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“The Great War” and “The war to end all war” proved to be neither. The conflict that would bleed to death some of Earth’s proudest empires ― while …

“On the general issue of so-called black sites, we have not and will not confirm any purported locations. The overriding point, however, is that this program …

Foreign ministers from five middle-power countries last Saturday issued a joint statement condemning the July 17 downing of a Malaysian passenger airplane in …

Talking to ordinary people is the best way to check the pulse of a nation. Last week, I was lucky to be able to take the pulse of Korea through long talks with …

A survey released last week showed foreigners regard Korea as a country with cutting-edge technology. In the Foreign Ministry-commissioned survey of about …

What is it that makes us human? What are the decisive differences between men and machines, or humans and animals? When someone is arrested for manufacturing …

There’s a reason Ebola generates more terror than most viral illnesses: Doctors have no cure, and as many as 9 in 10 of its victims die. The only silver …

On July 22, the Indonesian General Elections Commission announced Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, as the victor in Indonesia’s presidential …

The dangerous stalemate in Indonesia’s presidential election may be resolved tomorrow, when official results are due. But it’s already having a …

Democracy prevailed in Indonesia last week. Now leaders there and around the world must quickly get behind the country’s president-elect. After a tense …