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How U.S. politics undermines U.S. security

As Iraq unravels, a painful truth about U.S. politics and foreign policy is becoming more evident: The U.S. is very good in all-or-nothing situations, but …

[Editorial] Too fast

It seems that the Japanese government is laying the ground for a visit to North Korea by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, which if realized, could pose diplomatic …

[Editorial] Close loopholes

When it comes to personnel management, President Park Geun-hye started her presidency disastrously: Her first nominees for the prime minister and five other …

[William Pesek] China’s bubble: Millionaires
[William Pesek] China’s bubble: Millionaires

Funny how everyone thought China would get old before it got rich. The opposite seems to be true. A new Boston Consulting Group study shows America’s lock on …

[Struan Stevenson] United States and Iraq, it’s all over again
[Struan Stevenson] United States and Iraq, it’s all over again

Will Washington make the same mistake on Iraq twice? We tried to evade it, and pretend the crisis is over or never really existed. But as John Adams said: …

Uber won’t flop like Groupon

Uber Technologies Inc. recently raised $1.2 billion at about a $17 billion valuation, a number that has raised quite a few eyebrows. To be sure, there are …

Online journalism is suffering print’s fate

If you want the pithiest summation of the problem facing modern journalism, here it is: dollars in print, dimes on the Web, pennies on mobile. That’s …

[Editorial] Meaning of ‘God’s will’

President Park Geun-hye plans to submit to parliament Tuesday a motion calling for its confirmation of her new prime ministerial nominee, who has been …

[David Ignatius] Are attacks on U.S. coming?
[David Ignatius] Are attacks on U.S. coming?

WASHINGTON ― As al-Qaida splits and morphs into different affiliates and offshoots, U.S. counterterrorism officials worry about what one calls a “potential …

[Editorial] Election of education chiefs

Members of an education subpanel under a presidential commission on the advancement of local autonomy last week worked out a draft plan to abolish the direct …

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