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[Elizabeth Drew] Logic of impeachment does not favor Trump

Oct 7, 2019

US President Donald Trump’s presidency is in peril. He’s likely to be impeached -- the equivalent of an indictment -- by the House of Representatives, and it cannot be ruled out entirely that the Sen...
[Ivan Eland] How did we come to have a rogue presidency?

Oct 6, 2019

The media has given us blanket coverage of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s announcement of an official House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump’s apparent attempt to use congressionally app...
[Jonathan Woetzel, Jeongmin Seong] The Asianized world has arrived

Oct 6, 2019

In the 19th century, the world was Europeanized. In the 20th century, it was Americanized. Now, it is being Asianized -- and much faster than you may think. Asia’s rise has been swift. Home to more ...
[Hal Brands] Singapore has some tough advice for US and China

Oct 3, 2019

These are fraught times for Asia-Pacific nations caught in the crossfire of the US-China rivalry. I recently wrote about how one longtime US ally, the Philippines, is repositioning itself between Was...
[Daniel Moss] South Korea has a problem other countries can only dream of

Oct 3, 2019

South Korea’s economy is in a tough spot. Too bad the monetary policy response has been so tame. The country is flirting with outright deflation, figures Tuesday showed, as consumer prices declined ...
[Kim Seong-kon] What should a wise man do in a commotion?

Oct 1, 2019

Pyrrho of Ellis, the first Greek skeptic philosopher, argued that wise men should be skeptical and thus remain calm under all circumstances. According to the Greek thinker, we should raise questions ...
[Daniel Moss] One dirty word is driving economic change in Japan

Oct 1, 2019

Workers born outside Japan are playing an increasingly important role in the world’s third-largest economy. Just don’t call it immigration. The country is often said to pride itself on homogeneity a...
[Jonathan Bernstein] Is that the sound of Trump’s spell over Republicans breaking?

Sept 30, 2019

The fate of President Donald Trump rests with Republicans. So the hearing in the House of Representatives on Thursday about a whistleblower’s allegation of impropriety involving Trump’s interaction w...
[Daniel Moss] Where you eat your bento box now matters for Japan

Sept 30, 2019

Japan’s consumption-tax hike doesn’t look like it’s going to sink the economy, as a similar increase did five years ago. That’s the good news. The bad news is that the bump, to 10 percent from 8 pe...
[James Gibney] Impeachment comes with a foreign policy silver lining

Sept 29, 2019

Even before House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pulled the trigger on an investigation into President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, there were fears and complaints that impeachment proceedings would d...
[Leonid Bershidsky] Ukraine holds more surprises for Biden

Sept 29, 2019

US presidential candidate Joe Biden is about to learn an unpleasant lesson about Ukraine: Once you’ve stepped into the country’s politics, there’s no way to emerge unsullied. Recent developments sugg...
[Noah Feldman] UK top court’s Brexit ruling will have wide-ranging impact

Sept 26, 2019

The UK Supreme Court’s ruling voiding Boris Johnson’s suspension of Parliament is one for the ages -- a landmark in British constitutional law of the kind that comes around only once every few centur...
[David Ignatius] Trump compromised national security for personal gain

Sept 26, 2019

If you’re wondering why it matters that US President Donald Trump withheld military aid to Ukraine while he was requesting political favors from its new president, think about the Ukrainian soldiers ...
[Kim Myong-sik] Moon slides deeper into hot water embracing Cho Kuk

Sept 25, 2019

The fall of President Moon Jae-in’s approval rating down to the 40 percent mark made headlines last week. The Korea Gallup figure was the lowest since the May 2017 election, which he won with 41 perc...
[Kent Harrington] When US president can’t be trusted

Sept 25, 2019

The White House is trying to prevent the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence from viewing a whistleblower complaint detailing President Donald Trump’s repeated attempts to pressure Ukrai...