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How Poland won back its democracy

How Poland won back its democracy

WARSAW - Pro-democracy advocates worldwide have turned their attention to Poland’s recent parliamentary election in search of the silver bullet that enabled Poles to defy global trends and oust their authoritarian populist government. But a close examination of the campaign leading up to last month’s vote shows that the democratic opposition’s stunning victory was made possib...

2023-11-09 15:50

Kim Rahn

Another misstep in birthrate policy

It is not news that Korea is shrinking due to the world’s lowest-level birthrate and fastest-level population aging.

2023-11-08 16:35

Where are the Koreans?

Where are the Koreans?

I recently returned from five days in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. From Korea Town in District 7 to the Paris Baguette in District 3, the signs and symbols of South Korea seemed everywhere. Nonetheless, it was the absence of a particular Korean presence that struck me most. Let me explain.

2023-11-08 16:30

Korea's world-class firefighters, ready to serve!

Korea's world-class firefighters, ready to serve!

When a series of wildfires hit the Canadian province of Quebec earlier this year in the midst of a scorching summer, the Canadian government called to the international community for help. The Korean government responded by dispatching 151 members of the Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) on July 2. Of those, 70 were specialist mountain firefighters from Gangwon Province and N...

2023-11-08 16:20

News coverage of romance scam

News coverage of romance scam

What is the hottest issue in Korea right now? It is not the struggling economy. It is not the missile threats from North Korea. The hottest issue is the bizarre romance scandal involving a former Olympian and her fiance, a transgender con artist. That is, at least according to the keyword search in the news database of Naver, the country’s largest internet portal. If you did ...

2023-11-07 16:35

Chyung Eun-ju, Joel Cho

Dopamine, TikTok and hexagonal humans: Rethinking digital immersion

People are supergluing costume vampire fangs to their teeth, eating cereal from another person’s mouth and peeing in their pants. The goal is to make viral TikTok videos. As time passes, the videos on TikTok are becoming more ludicrous and also quite harmful as they seem to be emulating the American TV series franchise “Jackass.” A female TikTokker ended up in the hospital af...

2023-11-07 16:30

Niger's colonial-style resource curse

Niger's colonial-style resource curse

CAIRO - Since the ouster of President Mohamed Bazoum in July, Niger, a landlocked West African state, has fallen into dire straits. Perhaps the only good thing to come out of the coup -the latest in a string of military takeovers in the Sahel - is that it has focused international attention on the country, which had previously been relatively stable and democratic.

2023-11-07 16:20

The enduring strength of Korean culture

The enduring strength of Korean culture

The story I’m going to share occurred about 20 years ago, during the presidency of Kim Dae-jung. I was part of a wide-ranging conversation at the Blue House when I perceived that President Kim was greatly troubled with the idea of lifting a ban on Japanese popular culture.

2023-11-06 16:35

Tomorrow X Together: Rising from BTS' shadow to craft their own legacy

Tomorrow X Together: Rising from BTS' shadow to craft their own legacy

In the bustling panorama of the K-pop industry, Tomorrow X Together (TXT) has emerged as the gleaming new promise from Big Hit Music. This powerhouse label catapulted BTS to global stardom. The birthright of BTS legacy brought with it a sky of expectations, casting a long, influential shadow under which TXT was unveiled to the world in 2019. However, rather than being eclipse...

2023-11-06 16:30

Seoul needs new peace center rooted in Gandhian way of life

Seoul needs new peace center rooted in Gandhian way of life

In the face of a plethora of intrinsic and extrinsic challenges, the Republic of Korea finds itself at a pivotal juncture, proactively seeking remedies to safeguard its well-being and sovereignty. Confronted with the erosion of traditional values, an ailing economy, faltering peace negotiations with North Korea, and escalating military pressures emanating from an ascendant Ch...

2023-11-06 16:20

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