asian cultures is closer than in European cultures.

2021-12-28 16:49

Key climate moments of 2021

The year 2021 is ending soon. While 2021 will be mainly remembered for the persistence of the COVID-19 pandemic, we also need to recap the key climate moments of the year in this era of climate emergency.

2021-12-28 16:44

Why 2022 is key election year

The year 2021 saw big ballots, including in Germany and Israel that resulted in long-standing leaders leaving power. However, the election landscape is even bigger in 2022 with eye-catching votes across every continent, which will shape not just domestic politics and economics, but also international relations well into the 2020s.

2021-12-27 16:47

Kim Jong-un's decade in power

“North Korea as we know it is over. Whether it comes apart in the next few weeks or over several months, the regime will not be able to hold together after the untimely death of its leader, Kim Jong-il.”

2021-12-26 17:00

My #1 fanbot

During 2018, a 70-year-old grandmother who was spending 14 hours a day tweeting as many thousands of tweets and retweets in support of a U.S. presidential candidate was repeatedly flagged as a bot by Twitter.

2021-12-23 16:31

Democracy in dispute

During the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign, Democratic candidate Joe Biden pledged that he would, if elected, host a summit of democracies. He argued that confidence in democratic systems has declined over the last 15 years with the rise of authoritarianism.

2021-12-23 16:30

What to make of US initiative and 'Indo-Pacific Economic Framework'?

The Chey Institute for Advanced Studies organized the first Trans-Pacific Dialogue in Northern Virginia, near Washington, D.C., Dec. 6-8. I decided to brave the 10-day post-trip quarantine on the way back in Korea to travel and participate in the dialogue, because I was very attracted by the list of participants from the U.S. and Japan, as well as the scope of the issues to b...

2021-12-21 16:24

Beijing bolsters Moscow on Ukraine

December has seen Russian President Vladimir Putin isolated on Ukraine in a series of big summits, but that changed significantly on Wednesday when his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping gave his strong support, entrenching an emerging Moscow-Beijing axis.

2021-12-21 16:23

Sensitive China

China has a long and rich history. Technologically, scholarly, and governing-wise, China was 500 years ahead of most of the ancient world. Single-sheet paper, mechanical clocks, gunpowder, guns, fireworks, and long works of literature were all invented or perfected there.

2021-12-20 16:20

Emerging global (dis)order: Quo vadis ordo?

The order among the nations, or more realistically the balance of power among major powers is undergoing tectonic shifts. At its heart lies the fast rise of China relative to the United States. While there has been much debate in the expert community on whether the current state of international relations will lead to a new Cold War between Washington and Beijing, no consensu...

2021-12-19 16:59

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