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A U.S. Congress report showed that South Korea emerged as the world’s biggest arms importer last year, overtaking major Asian competitors including India, …

Some stock analysts say that the nation’s oil refining industry is estimated to have suffered heavy losses in inventory values due to a deep slide in …

In holiday seasons past, I have had fun recommending good novels about American politics. Alas, I haven’t read any this year, old or new. The fault is mine; …

It is almost customary for the world’s mass media to publish lists of the top 10 news events toward the end of each year. I have selected the top 10 issues …

Economic inequality has skyrocketed in the U.S. during the past few decades. That has prompted many calls for government policies to reverse that trend. …

Over the last 15 years, Americans have become accustomed to distinguishing domestic mass shootings from Islamic terrorism — the difference between …

The main casualty of Washington’s endless partisan squabbling is a pragmatic approach to policy — meaning one that prefers results to noise. …

Congress passed legislation lifting the 1970s-era ban on crude oil exports. While it is great that Congress ended this outdated policy, there is more work to …

Walking around downtown Moscow at Christmastime in the wake of a press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin, I was struck by a distinct feeling of …

Korea’s public sector debt is continuing to grow at a fast pace, as welfare expenditures have increased sharply without a corresponding increase in the …