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[Andreas Kluth] US must not cut troops in Germany

Jun 12, 2020

It’s always interesting to see who’s celebrating. In German politics, that’s currently the Left Party, a descendant of East Germany’s former dictatorship that likes to brew anti-Americanism and Russo...
[Nisha Gopalan] The office not dead, just recovering

Jun 11, 2020

I returned to the office this week, joining thousands of bankers from Citigroup to Morgan Stanley that are trickling back to their desks in Hong Kong. After almost five months working from home, it’s...
[Andy Mukherjee] Economic nationalism a wrong turn for COVID-hit India

Jun 11, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants all 1.3 billion Indians to be “vocal for local” -- meaning, to not just use domestically made products but also to promote them. As an overseas citizen living in Ho...
[Kim Seong-kon] Korea caught in the crossfire

Jun 10, 2020

A crisis is mounting between the United States and China, and South Korea has found herself suddenly caught in the crossfire of the two superpowers. Now under relentless pressure, the Korean governme...
[Clara Ferreira Marques] Vietnam breaks out of COVID tourist trap

Jun 10, 2020

Vietnam is pulling ahead in the race to reopen Southeast Asia to city-hoppers and sunseekers. International arrivals were down 98 percent in May from a year earlier, after a record 2019. Yet success...
[Clara Ferreira Marques] China tackles dirty work of finance

Jun 9, 2020

Beijing is scrubbing up. Late last week, the central bank excluded so-called clean coal from a draft list of projects eligible for green bonds. It’s a significant move that puts the world’s No. 2 iss...
[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar] What you’re seeing is people pushed to the edge

Jun 9, 2020

What was your first reaction when you saw the video of the white cop kneeling on George Floyd’s neck while Floyd croaked, “I can’t breathe”? If you’re white, you probably muttered a horrified, “Oh, ...
[Therese Raphael] How COVID-19 has made Brexit even harder

Jun 8, 2020

It came as no surprise that a fourth round of trade negotiations between the UK and the EU has produced no big breakthrough. Once again, there is talk about Britain separating from the EU in December...
[Cass R. Sunstein] ‘Union’ crucial word in Mattis’ text

Jun 8, 2020

What pushed former Defense Secretary James Mattis over the edge, to denounce President Donald Trump in the strongest possible terms? Only the former general knows for sure, but a clue is provided by...
[Serendipity] Time for government to step up to the plate

Jun 5, 2020

The 1,442nd Wednesday Rally held across the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Wednesday proceeded as it has for 30 years, opening with a performance followed by individual citizens and group representativ...
[Robert J. Fouser] What would Biden presidency mean for Korea?

Jun 5, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated many trends that have been gathering force slowly. The pandemic transformed the tense competition between the US and China into a nascent Cold War. To isolate C...
[Noah Feldman] Antifa threat imperils free speech

Jun 4, 2020

On Sunday, President Donald Trump tweeted that the executive branch will designate Antifa as a “terrorist organization,” apparently in an attempt to pin blame for the weekend’s violent protests on th...
[Kim Myong-sik] ’Comfort woman’ crusader puts us to shame

Jun 4, 2020

In the persistent condemnation of Japan’s wartime sex slavery, we have told the descendants of former imperialists to be sorely ashamed of the part of history that they share with Koreans. The recent...
[Adam Minter] Just one step for SpaceX

Jun 3, 2020

The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule that’s orbiting the Earth with two US astronauts is the picture of New Space Age glamour. It’s a sleek, stylish commercially made capsule that’s destined to be featured...
[Kim Seong-kon] Good government in these troubled times

Jun 3, 2020

We need government to run the country for us and represent us in the international community. Unfortunately, however, we often find our government overbearing and oppressive. Sometimes we suffer heav...