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Thu, February 9, 2023 | 21:10

. John J. Metzler

Talking sense to the Taliban?

It seems like a profound contradiction; trying to convince Afghanistan's Taliban authorities to accept foreign humanitarian help for their own starving population. Thus as beleaguered Afghan civilians endure a brutal winter, the sanctimonious Islamic fundamentalist regime in Kabul has largely restricted international aid agencies because they employ women.

Shim Jae-yun | 2023-02-09 17:00

US framing of 2027 and tactical nuclear weapons deployment to Korea

US framing of 2027 and tactical nuclear weapons deployment to Korea

The talk of the town in defense circles in Seoul and Washington centers around two security issues. One is the U.S.' extended nuclear deterrence to South Korea and the other is the defense of Taiwan against China's possible attacks. Seemingly enough, they are two different stories. From the perspective of the respective subjects of concern, they are irrelevant to each other.

2023-02-09 17:00

Troy Stangarone

Can Korea become a green energy powerhouse?

Late last year, Korea released its first Indo-Pacific strategy. The initial commentary on the strategy often focused on issues of the great power competition or whether the document had mentioned China enough. While the development of Indo-Pacific strategies by countries in Asia, North America, and Europe is being driven by the emergence of a new great power rivalry, the most...

Kim Ji-soo | 2023-02-09 17:00

Republicans doing the same thing over and over again

Republicans doing the same thing over and over again

How fitting it is that just days after Groundhog Day, Americans have awoken to discover yet again that House Republicans are doing anew what they've long done over and over.

2023-02-09 17:00

Death or glory in Russia

Death or glory in Russia

Rumors are flying about veiled jockeying within Russia over who will replace President Vladimir Putin, now that his war of aggression in Ukraine has gone so disastrously wrong. Such a struggle cannot fail to expose the morbid pathologies of Russian politics. The key players are not organized political parties but rather gangs of oligarchs who preside over various informal nod...

Shim Jae-yun | 2023-02-09 17:00

Korea should lead on international carbon trade policies

Korea should lead on international carbon trade policies

Korea has always responded quickly to emerging economic trends, and the European Union's recent introduction of a carbon import tax (CBAM) is no exception.

2023-02-09 16:50

Year of the Rabbit? Or Year of NewJeans?

Year of the Rabbit? Or Year of NewJeans?

As 2023, the Year of the Rabbit, began, Korean music charts were filled with the cartoon character of a black rabbit and a blue rabbit running around. These rabbits went straight to first place and most of them are still running around at the top of the charts. The blue rabbit represented the album cover of NewJeans' first EP “New Jeans,” while the black rabbit was the album ...

Shim Jae-yun2023-02-08 17:00

Japan's strategic imperative

Japan's strategic imperative

Last December, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced the most ambitious expansion of military power in Japan since the creation of the country's Self-Defense Forces in 1954. Japanese defense spending will rise to 2 percent of GDP - twice the 1 percent level that has prevailed since 1976 - and a new National Security Strategy lays out all the diplomatic, economic, te...

2023-02-08 16:30

Kang Hyun-kyung

President caught in quarrel with lawmaker

It would be in the best interest of President Yoon if a “selfless” leader is elected and can lead the ruling party to a victory in the 2024 National Assembly elections with a comfortable majority. If this is done, the president can push his agenda items to make Korea great.

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2023-02-08 13:56

Mitch Shin

Seoul's nuclear gambit is not in favor of alliance politics

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has begun the New Year by provocatively underscoring his hawkish approach to North Korea, evident since his presidential campaign days. In early January, however, he may have overstepped his brief by suggesting that if the threats from North Korea grow, South Korea could consider developing nuclear weapons or asking the United States to re...

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