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Requirements for leadership
Choi Sang-yeon The author is an editorial writer of the JoongAng Ilbo. Korea has a presidential system with virtually no accountability. As its presidents are the equivalents of elected kings of the past, they centralized power and did w…
Nov 16,2019
Silence of the bureaucrats
Yi Jung-jae The author is a columnist of the JoongAng Ilbo. The government and ruling Democratic Party (DP) have become spendthrifts. A presidential spokesperson said, “If you stack up money in the coffers, it gets rotten.” President Moon…
Nov 15,2019
Learning from Lee
Lee Jong-wha The author is an economics professor at Korea University. On Dec. 10, 2009, a conference on the Korean economy and future was held at the Blue House. More than 200 people attended, including President Lee Myung-bak, the prime…
Nov 15,2019
Alarming signs everywhere
Kim Jung-sik The author is an honorary professor of economics at Yonsei University. The global economy is warning of a synchronized downturn. Kristalina Georgieva, the new managing director of the IMF, is concerned about slowdown in growt…
Nov 14,2019
Only a phase
Frank Ching The author, based in Hong Kong, writes about Chinese affairs. While China and the United States once again appear to be close to a trade agreement, the fact that it is a “first phase” accord makes it clear that more difficult …
Nov 14,2019
A new Moon
Nam Jeong-ho The author is an editorial writer of the JoongAng Ilbo. If the Moon Jae-in administration fails to renew the Korea-Japan General Security of Military Information Agreement (Gsomia) before it expires at midnight Nov. 22, it w…
Nov 13,2019
Half-time show
Choi Hoon The author is a senior editorial writer at the JoongAng Ilbo. “There are still 30 more months to endure,” those who are upset about the Moon Jae-in administration often say. “Already 30 months have passed,” say those who are su…
Nov 13,2019
Conquering the high ground
Yoon Sang-hyun The author is the chairman of the National Assembly’s Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee. Only ten days are left before the termination of the Korea-Japan General Security of Military Information Agreement (Gsomia).…
Nov 12,2019
Diplomats taking a stand
Kathleen Stephens The author was U.S. ambassador to Korea from 2008 to 2011. She is the president of the Korea Economic Institute of America located in Washington. In mid-October, American President Donald Trump marked 1,000 days in office…
Nov 11,2019
Policing the comments sections
Kim Eun-mee The author is a professor of communication at Seoul National University. When the comments section of online news articles first appeared, it was surprising to see how Korea had so many linguistic geniuses with a remarkable sen…
Nov 11,2019
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