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Adoption and 'real' families

Recently I have discovered a case of Korean adoptees in America finding each other through DNA testing. We hear of such cases - often twins are not adopted by the same family and then they find each other years later. But the case I am referring to has four siblings finding each other. Four. This has to be one of the most astounding cases in the history, short as it is, of DN...

2021-10-10 15:50

Rising risks in China

WASHINGTON - U.S. relations with China seem to be going from bad to worse at a dizzying pace. That's not to say war is about to break out at any of the obvious flashpoints, from the South China Sea to Taiwan to the Korean peninsula, but the signs of impending conflict are clear.

2021-10-07 17:05

Understanding America's retreat from globalization

U.S. trade policy has turned inward. Since World War II the United States was the leading force for globalization and trade liberalization. Over the last decade, however, America has retreated from that role, and is actually in some ways rejecting increased global trade integration.

2021-10-07 17:02

Why October will see a super-surge of climate action

The climate change agenda has had a lower profile for much of the pandemic. However, October will now see a global diplomatic super-surge, given that success at the Conference of the Parties (COP) 26 summit in Glasgow remains in the balance.

2021-10-06 16:57

Afghan lesson for Korea

In the past six or so weeks since the fall of Kabul, Korean news media have been abuzz with the lessons Korea must learn from the incident. They ranged from warning that U.S. troops may one day depart from Korea suddenly to suggestions that Korea must seriously consider diversifying its foreign and security policy in view of the waning power of the U.S.

2021-10-05 17:05

Relevance of Yoon Dong-ju

Recently, I traveled to Washington, D.C., and delivered an address on the poetry of Yoon Dong-ju (1917-45). The invitation came from members of the Yoon Dong-Ju Literature Society. It was an honor and pleasure to speak about Yoon's collection of poems. The group also gave tribute to the late professor Choi Yearn-Hong, one of the society's founding members and patrons, as well...

2021-10-05 17:00

Inter-Korean arms race

The past month has seen an escalating inter-Korean arms race with both Koreas testing their most advanced military systems.

2021-10-04 13:12

What we learned about Korea's economy during pandemic

The government and the Bank of Korea (BOK) have made vital policy changes aimed at withdrawing the liquidity that they released during the COVID-19 pandemic. The central bank has raised its base rate by 25 basis points, earlier than any other Asian economy, and the government tightened macro-prudential policy in order to control household debt. We believe that these efforts r...

2021-10-04 13:04

To eat or not to eat (dogs)

When I lived in Korea in the late 1990s, I remember visiting the city of Jeonju in central Korean, famous for its bibimbap, and walking through a local market lined with dog meat butchers. They had dogs - fairly large ones - in cages lining the market street, and would actually be butchering them for customers for specific orders, not unlike the fish in aquariums that you see...

2021-10-03 17:00

Lartigue's Law: embrace critics

I can thank critics for some of my greatest personal and professional breakthroughs. I will never forget the newspaper columnist who accused me in a multi-part editorial of writing commentaries to become an “African-American hired gun” for think tanks.

2021-09-30 17:10

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