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[Editorial] Dangerous spillover

EditorialJul 21, 2019

Seoul-Tokyo discord should not damage security cooperation
[David Ignatius] America’s immediate challenge in Persian Gulf is maritime security

ViewpointsJul 18, 2019

Here’s the most intriguing fact about Iran’s apparent seizure Saturday of a small oil tanker about 385 kilometers northwest of here: Thus far, it has brought only a muted response from the United Ara...
[Editorial] Listen to residents

EditorialJul 18, 2019

Policy to dismantle weirs encounters overwhelming opposition from local city councils
[Kim Myong-sik] South Korean military lowers guards against North prematurely

ViewpointsJul 17, 2019

South Korea currently ranks 12th in terms of economic power of nations. It ranks a little higher in international researchers’ comparison of military strength. The oft-quoted Global Fire Power websi...
[Timothy L. O’Brien] Trump’s ‘go back’ tweets leave no room for doubt

ViewpointsJul 17, 2019

As he has so many times since bursting onto the presidential stage in 2015, Donald Trump played the race card Sunday. He launched nearly three dozen broadsides on Twitter throughout the day, but a tr...
[Editorial] Be frank

EditorialJul 17, 2019

Japan should not gloss over motive for export curbs
[Robert J. Fouser] Improving relations between South Korea and Japan

ViewpointsJul 16, 2019

South Korea and Japan are at it again. On July 1, the Japanese government decided to restrict exports to South Korea of three products used in semiconductor and smartphone manufacturing. It argued th...
[Kim Seong-kon] Five things we should do to overcome crisis

ViewpointsJul 16, 2019

Watching Korea helplessly caught in the vortex of international crises and domestic turbulence these days, one cannot but ponder how Korea can survive in these difficult times. Of course, it will not...
[Editorial] Adjustments needed

EditorialJul 16, 2019

After relenting on 10,000 won minimum wage, Moon needs to reconsider other election pledges too
[David Fickling] Tall fences make bad neighbors out of Japan and Korea

ViewpointsJul 15, 2019

To outsiders, it may seem like the deepening rift between Japan and South Korea has blown up out of a clear blue sky. For all the wrangling over the legacy of Japan’s 35-year colonization of the Kor...
[James Stavridis] The path forward with North Korea: ‘Denuclearization lite’

ViewpointsJul 15, 2019

Over the past couple of weeks, there have been increasing signs that the Trump administration -- and particularly the president himself -- is moderating its position on North Korea’s stockpile of nuc...
[Editorial] Lax military discipline

EditorialJul 15, 2019

Soldier deserts guard post to buy drinks; Officer makes soldier surrender falsely
[Markos Kounalakis] As British envoy just learned, loose lips sink diplomats

ViewpointsJul 14, 2019

If the truth can set you free, then the British ambassador to Washington is now free as a bird. Unfortunately for him, he will no longer be soaring over America’s capital or hovering anywhere near th...
[David Ignatius] Democrats, Trump is on a roll

ViewpointsJul 14, 2019

The agonizing fact for Democrats this summer is that US President Donald Trump appears to be gaining ground on domestic and foreign policy, while his potential challengers are quarreling and mostly s...
[Editorial] Too farfetched

EditorialJul 14, 2019

Japan’s linking of export curbs to security not reasonable