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December 30, 2013 Columnists

[Kishore Mahbubani] How to prevent China-Japan war

China and Japan, Asia’s two most powerful nations, are increasingly jousting in the skies and in the seas near a set of disputed islands. Although their economies remain deeply intertwined, relations...

[Editorial] Agenda for 2014

Last year was a tough one for President Park Geun-hye. The top priority for the nation’s first female president in her first year in office was to revitalize the sagging economy to improve people’s l...

December 30, 2013
Editorial
Do-Nothing Congress II: It’s not a compliment

It’s official: The Republican-controlled House and the Democrat-controlled Senate agreed on so few issues this year, Congress is on pace to pass the fewest bills in a two-year term since World War II...

December 30, 2013
Columnists
Thailand’s silent coup

BANGKOK ― Thailand is once again being convulsed by extreme partisan politics, with the country’s polarization playing out on Bangkok’s streets. Several people have been killed, and many more have be...

December 30, 2013
Columnists
Free, online course on sustainable development

NEW YORK ― A half-century ago, John F. Kennedy observed that, “man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life.” Those words speak to us toda...

December 30, 2013
Columnists
[Cass R. Sunstein] How to test charity effectiveness

Americans are a generous people, contributing about $300 billion to charity each year. But when we make out a check to a charity, how do we know that the recipients are actually getting help? How do ...

December 29, 2013
Columnists
[Jeffrey Frankel] Fischer, the Fed and U.S. growth

CAMBRIDGE ― Now that Janet Yellen is to be chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board, attention has turned to the candidate to succeed her as vice chair. Stanley Fischer would be the perfect choice, gi...

December 29, 2013
Columnists
A currency war between U.S., world

South Korea’s monthly exports crossed the $50 billion mark for the first time in October. Solid demand from the developed world was what drove the country’s performance. Korea has also run a current ...

December 29, 2013
Columnists
Five lessons of 2013, guaranteed to be forgotten

It’s that time of year when journalists let their creativity run rampant to produce 10-Best and 10-Worst lists, revisit the year’s biggest whoppers (look no further than the Oval Office), and offer p...

December 29, 2013
Columnists
[Robert B. Reich] Inequality widening in U.S.

It’s the season to show concern for the less fortunate among us. We should also be concerned about the widening gap between the most fortunate and everyone else. Although it’s still possible to win ...

December 27, 2013
Columnists
Superpowers making strategic moves in Africa

By the looks of it, U.S. President Barack Obama may be close to joining the French in taking on the Chinese ― in Africa. According to my sources in the French government, Obama made it clear to both...

December 27, 2013
Columnists
[Hans-Werner Sinn] Measures to rescue Europe

MUNICH ― The European Union has earned its place as an instrument for peace in Europe. Free trade has brought prosperity to its peoples, and the freedom to choose a place of residence guards against ...

December 26, 2013
Columnists
[Ching Cheong] Jang Song-thaek’s execution bodes ill for China

The execution of Jang Song-thaek, the No. 2 man in North Korea, took Beijing by surprise and will adversely affect bilateral relations. Beijing’s displeasure is expressed through the publication of ...

December 26, 2013
Columnists
India’s ‘Modi wave’ may lose momentum

As India prepares for national elections in May, what is being called the “Modi wave” seems almost unstoppable. Since naming Narendra Modi ― the controversial chief minister of the state of Gujarat ―...

December 26, 2013
Columnists
India’s martian chronicles

NEW DELHI ― The news that the Mars orbiter spacecraft Mangalyaan, launched by India on Nov. 5, has left the Earth’s orbit, traversed the moon, and is on course for its ultimate destination, 400 milli...

December 26, 2013
Columnists

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