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Sat, December 3, 2022 | 01:57

No easy exit from zero-COVID

No easy exit from zero-COVID

Following a deadly fire in a residential building in China's Xinjiang region - which many blame on COVID-19 lockdowns - Chinese protesters have taken to the streets to demand an end to stringent pandemic restrictions. Even before the protests erupted, there were signs that President Xi Jinping's administration was preparing to roll back the costly zero-COVID policy, though th...

2022-12-01 16:54

Protest emerges as a mixed blessing for World Cup host Qatar

Protest emerges as a mixed blessing for World Cup host Qatar

Protest on the soccer pitch has proven to be a mixed blessing for World Cup host Qatar, exposing double standards in the Gulf state's position as well as that of its critics.

2022-12-01 16:37

Evolution of America's China strategy

Evolution of America's China strategy

In its new national security strategy, U.S. President Joe Biden's administration recognizes that Russia and China each present a different kind of challenge.

2022-12-01 16:32

What's holding back Germany's Zeitenwende?

What's holding back Germany's Zeitenwende?

Just days after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz declared that Germany's approach to defense and foreign policy would undergo a “Zeitenwende” (epochal change). And in various commentaries and speeches since then, he has reiterated his commitment to deeper European security integration and economic coordination. Then, in September, German Foreign Min...

2022-11-30 13:35

MPM opens new chapter for global HR administration

MPM opens new chapter for global HR administration

I recently heard an interesting story from a civil servant who participated in a conference held at the OECD headquarters in Paris, France, last May as a representative of the Ministry of Personnel Management (MPM). During a break, the MPM official recalled that he heard something unexpected from the person sitting next to him, also a civil servant from Croatia: “I know e-Sar...

2022-11-29 14:13

Real public mourning for Halloween tragedy begins

Real public mourning for Halloween tragedy begins

I couldn't help but be devastated at the sight of the student who was in front of me, crying and saying, “Professor, my family member was a victim of the Itaewon disaster. I don't know what to do.” Students and foreign friends and others have all become victims of the disaster. The Oct. 29 tragedy flew at me like a dagger.

Shim Jae-yun2022-11-28 17:17

Global ambitions of Chinese law

Global ambitions of Chinese law

A recent report by the NGO Safeguard Defenders about the existence of “secret Chinese police stations” in cities around the world, including New York, has sparked investigations in several European countries and attracted the attention of the FBI. But while these investigations aim to protect the rule of law from subversion, they also highlight how unprepared Western democrac...

2022-11-28 17:00

Allies should find new policy on North Korea

Allies should find new policy on North Korea

Since South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol took office in May, North Korea has continuously tested its missiles, including the Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and other advanced short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs).

2022-11-27 13:42

Ethics on the rocks

Ethics on the rocks

Ethical progress produces a beneficial form of dogmatism. A normal, healthy society does not debate whether rape and torture are acceptable, because the public “dogmatically” accepts that they are beyond the pale. By the same token, a society whose leaders speak of “legitimate rape” - as a former Republican congressman in the United States once did - or of tolerable torture i...

2022-11-27 13:41

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

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