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[Interview] Is war in Iran the beginning of the end for nuclear nonproliferation?
10+ hour, 51+ min ago (737+ words) US President Donald Trump's war against Iran may be more than a diplomatic blunder, an expert in security studies warns " it may mark the beginning of the end for the world's nuclear nonproliferation regime. Jim Walsh, a senior research associate…...
[Correspondent’s column] JD Vance’s 67-hour disappearance
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (243+ words) Where the hell is JD Vance? Where is he?" After staying out of the public eye for almost 67 hours, Vance finally appeared on Fox News at 8 pm on Monday evening. The president has clearly defined what he wants to accomplish,…...
[Column] Withstanding Trump’s predatory hegemony
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (140+ words) [Column] Withstanding Trump's predatory hegemony" [Column] Withstanding Trump's predatory hegemony By Jung E-gil, senior international affairs writer - " Netanyahu's plot to stay in power by goading US into war with Iran - " [Editorial] US dragging Kurds into its war with Iran would…...
Khamenei the martyr, Trump the fool? Why a wider, longer war may be in store
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (207+ words) Khamenei the martyr, Trump the fool? Why a wider, longer war may be in store" Khamenei the martyr, Trump the fool? Why a wider, longer war may be in store Expand the war. Increase the costs. Outlast the enemy. Iran…...
[Column] US allies in the Gulf are in flames. Can Korea avoid a similar fate?
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (658+ words) By Gil Yun-hyung, editorial writer On Sept. 8, 1951, Japan signed the Treaty of San Francisco, making peace with the Allied Powers after its defeat in World War II. That was also when Japan signed a security deal with the United States that…...
[Editorial] Trump’s unjustified war with Iran threatens chaos for us all
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (482+ words) Reports confirm the death of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at the age of 86, in the US and Israel's joint attack on Iran dubbed Operation Epic Fury. But contrary to the US' hopes, there's little chance that the theocratic…...
March shareholder meetings to test if firms can finally shake off ‘Korea discount’
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1113+ words) In addition to the semiconductor boom driven by investment in artificial intelligence, one factor driving Korea's benchmark KOSPI index past the 5,000-point milestone was hopes that revisions to the commercial code would improve the backward governance structure at Korean corporations....
Japan renounced war in its 1946 constitution — is that about to change?
3+ week, 6+ day ago (674+ words) Under the leadership of the ultraconservative Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Japan's Liberal Democratic Party flew to a historic victory in Sunday's snap election, becoming the first party to win more than two-thirds majority in the parliament's lower house since World…...
[Column] Today’s diverging paths of human virtue, hegemony and tyranny
1+ mon, 11+ hour ago (749+ words) By Chung-in Moon, James Laney Distinguished Professor at Yonsei University We're living in chaotic times. The old order is dying, but the new order has yet to take shape. The potential outcomes discussed by theorists range from the preservation of…...
[Column] As South Korea profits from arms, North Korea pays in lives
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (552+ words) By Lee Bon-young, senior economy and business reporter Say that someone knew a year ago what is happening in today's financial markets. What sort of choices would they make in 2025? No doubt they would take everything they had, maybe even…...