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Bernhard J. Seliger

Peace dividends and war preparation - some unpopular truths

“Si vis pacem, para bellum” (If you want peace, prepare for war), goes a famous saying by a Roman war strategist, Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus, in the 4th century. This is one of the most sobering, pessimistic views of peace and war, and indeed, of the nature of mankind - but unfortunately, it is only too true. Nothing can illustrate this better than the current war in Europe.

2023-01-16 16:40

From Zero-COVID policy to no COVID policy - can North Korea follow China´s lead?

One of the most stunning reversals of health policy anywhere in the world happened in early December, when the three-year-old Chinese strict zero-COVID policy was effectively abandoned, to such an extent that the Chinese Center for Disease Control had to admit, after less than a week, that they had no more clue where and how frequent the COVID virus was infecting citizens.

2022-12-26 16:45

Wither Korean agriculture - smart and ecological, or poorly industrializing?

Wherever strategies for economic growth are discussed, soon the example of South Korea´s stellar growth from the 1960s to the 1990s, and - in a more mature way from then on - will be mentioned.

2022-11-17 15:18

Nuclear power: devil's energy or inexhaustible clean energy?

Living as a foreign national in South Korea, there are many advantages and rewards. For me as a German, one of the best things is the unfettered technological optimism of the country, which starkly contrasts with the irrational fears that technologies trigger in Germans.

2022-10-27 15:15

'Money Heist' will never become reality

These days, hundred thousands of Koreans follow each week the new suspenseful drama “Money Heist: Join Economic Area,” a remake of an extremely successful Spanish drama, “Le casa de papel,” in which a group of brilliant thugs rob a mint. Pretending to rob a bank, indeed they print their own money.

2022-07-28 16:59

Plastic waste: common scourge of South and North Korea and source of future cooperation

When in June for one week the so-called Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm (BRS) conventions took place in Geneva, hundreds of delegates from all 188 participating countries in these three leading multilateral environment agreements came together to discuss how to better govern chemicals and waste management, in order to protect human health and the environment.

2022-06-23 16:50

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Top 10 Stories

1	Revised Japanese textbooks distort wartime forced labor, catching Korea off guard

2	Clock ticks for China's massive repatriation of N. Korean defectors

3	Gold price nears all-time high amid financial jitters

4	Ramsar wetland in Han River cleaned up for protected birdlife

5	BMW launches new XM

6	Civic groups in Gwangju await meeting with Chun Doo-hwan's grandson

7	CJ CheilJedang sees chicken as next big seller after frozen dumpling

8	North Korea unveils tactical nuclear warheads

9	2024 budget to focus on tackling low birthrate

10	Jeju seaways get busy with cruise ships, new trade route to Qingdao

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