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[Editorial] Whither North Korea?

It is not rare to receive negative news from North Korea, be it about its reclusive, totalitarian leader and his loyal lieutenants, grave violations of human …

[Editorial] Blind spot

The Sung Woan-jong scandal is a typical corruption case in which a greedy businessman pursued his financial and political interests through collusive ties with …

[David Ignatius] Iran’s interest in Mideast peace
[David Ignatius] Iran’s interest in Mideast peace

U.S. and Iranian officials have been insisting the last several years that they wanted to resolve the nuclear issue before discussing the sectarian wars that …

[Noah Feldman] China’s navy in Mediterranean
[Noah Feldman] China’s navy in Mediterranean

Why is China announcing joint naval exercises with Russia in the Mediterranean, so far from home? There is a global answer connected to the new cool war and …

[Editorial] Incomplete reform

The public pension reform bill to be put to a parliamentary vote Wednesday falls short of consolidating the foundation for making the money-losing system …

[Editorial] Due responsibility

An article in our Constitution stipulates that all Koreans are obliged to pay taxes as set by laws. This obligation is essential to lay the financial …

[Robert B. Reich] Why many in U.S. feel powerless
[Robert B. Reich] Why many in U.S. feel powerless

A security guard recently told me he didn’t know how much he’d be earning from week to week because his firm kept changing his schedule and his pay. …

[J. Bradford DeLong] Economics becomes an even more dismal science
[J. Bradford DeLong] Economics becomes an even more dismal science

For the past 25 years, a debate has raged among some of the world’s leading economists. At issue has been whether the nature of the business cycle underwent …

[Editorial] Abe falls short

In his historic speech before a joint session of the U.S. Congress, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe fell short of apologizing for Japan’s role in World War II and …

[Editorial] Time to get to work

The ruling Saenuri Party won a landslide victory in Wednesday’s by-elections, winning three seats out of the four contested. An independent candidate, former …

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