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Thu, October 22, 2020 | 04:08

Kang Hyun-kyung

What were they fighting for?

Back in the late 1980s, one of my high school classmates made me think about the cause she was then fighting for. She was a student activist taking to the street to protest the then President Chun Doo-hwan who rose to power through a military coup.

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2020-10-21 17:36

Poor financial supervision and investors' devastation

Poor financial supervision and investors' devastation

A series of fund redemption suspensions by private equity funds are disrupting the market. One notorious example is Lime Asset Management which saw losses of up to 1.6 trillion won. Many investors, not only corporate investors but also individuals who invested a significant portion of their wealth, were hit hard. There are other cases of mis-selling and failures of private eq...

2020-10-21 16:52

Arctic comes in from the cold

Arctic comes in from the cold

STOCKHOLM - Whether we are heading for a future of cooperation or of increasing confrontation in the Arctic remains to be seen. But it is already clear that the region will command far more attention than it has in the past.

2020-10-21 16:47

Bernard Rowan

Selma and the 'Mud-Snail Fairy'

By Bernard RowanRecently, I listened again to the song “Broken Wings”, recorded in the 1980s by Mr. Mister, an American group. The song is a stirring reminder of the possibilities of love triumphing over doubt and despair. This applies to love from faith, and to love between people, romantic or otherwise.In my looking around, I discovered that the song and famous ...

2020-10-20 17:11

Choi Sung-jin

Time for 'Korea first' policy

There seems to be nothing in common between Korean Ambassador to the U.S. Lee Soo-hyuck and the world-famous boy band, BTS.

2020-10-20 17:01

Europe's futile search for Franco-German leadership

Europe's futile search for Franco-German leadership

HAMBURG - For decades, France and Germany have been known as Europe's ruling “tandem” or “couple,” even its “engine.” Together, they aimed to work to unify the continent. But, to pile up the metaphors, the French want to drive the jointly leased Euro-Porsche, while the Germans insist on rationing the gas money. As a long list of crises - from Belarus to Nagorno-Karabakh - now...

2020-10-20 16:55

Tong Kim

Hard choices for South Korea

While North Korea's nuclear arsenal is being advanced, South Korea struggles to keep the cohesion of its alliance with the United States, to close the gaps in divergence of views, and to enlist U.S. support for its policy on the North.

2020-10-19 18:23

MIKTA promotes 'club governance'

MIKTA promotes 'club governance'

The concept of “club governance” is on the rise. Governments are increasingly organizing “clubs” to identify joint positions and approaches toward international issues, and to push for common agendas. Often, these clubs do not have a clubhouse (an institutional foundation or organization), as they opt to utilize more informal and flexible platforms.

2020-10-19 17:50

Flailing Trump thinks time travel will rescue his campaign

Flailing Trump thinks time travel will rescue his campaign

Maybe you remember this Trump gem from 2016: “I think (Hillary) was out there with classified information. She was giving it to anybody. And the FBI did nothing about it…The top people were scum, absolute scum.”

2020-10-19 17:23

Jason Lim

Trembling Tiger, Roaring Dragon

The Korea Society's Annual Gala Dinner held Oct. 7 was the organization's premier event of the year, held to mark the U.S.-Korea relationship and honor those who work to maintain the alliance.

2020-10-18 17:33

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