Category: Column/Editorial
North Korean missile strikes fear
The world has just become more dangerous. For decades, the United States has been wary of the rogue state of North Korea, governed (after a fashion) by pariahs. Their intent […]
NK’s reckless challenge
Pyongyang should pay the price for rocket launch After much speculation, North Korea fired a long-range rocket Wednesday morning in defiance of international condemnation and sanctions threats from the United […]
Everyday Putinism
For those following the headlines, Putin II may seem progressive. As opposed to Putin’s first tenure, there have been no controversial television station closings, no prominent cases against businessmen and […]
Russia’s European prospects
MOSCOW ― In 1966, Charles de Gaulle’s vision of a Europe “that stretched from the Atlantic to the Urals” was provocative. Today, Russian President Vladimir Putin has advanced an even […]
Kowtow or cooperation in Asia?
TOKYO ― When an American president’s first overseas trip following his re-election is to Asia, one can be sure that something big is afoot in the region. Indeed, Barack Obama’s […]
Fear about assertive China
China’s new leader Xi Jinping has issued a call for action to realize “the cause of national rejuvenation, which he called “the greatest dream for the Chinese nation in modern […]
Why we must change
“Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution,” wrote Theodosius Dobzhansky, (1900–1975), a prominent geneticist and evolutionary biologist. Then what is evolution? Simply in layman’s terms, it’s […]
Panic over power shortage
Time to make conservation a part of daily life The ghost of a possible power blackout is haunting the nation prematurely as a cold wave hit the peninsula earlier than […]
Candidates, don’t bore us!
As she may be our next president, it is germane to now ask: Has Park Geun-hye had charisma-bypass surgery? If you have not noticed, it is election season. Hence, we […]
Freedom of speech in different climate
Freedom of speech has spread its wings with the advent of social media. Thoughts, blogs and tweets now flood cyberspace. The Arab Spring gave the world hope and a sea […]