Category: Column/Editorial
Undergoing trials
We are undergoing trials every moment. Each of us in different positions is walking on and on while going through trials and challenges for the change and betterment of society. […]
Do’s and don’ts for Park
Use popular mandate correctly and humbly President-elect Park Geun-hye has finally attained her lifelong goal of winning the nation’s highest office. Awaiting her is the much harder task of turning […]
Park Geun-hye sets many firsts
This year’s presidential race is that of many firsts. It is the first between genders in Korea and the first to elect a president who was born after the outbreak […]
Four Asian nations in power transition asked to have summit meeting at DMZ
Any one to study the history of the Far East Asia can easily realize how much it is difficult to grow the seeds of trust in the soil of those […]
Year of new things
In this month of year-end gatherings, old friends and acquaintances never fail to get together. Koreans live a fast and hard life, and the last month of the year is […]
Egyptian Novelist Youssef Ziedan: Religious terror of fanatic people starts when they speak in the name of God
Youssef Ziedan is an Egyptian scholar who specializes in Arabic and Islamic studies. He worked as director of the Manuscript Center and Museum affiliated to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina. He is […]
Protecting all members of our human family
I am a great champion of the power of youth to change the world but I am celebrating a 64-year-old responsible for ushering in momentous progress. Not a person but […]
Winner’s bucket list
Here are five suggestions for what our new President has to do during his or her five-year term. 1) Don’t be ambitious but be ambitious The late former President Roh Moo-hyun […]
Despite revolutions, much of the problems remain intact in Arab countries
2011 has been a busy year for most Arabic countries, as they witnessed the uprisings of revolutions that were later named “Arab Spring.” Now, it’s been almost two years after […]
Fear of Japan’s regression
LDP’s return to power must not undermine peace Dark clouds are gathering in Northeast Asia as Japan’s conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) returned to power Sunday. The party’s hawkish former […]