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[Trudy Rubin] Biden-Putin summit: No illusions, but Russia put to the test

Jun 22, 2021

Rate the US-Russia summit in Geneva as a success for President Joe Biden. If you want to understand why, just look at what Vladimir Putin said back home the day after the summit ended. “I want to s...
[Dave Anderson] Centrist position on Mideast problem

Jun 22, 2021

There is a familiar pattern of responses to the Israeli-Palestinian problem that mirrors most political problems. There are two positions that are diametrically opposed to each other, and then there ...
[Jeffrey D. Sachs] Group of Seven summits are an anachronism

Jun 21, 2021

The latest G7 summit was a waste of resources. If it had to be held at all, it should have been conducted online, saving time, logistical costs, and airplane emissions. But, more fundamentally, G-7 s...
[Bill Emmott] Herd immunity is closer than you think

Jun 18, 2021

When will the world have vaccinated 80 percent of all adults, the level presumed by scientists to produce herd immunity against COVID-19? Most people’s answer is 2023 or 2024, which suggests deep pes...
[Robert J. Fouser] New directions for education policy?

Jun 18, 2021

For decades, education has sat at the center of political discourse in South Korea. As the country developed, the center of discourse moved from educating the masses for the needs of a growing indust...
[Noah Smith] Global battle for microchip dominance

Jun 17, 2021

The world is gearing up for a titanic battle over semiconductors. To secure its position in this most strategic of all industries, the US will have to weigh its strategy carefully and learn the lesso...
[Kim Myong-sik] New age of politics calls for high morality

Jun 17, 2021

During an open debate before he was elected chairman of the main opposition People Power Party last week, Lee Jun-seok said he made “several hundred million won (several hundred thousand dollars)” th...
[Jon Healey] Can US Congress fix Big Tech?

Jun 16, 2021

The internet has been a great unifier, enabling people to join others around the globe in pursuit of common interests. And now, the internet’s largest platform operators -- Facebook, Amazon, Apple an...
[Kim Seong-kon] Precious things in these difficult times

Jun 16, 2021

Living in these troubled times, we ponder the things that are most precious in life. Some people might think of expensive jewels as precious, such as a diamond ring, a platinum bracelet, or a pearl n...
[Trudy Rubin] What Biden-Putin summit tests

Jun 15, 2021

The most eagerly awaited event in President Joe Biden’s overseas trip to Europe is his June 16 summit meeting in Geneva with Vladimir Putin. This is a high-drama event -- regardless of whether the d...
[Stephen L. Carter] Paying off ransomware criminals shouldn’t be illegal

Jun 15, 2021

Lots of companies have lately been victimized by ransomware hackers -- cybercriminals who infiltrate and encrypt IT systems, then demand money to unlock them. In addition to the much-publicized attac...
[Charles T. Clark] The trouble with living in denial

Jun 14, 2021

I’m a big believer in self-reflection on a personal level, a professional level and a societal level. I firmly believe that if we as individuals and collectively are able to critically think about o...
[Allison Schrager] Biden’s trickle-up economics is bound to fail

Jun 14, 2021

President Joe Biden’s recently unveiled budget marks a new era in US economic policymaking. Decades of trickle-down tax cuts are out the window; Biden is betting that trickle-up economics will delive...
[Digital Simplicity] ‘Project Hail Mary’ and the meaning of ‘cultural things’

Jun 12, 2021

Andy Weir’s much-awaited “Project Hail Mary” is certainly a page-turning interstellar tale that sends sci-fi fans on a thrilling space journey. Kirkus Reviews, a US-based book review magazine, hails ...
[Nicholas Stern] The investment imperative for the G-7

Jun 11, 2021

At the upcoming G-7 summit in Cornwall, the major economies’ leaders have a critical opportunity to agree on a plan that not only drives a strong recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic for their own cou...