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Fri, January 28, 2022 | 06:10

Awaiting Washington's new man in Seoul

By Donald Kirk One odd question hangs over U.S. relations with Korea, both South and North, in this pivotal election year in which South Koreans decide a few weeks from now on their next president. That is, who is directing American policy and how is Washington navigating between conflicting views in the South and rising threats from the North? What's strange is that the U.S....

2022-01-27 17:01

Russia-Ukraine conflict presents a window of strategic opportunity for North Korea

A year into his presidency, the U.S. Biden administration has yet to catch a break facing one global challenge after another. With the start of 2022, the United States confronts the escalation of military tensions between Ukraine and Russia.

2022-01-27 17:00

Ukraine crisis could produce an unexpected winner: Iran

Iran potentially could emerge as an unintended winner in the escalating crisis over Ukraine. That is, if Russian troops cross the Ukrainian border and talks in Vienna to revive the 2015 Iranian nuclear agreement fail.

2022-01-27 16:58

Trouble with Argentina

In a recent commentary, Joseph E. Stiglitz describes Argentina's recovery in 2021 as a “COVID Miracle.” Yet in our view, the country is heading for another economic disaster.

2022-01-27 16:57

Beating inflation is laughable

In these inflationary times it's not easy to laugh as you watch the value of your hard-earned savings being destroyed. But I chuckled out loud when I read some of the tips offered by Bloomberg News to beat inflation, which is at its highest point in more than 40 years.

2022-01-27 16:42

Making ban on nuclear weapon tests permanent

A ban on nuclear weapon tests, underpinned by effective verification, is an essential part of the effort to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons. Banning nuclear tests helps in stopping the spread of nuclear weapons, avoiding nuclear arms races, and progressing nuclear disarmament.

2022-01-26 17:01

Climate outlook 2022: Making climate action matter

The new year has come. The first global event of this year was the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2022, held from January 5 to 7 in Las Vegas. As the world's largest electronics show, CES showcases technologies that signal important overarching themes for the future.

2022-01-25 16:47

Quieting eastern front

As the world drifts toward a new cold war, democracies and authoritarian states must determine what they want from and owe each other in order to enable constructive cooperation. Democracies cannot simply say that time is on their side, and that they need only hold firm to their principles for authoritarian regimes to collapse. It is easier to imagine the end of the planet th...

2022-01-25 16:42

Last 60 years and next 60 years

During the closing ceremony of the Cervantino Festival in Guanajuato on Oct. 31, 2021, an announcement was made that Korea would be a guest country of the festival next year - the largest cultural event in Mexico. This was praised with big applause by all those who were present.

2022-01-24 14:20

How profitable is e-commerce?

Renting a decent-sized retail space in an average neighborhood in the greater Seattle area costs a minimum $5,000 a month. When you're online, you can potentially reach far more customers scattered virtually anywhere in the world for not even a fraction of that amount.

2022-01-23 16:29

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