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[Editorial] Demographic structure

Koreans have grown accustomed to concerns about the problems that will result from their country’s chronically low birthrate and rapidly aging population. …

Coulter, not soccer, to blame for moral decay

Ann Coulter knows how to get our attention, which is not always a good thing. Nikita Kruschev got our attention, as did Miley Cyrus, Sandra Fluke and George …

[Trudy Rubin] Iraqi leader must step aside
[Trudy Rubin] Iraqi leader must step aside

Having ignored Iraq since 2009, the Obama team is now desperately trying to devise a way to prevent its total collapse ― and to roll back the jihadi state …

Why Adidas beat Nike at the World Cup

In the 2014 World Cup of sporting goods companies, Adidas has beaten Nike hands down. The mechanics of that victory are remarkably similar to those of …

Obama, Merkel and the spy who used Gmail

Angela Merkel is just about the most pro-American German chancellor the U.S. could hope for. How stupid, then ― there really is no better word ― for the …

[David Ignatius] Obama’s global challenge
[David Ignatius] Obama’s global challenge

WASHINGTON ― In President Barack Obama’s sometimes maddeningly cautious foreign policy, you can see him struggling to answer what may be the hardest …

Middle East nations take separate paths

LAGUNA BEACH ― During a recent trip to the Middle East, I was struck by the growing gap between countries ― so much so that, more than ever, I came away …

[Editorial] Ugly professors

There is some dissent over the recent election of the new president of Seoul National University. Professors who oppose Sung Nak-in, who is to take office in a …

[Editorial] Dusting off the Diamond

On Nov. 18, 1998, a group of 826 South Korean tourists visited Mount Geumgangsan in North Korea aboard a cruise ship. The historic tour program was initiated …

[Peter Singer] Do regions have a right to secede from countries?
[Peter Singer] Do regions have a right to secede from countries?

BARCELONA ― The European Union has brought 28 countries into a closer political and economic union. Paradoxically, it has also made it more feasible to …

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