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[Editorial] THAAD deployment

Seoul and Washington have struck different tones in recent months over the possible deployment of an advanced missile defense system here. A senior Pentagon …

[David Ignatius] What creates Syrian chaos
[David Ignatius] What creates Syrian chaos

ISTANBUL ― The squabbling factions that make up the Syrian “moderate opposition” should get their act together. But so should the foreign nations ― …

The cost of Modi’s ‘Clean India’ campaign

Last month, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared a stage with actor Hugh Jackman in New York’s Central Park at the Global Citizen Festival concert. …

Debeaking the vultures for a healthy economy

NEW YORK ― In the midst of the ongoing dispute between Argentina and the “vulture funds” that hold its bonds, a broad consensus has emerged concerning …

[Trudy Rubin] H.K. fights back for democratic governance
[Trudy Rubin] H.K. fights back for democratic governance

Once again, as we have seen so frequently and so recently in many countries, massive crowds of young people are demonstrating for democracy against a …

Catalans should be allowed a path to independence

SITGES, Spain ― Catalonia’s drive to break away from Spain hit a roadblock. Spain’s Constitutional Court on Monday last week agreed to hear Spanish Prime …

[Edward Jung] Asia’s invention boom
[Edward Jung] Asia’s invention boom

BELLEVUE, Washington ― For more than a century, the United States has been the dominant global force for innovation. But China and other Asian countries are …

[Editorial] N.K.’s turnaround

It came in a somewhat dramatic way, yet the agreement between South and North Korea to reopen high-level government talks should be welcomed. The agreement was …

[Editorial] Finding right KB chief

KB Financial Group has announced the names of eight candidates for the top post of its holding company, following the exit of former chairman Lim Young-rok in …

Evidence shows carbon taxes don’t kill jobs

Where they’ve been tried, the evidence shows, well-designed carbon taxes have succeeded in reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. But that doesn’t necessarily …

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