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Wed, February 1, 2023 | 04:30

Nuclear norms under attack

Nuclear norms under attack

Sixty years after the Cuban missile crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear holocaust, the international community is still struggling to contain the malign manifestations of the atom while exploiting its benign uses in nuclear power generation and a multitude of other peaceful uses, most notably in nuclear medicine.

2022-12-14 16:40

Opening pathways to college entrance

Opening pathways to college entrance

With Korea's college entrance exam results being released last Friday, (Dec. 9) students across the country found out whether or not they had achieved the score they were aiming for.

2022-12-14 16:30

. Andrew Hammond

Transatlantic ties reach Biden-era low

Transatlantic ties were forecast to improve significantly and sustainably during Joe Biden's presidency, yet two years into his term of office, relations are deteriorating as a result of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

2022-12-13 16:55

. John J. Metzler

Why does Biden want to buy Venezuelan oil?

During the U.S.' Thanksgiving holiday, the Biden administration announced it was quietly reversing policy and allowing limited petroleum imports from Venezuela. The Treasury Department lifted restrictions permitting a six-month deal to ease sanctions so that Chevron petroleum can buy and then ship Venezuelan crude oil to American refineries.

2022-12-13 16:50

What China's zero-COVID drama foreshadows

What China's zero-COVID drama foreshadows

China's leaders always knew that they would have to abandon their zero-COVID policy eventually, and that the longer they waited, the more painful the transition would be. Yet they seemed mired in the policy, unable to leave it behind and move on. Then, an apartment-building blaze in locked-down Xinjiang killed ten people whose escape was thwarted by locked doors and blocked e...

2022-12-13 16:35

. John Burton

Korea's semiconductor industry is at a crucial crossroads. It is under pressure from Washington to reduce sales to China and cooperate more closely with the U.S. in production and research. At the same time, it lags behind the tech developments of its main Taiwanese industrial rival, TSMC. All this is occurring as the demand for memory chips, in which Korea is the global lead...

2022-12-12 16:28

China and Iran: Tyrants in retreat

China and Iran: Tyrants in retreat

Retreat is one of the most difficult military operations, for two reasons. One, there is generally no plan for retreat, and there are lots of moving parts that can go wrong. Two, your opponent will be growing in confidence and ambition as you pull back and reveal your weakness.

2022-12-12 16:25

When voters become fans

When voters become fans

The state of global politics has economists, political scientists, and political philosophers floundering. We are witnessing a level of polarization rarely seen. From Turkey, Brazil, and the Philippines to Sri Lanka, India, and the United States, the center has not held, because people have either veered left or clustered around figures on the far right.

2022-12-12 16:20

. Jason Lim

Taking refuge in self-absorption

In the World Cup, the best footballers in the world, at the top of their game, are intently focused on getting a ball somehow past their opposition and into the net. Put it this way, it seems absolutely ridiculous. However, as they say, it's a beautiful game when it all comes together. The beauty is not in the win or loss. It's in the process, the build-up, the near misses, t...

2022-12-11 16:55

Kim Sung-woo

New environment policy and regulations expected to aid rise of hydrogen

Among the various elements discovered by humans so far, hydrogen is known as the element that is the most abundant, lightest and simplest in structure. Water, which covers more than 70 percent of the earth, is made up of hydrogen and oxygen. An important property that is missing in hydrogen's profile is that hydrogen has the strong potential to become a key source of our next...

2022-12-11 16:50

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