The Korea Herald

[Kim Seong-kon] Salute to the fallen soldiers of our country

Jul 1, 2020

The other day, I came across the 2009 HBO film, “Taking Chance.” Watching the movie based on a true story, I spent a riveting hour and 17 minutes, deeply moved by the way how Americans treat their fa...
[Andy Mukherjee] It’s hard to be next China

Jun 30, 2020

Is the global monetary order ready for another reboot? In the 1960s, Japan and Europe exported their way to post-World War II prosperity under the fixed exchange rates of the Bretton Woods agreement...
[Andreas Kluth] The future of Europe could be decided in Poland

Jun 30, 2020

The European Union has many problems, but the most fundamental may be the rift between northern and southern member states and the even deeper fault line running between west and east. That latter fi...
[Natalie Gonella-Platts, Christopher Walsh] Kim Yo-jong a sordid example of female leader

Jun 29, 2020

As rumors of Kim Jong-un’s death circulated in April, some speculated that his sister and confidant, Kim Yo-jong, might soon succeed him as North Korea’s Supreme Leader. Perhaps still auditioning for...
[Kent Harrington] North Korean leader goes back on same old script

Jun 29, 2020

Like the leading character in a long-running television series, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has kicked off the latest crisis on the Korean Peninsula with familiar theatrics. After cutting off al...
[Digital Simplicity] Mask up! This is no time to test your luck

Jun 26, 2020

The act of wearing a mask in South Korea takes on a deeply social meaning. Masks are supposed to protect both the wearer and others from the dreadful COVID-19. But the emphasis is clearly placed on p...
[Clara Ferreira Marques] Putin puts his post-COVID comeback to a vote

Jun 26, 2020

Russia’s president has not had a good pandemic. But Vladimir Putin is staging a comeback, with a touch of foreign-policy grandstanding, a dash of military theater and a plebiscite on constitutional r...
[Noah Smith] Fear of infection hurt economy more than lockdowns

Jun 25, 2020

Until recently, it seemed like the contentious debate over lockdowns was over. By the end of May, many states were defying the warnings of public-health experts, reopening restaurants, retail and pub...
[Ana Palacio] Organic multilateralism needed in a G-Zero world

Jun 24, 2020

This year’s gathering of world leaders for the United Nations General Assembly in New York has been called off. The news of the cancellation -- the first in the UN’s 75-year history -- came a week af...
[Kim Seong-kon] On the 70th anniversary of the Korean War

Jun 24, 2020

On June 25, 2020, Korea commemorates the 70th anniversary of the Korea War. It means that the babies who were born in 1950 when the war broke out are now 70 years old. It is sad to think that those w...
[Ferdinando Giugliano] Europe’s frugal four are right about two things

Jun 24, 2020

The European Commission’s plan for a 750 billion-euro ($842 billion) fund to deal with the economic consequences of the pandemic is a quantum leap in Europe’s crisis response. Yet, for all the good i...
[Ivo Daalder] Trump’s transactional approach is eroding global alliances

Jun 23, 2020

The United States has for decades deployed large numbers of its military forces overseas. Today, some 170,000 troops are stationed in more than 150 countries. But the vast majority of them are based ...
[Adam Minter] On COVID and protests, some good news

Jun 23, 2020

On Tuesday morning, cars and pedestrians lined up for free COVID-19 tests in south Minneapolis, six blocks from where George Floyd was killed last month. As protests flared after his death, Minnesota...
[David Fickling] The most troubling China-India conflict is economic

Jun 22, 2020

What’s worse than two populous, nuclear-armed countries killing each other’s soldiers? Two populous, nuclear-armed countries letting their longer-term relationship wither. Fighting along the Chinese...
[Andreas Kluth] Nuclear arms race worse than last one

Jun 22, 2020

As long as the pandemic rages, the world’s leaders are understandably preoccupied with the threat of disease. But there are other dangers to humanity that demand attention. One of the most frightenin...