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[David Ignatius] How Xi overplayed his hand with America

In the rebalancing of Sino-American relations that’s underway, the usual roles are reversed: China’s normally deft President Xi Jinping appears to have badly overreached in seeking advantage. And President Trump, who often seems tone-deaf on foreign policy, is riding a bipartisan consensus that it’s time to push back against Beijing. The two nations will probably make a trade deal soon, patching together a working relationship that has been frayed by a year of tariffs and economic brinksmanship.

[Jeffrey D. Sachs] Our zero-emission future

The solution to human-induced climate change is finally in clear view. Thanks to rapid advances in zero-carbon energy technologies, and in sustainable food systems, the world can realistically end greenhouse-gas emissions by mid-century at little or no incremental cost, and with decisive benefits for safety and health. The main obstacle is inertia: politicians continue to favor the fossil-fuel industry and traditional agriculture mainly because they don’t know better or are on the take.Most glob

Apr 18, 2019
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[Ted Gover] Kim’s dashed expectations show Trump is striking the right balance

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s statements in recent days, replete with frustration and scolding of Washington’s negotiating posture, indicate that President Donald Trump thus far has struck the right balance. In his April 11 speech to his rubber-stamp legislature, the Supreme People’s Assembly, Kim said that he is only interested in meeting Trump for a third summit if Washington approaches talks with the “right attitude,” adding that he would wait until the end of 2019 for Washington to be mo

Apr 18, 2019
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[Yang Sung-jin] Mysterious global impact of BTS

Exactly how Jimin, RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, V, and Jungkook pull off one history-making feat after another is a mystery

Apr 18, 2019
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[Kim Seong-kon] Pleasure of reading Mendoza and Molina

Recently, I read “The Truth About the Savolta Case” by celebrated Spanish writer Eduardo Mendoza. In his intriguing novel, Mendoza depicts the turbulent social milieu of early 20th century Barcelona, where there were daily clashes between workers demanding a raise and company owners exploiting workers. It was a critical time when Spain witnessed a massive influx of foreign ideologies such as Bolshevism and anarchism that instigated workers, and capitalism that captivated company owners. The nove

Apr 17, 2019
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[Lee Jae-min] Clawing our way out of plastic mountains

This time we are serious, as things have changed since last summer. We sense increasing social awareness on chronic overuse of plastics, and this is a welcome step in the right direction. New regulations with teeth have arrived at shops. Starting from April 1, single-use plastic bags have been banned at supermarkets and malls. This follows an earlier ban (August 2018) of single-use plastic cups in coffee shops and cafes. Further anti-plastic measures are waiting in queue. Civic engagement is als

Apr 17, 2019
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[Juan Guaido] Why China should switch sides in Venezuela

China is the world’s largest oil importer and Venezuela has the largest proven oil reserves in the world. For these two reasons alone, the economic relationship between the nations will inevitably grow. In fact, we hope for even more. There are many areas besides oil in which they can mutually benefit from trade and cooperation in the future.For that relationship to blossom, however, Venezuela has to change and abandon its model of governance that’s ruined it economically. The country is sufferi

Apr 17, 2019
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[Pankaj Mishra] The secret to Modi’s success

On the face of things, Narendra Modi has failed variously and spectacularly as India’s prime minister. After pledging to create millions of jobs, he has -- according to a leaked government report -- presided over a dramatic rise in unemployment among young Indians. Vowing to vanquish terrorism, he took most currency notes out of circulation and cracked down hard in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Kashmir has since witnessed a sharp spike in militancy and its biggest terrorist attack in years.Swe

Apr 16, 2019
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[Sam Rainsy] Rising cost of strongman rule in Cambodia

On April 4, a group of international buyers’ associations from the garment, footwear, sporting and travel goods industries sent a letter to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to express concerns over abusive labor practices and human rights violations.Already, Cambodia’s tax-free access to the vast European Union market, granted under the EU’s “Everything But Arms” scheme, is in danger of being suspended over such violations. If the country is excluded permanently from EBA and other preferential t

Apr 16, 2019
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[Letter to the Editor] Ignorance is no excuse for racism

After reading the article “Racism still haunts club scene” in the April 10 edition of The Korea Herald, I felt the need to voice my opinion. To any progressive open-minded person, racism in whatever form is unacceptable. One difference here in South Korea is that many people are not open-minded and the country is less progressive than most foreigners would like it to be. This isn’t meant to be a slight, and I don’t mean to be disrespectful -- it’s just reality. In Western nations, the fight agai

Apr 16, 2019
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[David Ignatius] Does Assange merit First Amendment protection?

Is Julian Assange a journalist? The US Justice Department sidestepped that question in its indictment of Assange. But his case is still certain to stir a debate about whether the WikiLeaks founder deserves protection under the First Amendment. Assange was arrested in London on Thursday, as US prosecutors unsealed an indictment accusing him of conspiring with Chelsea Manning to hack a Pentagon computer in 2010 to obtain secret documents that WikiLeaks hoped to publish. The indictment focuses on A

Apr 15, 2019
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[Ana Palacio] Closing Europe’s confidence gap

In Spanish, the word confianza has a double meaning. On one hand, it describes a firm trust in something or someone -- the kind of trust that people around the world, from Brazil to the United States to North Africa, increasingly lack in their leaders and even governance systems. On the other hand, confianza refers to confidence in oneself -- something that is in particularly short supply in Europe.In fact, the European Union is suffering from a deficit of confianza in both senses. This is a uni

Apr 15, 2019
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[Joseph E. Stiglitz] Trump’s most worrisome legacy

Kirstjen Nielsen’s forced resignation as US Secretary of Homeland Security is no reason to celebrate. Yes, she presided over the forced separation of families at the US border, notoriously housing young children in wire cages. But Nielsen’s departure is not likely to bring any improvement, as President Donald Trump wants to replace her with someone who will carry out his anti-immigrant policies even more ruthlessly.Trump’s immigration policies are appalling in almost every aspect. And yet they m

Apr 12, 2019
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[David Ignatius] Trump administration’s Iran sanctions could backfire

The Trump administration’s “maximum pressure campaign” against Iran assumes that economic sanctions are weakening the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps -- and that more sanctions will make the IRGC weaker still. The problem is that US and European intelligence analysts don’t think this forecast is accurate. “Re-imposition of sanctions in 2018 has played into the hands of the IRGC,” warns one recent Western intelligence assessment. Rather than turning Iranians against the corrupt IRGC leadership,

Apr 12, 2019
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[Ferdinando Giugliano] How populists can ruin a global recovery

There is a strange sound of relief coming out of the International Monetary Fund.The IMF has slashed its global growth forecasts to the lowest level since the financial crisis, but it also believes policymakers may have stepped in just in time to avoid a turn for the worse.Central bankers deserve credit for pausing on their long road back to a more normal monetary policy. This has helped to bring some calm to financial markets and may help to lift growth in the second half of this year. But it’s

Apr 11, 2019
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