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Self-reflective Tokyo a must to improve ties with Seoul

In 2018, Seoul's Supreme Court ruled in favor of Korean forced labor victims, saying the Japanese companies, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Nippon Steel, were liable for their wartime actions.

2022-09-15 15:49

Never allow crisis to go to waste

This month, tensions in the Taiwan Strait reached levels not seen in nearly 30 years. In response to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taipei, China launched joint military exercises around the island and suspended or canceled official military dialogue and cooperation channels with the United States. Taiwan faced unprecedented provocations, including ballistic missile launches over the island as well as air and naval operations around Taiwan.

2022-08-30 16:55

NATO summit poses both opportunities, challenges for Korea

The NATO summit in Madrid on June 30 adopted a new Strategic Concept. And for the first time, NATO members included China as posing a “systemic challenge” to Euro-Atlantic security.

2022-07-12 16:11

Global supply disruption and Korea

The pandemic had raised questions about the world's reliance on an economic model that has broken trade barriers but made countries heavily reliant on each other as production was de-localized.

2022-06-16 16:26

Seoul at turning point after successful summit

The first summit between President Yoon Suk-yeol and President Joe Biden went unbelievably well. However, how this will play out with China is also crucial.

2022-05-24 16:35

US, NATO should collaborate to deter Putin's nuclear threats

The apparent attack and sinking of the Black Sea Fleet's flagship, the Moskva, represents a symbolic blow to the Kremlin. The Moskva was the pride of its fleet and the most prestigious vessel involved in the war against Ukraine.

2022-04-28 16:55

What Russia's invasion means for Korean Peninsula

It is clear now that Russian President Vladimir Putin will be unable to achieve the political objectives he intended, namely, to march into Kyiv and replace Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's government with one friendly to the Kremlin. Putin's war may have destroyed much of Ukraine physically, but the unprecedented sanctions and economic isolation are destroying Russia economically.

2022-04-07 15:59

President-elect braces for looming security challenges

On March 9, Yoon Suk-yeol of the People Power Party was elected as the next president of South Korea in the closest race ever. Yoon beat Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party of Korea with a razor-thin margin of 0.73 percent or roughly 247,000 votes.

2022-03-24 16:16

New president faces Herculean task of uniting nation

On March 9, 2022, Yoon Suk-yeol of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) was elected as Korea's next president, beating his rival Lee Jae-myung of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) by just 0.73 percentage points of the vote.

2022-03-10 17:05

Sino-Russia alliance vs. US in Ukraine

The Ukraine crisis has not moved any closer to a diplomatic solution or a reduction of tensions on the Ukrainian-Russian border.

2022-02-24 16:28

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