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Thu, January 20, 2022 | 08:56

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

Democracy's vital tasks

Liberal democracy is still alive, but showing clear signs of weakness. According to Freedom House, the world has experienced 15 consecutive years of global democratic backsliding.

2021-12-28 16:43

Korea's inflation control, much harder

During Oct. 16-18, central bank governors met together at the G30 International Banking Seminar to share ideas to fight rising global inflation. They agreed that the interest rates in major countries have been abnormally low due to quantitative easing (QE) policies. The consensus among the participants was that now is the time for every country to fight inflation.

2021-12-27 16:56

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

Africa cannot confront climate change alone

Africa contributes almost nothing to global warming. Its 1.4 billion people - around 17 percent of the global population - are responsible for less than 3 percent of the world's total greenhouse-gas emissions. Moreover, data suggest that the forests of the Congo River Basin alone absorb 3 percent of global carbon-dioxide emissions every year.

2021-12-27 16:42

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

Glocalization: think globally, act locally

We're approaching the end of this year. As we reflect on this year in terms of climate phenomena, global villages have experienced devastating damage from abnormal weather. In Europe, the heaviest rains and most extreme temperatures in 1,000 years were recorded. In North America, heat waves and dry weather caused wildfires to ignite spontaneously. In Asia, torrential rains oc...

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

Korea's efforts to reach out to Southeast Asian countries

The Moon Jae-in administration has been trying to reach out Southeast Asian countries through its New Southern Policy since 2017. The goal of the policy is to improve connects with these countries by emphasizing people, peace and prosperity and to diversify South Korea's attention beyond the great powers and North Korea.

2021-12-23 16:30

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