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Sun, December 4, 2022 | 10:45

Post-war reconstruction is a good investment

Post-war reconstruction is a good investment

Nine months after Russia invaded their country, Ukrainians are seizing back their territory and giving their people hope of a military victory. But when it comes to long-term peace and prosperity, a military victory would be only the end of the first phase. The next phase - reconstruction - will be much longer and harder, and it will require continued, extensive economic supp...

2022-11-24 14:02

Honoring the late Pony Chung

Honoring the late Pony Chung

A posthumous award being given to a prominent industrialist who passed away 17 years ago is uncommon. However, such an honor became a reality in an award ceremony at the Grand Walker Hill Seoul on Tuesday.

2022-11-24 13:57

Kang Hyun-kyung

The first time I heard of the term, “poverty porn,” was in late April 2019. I was doing a phone interview with photographer Cho Jang-sok, who was at that time preparing for a trip to Africa for his photo project. Speaking of poverty porn, Cho said he was sick of the practices non-profit groups had used to raise money for Africa, and said that Africa was misrepresented in such...

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2022-11-23 14:26

Managing the crises

Managing the crises

The confluence of the crises the world is witnessing today is remarkable. Urgent action is needed to address the current antagonisms.

2022-11-23 13:30

1905 treaty and historical task

1905 treaty and historical task

This year marks the 117th anniversary of the Japan-Korea Treaty of 1905, the substantial starting point of Japanese colonial rule, which was the essential cause of the historical conflict between Korea and Japan, and the attempted distortion of legalizing Japan's colonial rule under international law at the time.

2022-11-22 17:00

. Steven L. Shields

Proper response to Itaewon tragedy

The catastrophic deaths of so many in that narrow alley in October prompt profound grief and inexplicable horror. And anger. We are rightfully angry but have little or no outlet to express our feelings.

2022-11-22 14:16

How China will achieve hegemony

How China will achieve hegemony

It took U.S. President Joe Biden's administration quite a while to produce its National Security Strategy, which it finally released in October. Though the White House did issue an interim document in March 2021, the final product seems to have required more work than anticipated.

2022-11-22 13:54

. Deauwand Myers

Underestimated: Biden and Democrats

Old dogs can learn new tricks, or maybe for this particular old dog, he already had new tricks. For all the second-guessing of President Biden by both allies and enemies, he has accomplished more transformative legislation in his first term since at least President Johnson, who ushered in the Civil and Voting Rights Acts, Fair Housing Act, Medicaid, Medicare, and a bevy of ot...

2022-11-21 14:36

Lee Jong-eun

How US Republicans might influence US East Asian foreign policy after midterms

In the U.S. midterm elections this month, the Republicans were widely predicted to win a big victory. Pre-election forecasts suggested Republicans could take control of both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. The actual election results, however, were, overall, a mixed outcome. While Republicans appear to have taken narrow control of the House of Representatives, t...

2022-11-21 13:51

Giving thanks

Is the glass half empty or half full?

2022-11-21 13:50

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