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Countering North Korean ballistic missile submarines; choices for the threat
Countering North Korean ballistic missile submarines; choices for the threat
In the rapidly evolving landscape of international security, the recent unveiling of a modified Soviet-era submarine by North Korea has raised serious concerns. On Sept. 6, North Korea showcased a revamped submarine with the apparent capability to launch ten ballistic missiles. While it is understood that North Korea would require multiple submarines of this type to achieve f...
2023-09-21 16:36
A pact for people and planet
A pact for people and planet
WASHINGTON, DC/RIO DE JANEIRO/NEW DELHI - Our collective future hinges on a transformative shift in our relationship with the planet. This week, during the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York, negotiations will begin at the ministerial level to plan the Summit of the Future in 2024. Coming together to save our common home must be at the top of the agenda.
2023-09-21 16:34
Hard to choose: Canada and the Quad
Hard to choose: Canada and the Quad
First Prize: Two Fabulous Days in Beautiful Delhi! Second Prize: Four Days in Delhi! Having to wait an extra two days in Delhi after the G20 while the Canadian armed forces fixed a plane to bring Prime Minister Justin Trudeau home was not really a catastrophe, but there was clearly something else wrong.
2023-09-21 16:00
This Cold War is different
This Cold War is different
BERLIN - U.S. President Joe Biden recently brought the leaders of allies Japan and South Korea to Camp David to discuss how to contain China and counter Russia’s influence, for example in Africa’s Sahel region, which has recently experienced a string of coups d’etat. Meanwhile, leaders from the BRICS countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa - gathered in Joh...
2023-09-21 15:50
Should Japan join AUKUS?
Should Japan join AUKUS?
Last month, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the U.K. Parliament recommended that its government support a formal agreement for closer engagement with the second pillar of AUKUS technological defense cooperation in the area of advanced technology development and building military capabilities, with Japan and South Korea in the short term. This recommendation would be welcome ...
2023-09-20 16:48
The Axis of outcasts
The Axis of outcasts
STOCKHOLM - Russian President Vladimir Putin had obvious reasons for hosting North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un at Vostochny, Russia’s new spaceport in eastern Siberia, this month. Owing to his illegal war of aggression in Ukraine, Putin is running low on both friends and ammunition.
2023-09-20 16:20
Social media and social comparisons
Social media and social comparisons
Korea has the world's lowest fertility rate, at just 0.78 births per woman in 2022. The country also exhibits one of the world's lowest marriage rates and it only seems to be decreasing each year. Simply put, young Koreans do not get married and have babies. Many of them do not even date.
2023-09-19 16:35
Shaping our future through cooperation
Shaping our future through cooperation
We live in uncertain times. Wildfires, droughts and massive storms upend lives in all corners of the world. Human rights are flouted in a growing number of countries. Education and labor markets are lagging behind the advancing digital revolution. Polarizing political issues deepen divisions and escalate tensions within societies. Stress and sadness are on the rise, with six ...
2023-09-19 16:20
North Korea-Russia summit is about economy
North Korea-Russia summit is about economy
An ordinary China and North Korea observer would naturally have an urge to ask one very simple question about the North's leader Kim Jong-un's decision to visit Russia for a summit rather than China. It was Kim's first overseas travel since the opening of his country this year after a long closure due to COVID-19.
2023-09-18 16:30
Investing in Africa's green transition
Investing in Africa's green transition
BERWYN, ILLINOIS/NAIROBI - African leaders and global policymakers recently gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, for the inaugural Africa Climate Summit to discuss the challenges of funding climate solutions. The summit showed that private-sector investments, in particular, could go a long way toward accelerating the continent's energy transition.
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