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Afghan war clouds gather as US prepares final pullout

Dark clouds are shadowing Afghanistan, as the final pullout of American forces from the beleaguered war-torn country continues and the future darkens with the likely approach of a militant Taliban regime. Time is running out to “prevent a worst-case scenario,” as Deborah Lyons, the U.N.'s Special Representative told a Security Council briefing, in which she warned that the “p...

2021-07-04 15:45

Shifting priorities

WASHINGTON - The news from Afghanistan is not good, but what did anyone expect? As the U.S. and other NATO forces withdraw, the Taliban are attacking, killing enemies, taking over the country, including stockpiles of U.S. supplies provided for Afghan government forces.

2021-07-01 17:05

Why every firm needs foreign policy

One of the success stories of the pandemic has been the fast speed of vaccine development, yet this has not stopped some of the firms developing them, including AstraZeneca, becoming “political footballs” during the last 15 months.

2021-07-01 16:58

Why does Global Health Security Agenda matter for Korea?

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga visited Washington, D.C. for his meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden, April 16. It was soon followed by President Moon Jae-in, who met with Biden, May 21. Because the two Asian leaders visited Washington at such a short interval, the Korean news media has been busy for some time ferreting out stories to make comparisons between the two...

2021-06-30 17:05

Unmarked graves on Canada Day

Canada Day is here again, but this year, many Canadians aren't in the mood for celebrating. Not while the news is still reporting updates on the extent of a genocide within the country's own borders.

2021-06-30 17:03

World needs global Korea

Foreign policy becomes domestic policy only when it is presented with the right background, direction and information. Before and after the G7 Leaders' Summit on June 11-13 in Cornwall, the U.K., the whole of Korea was mired in excitement and ire simultaneously out of confusion and misleading information from the government and supposed experts.

2021-06-29 17:05

Ruling party leader risk to 2050 carbon neutrality in Korea

Severe heat waves are currently devastating the United States, with California recording the highest temperature of 54 degrees Celsius. It seems that rare extreme weather events are happening a lot more often.

2021-06-29 17:00

Slavery in Korea

The U.S. earlier this month established Juneteenth, which commemorates the ending of slavery in 1865, as a new national holiday. The move had broad bipartisan support despite increased political polarization and reflected growing public interest in the lasting impact of slavery on the U.S.

2021-06-28 17:00

Emerging Biden doctrine and future of China dream

Five months into his presidency, U.S. President Joe Biden's foreign policy is taking shape at the right pace. This is most prominent in the evolution of his China policy. During his presidential campaign, he envisaged a long game in meeting Chinese challenge to the United States and across the world, while laying out some areas of possible cooperation, such as climate change,...

2021-06-27 17:05

We don't live on Planet Vulcan

An Economist article titled, “Closing the world's schools caused children great harm,” made the point that governments around the world closed schools for two-thirds of the school year due to the pandemic, even though the probability of a child between the ages of 5 to 14 years old dying from COVID-19 was only one in 500,000. The implication is that governments made a hasty d...

2021-06-27 17:00

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