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2023-04-27

Defense reform 2.0 after Covid-19

The Moon Jae-in administration’s Defense Reform 2.0 faces the challenge of Covid-19 on the way to implementation. The 2020 defense budget, which surpassed 50 trillion won ($41.8 billion) for the first time in history, was reduced...

2020-07-23

Concerns about Korea’s New Deal

The summer of 2017 was hot. People had high expectations after President Moon Jae-in promised an economy where people can get along and prosper. New economic policies were churned out. People anticipated that J-nomics, named...

2020-07-23

The property conundrum

Real estate is out of control. The headlines in the newspapers are about nothing but real estate these days. On top of the bombardment of taxes, financial and trade regulations, as well as the idea of allowing the development of...

2020-07-23

Who’s right, Bolton or Biegun?

John Bolton’s new book, “The Room Where It Happened,” vividly shows how passionate the former U.S. national security adviser is about neoconservatism. When it comes to dealing with morally unethical countries, neocons usually opt...

2020-07-22

System reforms are key

Last week, President Moon Jae-in outlined an ambitious five-year spending plan dubbed the Korean-style New Deal. America’s New Deal, led by President Franklin Roosevelt, was a series of comprehensive reform projects aimed at...

2020-07-22

Danger of ‘all-in diplomacy’

With about 100 days left before the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 3, 2020, Joe Biden, the presumptive presidential candidate of the Democratic Party, is ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump in major polls by over 10...

2020-07-21

What Moon missed

President Moon Jae-in’s inaugural speech in May 2017 is still impressive. It poignantly declared a determination to unite and rebuild the country after the first-ever presidential impeachment and removal from office. Any...

2020-07-21

A meaningful lead for Biden, so far

On July 26, there will be 100 days left before the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 3. Despite his incumbent presidency, U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to be behind Joe Biden — presumptive presidential nominee of the...

2020-07-20

Misdiagnosing the problem

Public disgruntlement over the spike in apartment prices as a result of the government’s failed real estate policies has reached a boiling point. The staggering surge in prices and profits in real estate deals can only discourage...

2020-07-20