[COLUMN] Can North Korea give us a reason to live?

SEOUL -- At dinner once with two journalists and two diplomats, I had a bet on when Korea might re-unify. That was back in 1990. Before that time, reunification seemed like a fantasy. The energy in South Korea did not go into thinking about unification, let alone preparing for, but rather into criticizing communism. But when the Berlin Wall fell, Germany reunited, and th

September 12, 2023

[OPINION] The G20 summit finds a mixed note

Karachi -- In the realm of cold, hard facts, the G20 summit, while not without its merits such as the inclusion of the African Union (AU), has, regrettably, left much to be desired. This gathering, when assessed in the context o

September 12, 2023

[OPINION] Disruption and Instability Grow in Africa

KENOSHA -- The leader of Gabon in Africa, Ali Bongo, has been overthrown in a sudden military coup on August 30, right after he was declared the winner in a contested presidenti

September 8, 2023

[OPINION] ​Japan and South Korea Reach Important Accord

SEOUL -- On August 18, Prime Ministers Fumio Kishida of Japan and Yoon Suk-yeol of South Korea met with President Joe Biden at Camp David to complete a historic accord. The thre

August 31, 2023

[OPINION] Some promising events regarding Iran

KENOSHA -- On August 10, Iran released four Americans held in a notorious Tehran prison. They joined a fifth in less restrictive house arrest, with the understanding all will le

August 17, 2023

[OPINION] Our long national nightmare is over

KENOSHA -- President Gerald R. Ford followed up his August 1974 inaugural address with a Presidential Proclamation on September 8, 1974, granting former President Richard M. Nixon

August 9, 2023

[OPINION] Australia's Increasing Strategic Importance

KENOSHA -- The visit to Australia by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in late July is important and deserves more attention than so far rec

August 2, 2023

[COLUMN] Let's ask fortune-tellers if it is time for a Korean War peace treaty

SEOUL -- Next week marks the 70th anniversary of the armistice when the guns of war fell silent across the 38th parallel. Imagine if you were here at that time, wondering what to do with your life, and that you went to a fortune-teller for advice. “It’s only a ceasefire,” the lady might have said. “Don’t buy property in Seoul until there&

July 21, 2023

[OPINION] House Speaker McCarthy's Big Win on Debt

KENOSHA -- The agreement at the end of May by Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and President Joe Biden to raise the ceiling on the national debt

July 19, 2023

[OPINION] NATO's New Unity – and Challenges

KENOSHA -- President Joe Biden’s trip to Europe for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, July 11-12 is not just routine, given Russia

July 13, 2023