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10. Kim Won-soo

Perfect storm of threats against human race

The human race is facing the biggest threat from an unprecedented self-destructive force created by people. Since last year, a group of world-renowned scientists called the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has set the doomsday clock at only 100 seconds to midnight, which denotes the biblical moment of self-destruction. This is the worst level seen over the last seven decades since the scientists started the clock in 1947.

2021-04-11 17:59

Korea-Japan relationship: a case for de-politicization of diplomacy

Among all sets of bilateral relationships between the countries in Northeast Asia, the Republic of Korea (ROK)-Japan relationship is by any account the most grossly underperforming. The gap between its potential and the reality is huge. Unfortunately, the gap is growing due to the failure of the political leadership to look forward and lead the public toward the future. This failure has done the peoples of the two countries a great disservice, as the rationale is abundant for a robust ROK-Japan relationship. But the reality is far afield, often afflicted with serious bumps caused by the late...

2021-03-14 17:02

Korean Peninsula and Biden: way forward

The Korean Peninsula faces the perfect storm of uncertainty. At the highest, the U.S.-China relations turn tense as China has caught up very close with the United State in aggregate national power. The U.S. hedging against the rise of China seems inevitable even under the incoming Biden administration.

2020-12-22 16:55

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