Korean Heir
In a country ruled by Chaebol executives, the macadamia-induced diatribe of then-Korean Airlines vice-president Cho Hyun-ah falls on the benign side of corporate misbehavior.
Category: Politics & Society
Islam’s Smothered Voice
The attacks on Charlie Hebdo were the harbinger of a greater battle to come — not the prophesied “clash of civilizations” between the West and Islam, but the storm of conflict between a free, equal society and one governed by fear and terror.
Do As I Say, Not As I Do – The Gulf Between Western Ideology and Action
Oftentimes for the West, practicing what it preaches is either inconvenient or detrimental to the developing world.
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How Netanyahu’s Decision to Address Congress is Testing Israel’s Relationship with the United States
The special relationship between the United States and Israel plays an outsize role in shaping U.S. policy in the Middle East — so why is Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu now jeopardizing it?
Censorship or National Security? – Political Dismemberment in the Republic of Korea
The Constitutional Court’s decision to dissolve the left-oriented Unified Progressive Party will have a chilling effect on the Korean political left.
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Broken Promises – Europe’s Mediterranean Refugee Crisis
Managing illegal immigration and asylum seekers is one of the great problems threatening the unity of the European Union.
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Opening Old Wounds
In order to gain popular legitimacy, Die Linke must divorce its present-day image from that of the former Socialist Unity Party of East Germany.
Protecting Jewish Sovereignty, Ignoring Arab Minority
Seeking to consolidate the country’s status as the “national homeland of the Jewish people,” the Israeli cabinet voted two weeks ago in favor of a hotly contested Jewish State Bill.
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A Meeting in China: Part of Something Bigger
An agreement on climate was not the only thing to emerge from last week’s APEC summit.
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