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[Hans-Werner Sinn] Greek finance minister plays a great game
[Hans-Werner Sinn] Greek finance minister plays a great game

Game theorists know that a Plan A is never enough. One must also develop and put forward a credible Plan B ― the implied threat that drives forward …

[Editorial] Media cleansing

One of the dark sides of Korean society is that there are many unprofessional, unethical ― to be more exact, corrupt ― and substandard news media outlets. …

[David Ignatius] The need for old-fashioned spying
[David Ignatius] The need for old-fashioned spying

WASHINGTON ― The unexpected fall of Ramadi to the Islamic State this month is the latest sign of a basic intelligence problem: The U.S. doesn’t know enough …

[Editorial] A lick and a promise

Prosecutors investigating the Sung Woan-jong payoff scandal raided last Friday the home of a former Saenuri Party official suspected of receiving money from …

[Clive Crook] A bad case of Piketty Syndrome
[Clive Crook] A bad case of Piketty Syndrome

Let’s agree, for the sake of argument, that severe inequality is a bad thing in its own right. Does it also act as a drag on the economy? Recent research …

[Editorial] Pension reform

The National Assembly passed the civil service pension reform bill in the early hours of Friday morning after extending the extra parliamentary session, which …

[Editorial] More confused than ever

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety’s announcement that only 10 of the 207 products that list Cynanchum Wilfordii Radix among their ingredients were …

[David Ignatius] Distracted by trivia as Libya burns
[David Ignatius] Distracted by trivia as Libya burns

Secretaries of state have had private contacts since the job was created, so it’s a mistake to get too indignant about Hillary Clinton’s email exchanges …

[Editorial] Real reform

The main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy has put its self-reform efforts into full gear by officially appointing a liberal former education …

[Editorial] Disease control

As we have seen in the recent Ebola epidemic, a deadly, contagious disease ― unless completely contained in time ― can endanger national security as much …

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