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Sat, December 9, 2023 | 17:47

. John J. Metzler

Venezuela referendum threatens neighboring country

Venezuela’s ruling Marxists are using some time-honored tricks to give their economically battered regime an edge for next year’s presidential elections. In a classic political mobilization tactic, President Nicolas Maduro held a “referendum” to ask his citizens what the future status should be for a mineral-rich but disputed region of a neighboring country, namely Guyana.

2023-12-07 16:31

Park Jung-won

When the sheriff leaves town

During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union, in opposition, served as the world’s de facto police. Since then the U.S. has largely carried on that task alone. But in recent years, as the Russia-Ukraine and Hamas-Israel conflicts illustrate, the pessimistic view has gained ground that the fundamental framework of the international order is collapsing. The growi...

2023-12-07 16:29

How to make green hydrogen work for Africa

How to make green hydrogen work for Africa

NAIROBI - Efforts to build the nascent green-hydrogen industry in Africa are underway, most notably in Namibia’s Tsau Khaeb National Park. In May, the Namibian government signed a feasibility and implementation agreement with Hyphen Hydrogen Energy for a green-hydrogen production and supply project close to the coastal town of Luderitz. In June, the government agreed to take ...

2023-12-07 16:27

The two-state solution in the 21st century

The two-state solution in the 21st century

BERLIN – Hamas’s terrorist attack on Oct. 7 has disabused many of us of our preconceived notions about the conditions for peace in the Middle East and the wider world. We are still reeling from the horrors of that day. In launching its attack, Hamas easily overcame Israel’s high-tech border security barriers without encountering any organized resistance. Its militants w...

2023-12-07 16:20

North Korea’s support of Hamas transcends purely transactional relationship

North Korea’s support of Hamas transcends purely transactional relationship

The Oct. 7 savage Hamas incursion and genocidal attack on Israeli civilians has spawned revulsion from U.S. President Biden and top European leaders. Yet these crimes against humanity have earned accolades and support from Hamas’ puppet master Iran, Tehran’s lackeys in Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Iraq, and calls for declarations of war against Israel from as far away as Algeria. A...

2023-12-07 15:50

Lee Hyo-sik

It's inflation, stupid!

For years, it’s been this reporter's weekly ritual to go to a large discount store in the neighborhood for groceries and other daily necessities. It seems to be pretty much the same for most households here, except for those who have shifted entirely to shopping online.

2023-12-06 15:50

Eugene Lee

Busan's Expo bid falls short: It shouldn’t have been made in first place

Losing isn't really fun. But sometimes it can be good, as it was in South Korea’s lost bid to host the WorldExpo 2030. It may sound juxtaposed to other opinions for and against the bid, but the roots of my pitch lie in public governance and Korea's historic experience.

2023-12-06 14:03

'Just war' and the Gaza Strip

'Just war' and the Gaza Strip

“If you (Americans) were OK with us killing 5,000 children, you are OK with killing 10,000 children,” said Daniel Levy, a former Israeli diplomat who helped negotiate the Oslo peace accords in the 1990s. That’s what Israeli diplomats really think of U.S. policy, he says.

2023-12-06 14:02

. Andrew Hammond

Europe doubles down on COP28 while Xi and Biden sit it out

The high profile COP28 climate summit is entering its first full week in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Yet key leaders like U.S. and Chinese Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping will not be attending. A key world power that will help fill this vacuum is Europe which sees the Middle Eastern event as critical for delivering the goals of the 2015 Paris deal. EU leaders have been o...

2023-12-05 16:35

Lee Jong-eun

Should South Korea's foreign policy become more audacious?

South Korea today faces multiple geopolitical challenges. North Korea continues to advance its missile and nuclear capacity, while China’s conflict with Taiwan threatens security in the South China Sea. Beyond East Asia, the Russia-Ukraine War has widened the geopolitical divide between the West and revisionist states. The strategic competition between the U.S. and China incr...

2023-12-05 16:30

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