National Politics Social Affairs Foreign Affairs Defense North Korea Science Diplomatic Circuit Education Business Economy Finance Industry Technology Automode Life&Style Culture Travel Fashion Food & Beverage Books People Expat Living Arts & Design Health Entertainment Film Television Music Theater World World News World Business Asia News Network Sports Soccer Baseball Golf More Sports Opinion Editorial Viewpoints English Eye Podcast English Cafe Go to Desktop Version Weekender Subscribe Leader’s Club Korean Mobile App Twitter Facebook Youtube RSS OPINION Today Columnists [David Ignatius] Is the Iran-US tinderbox about to ignite? As Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused Iran of “unprovoked attacks” near the Strait of Hormuz, video screens behind him showed thick black smoke billowing from the two tankers that were struck Thursday. It was the dramatic imagery that sometimes precedes armed conflict. Pompeo didn’t offer hard evidence, and Iran denied the attacks.The US response in the escalating confrontation with Iran, for now, seems to be continued pressure short of war. “Our policy remains an eco Today Columnists [Kasia Malinowska] How US drug war victimizes women By Korea Herald Today Editorial [Editorial] Corporate exodus By Korea Herald Jun 14, 2019 Columnists [Thierry Coppens] Politics and indifference condemn refugees to suffer and die By Korea Herald Jun 14, 2019 Editorial [Editorial] Rash responses By Korea Herald Jun 14, 2019 Columnists [Hong Seok-in] What’s so public about Korea’s Public Diplomacy? By Korea Herald Jun 13, 2019 Columnists [Min Gab-ryong] Brave new world requires brave new answers Universal usage of the internet has allowed humanity to venture into a domain our ancestors would have never dreamed of: cyberspace. The extensive freedom and convenience brought by the development of information and communication technology makes it very difficult to recall the days that lacked the fancy tools and services we relish today. Can modern man’s life be described well without referring to cyberspace and the connectivity it brings? Most would say otherwise. This shift towar Jun 13, 2019 Columnists [Kim Hoo-ran] Lee Hee-ho’s legacy as activist, first lady offers lesson for all When former first lady Lee Hee-ho, who passed away Monday night aged 96, and Kim Dae-jung tied the knot in 1962, they entered into a lifelong partnership that would endure numerous hardships and tribulations.By all accounts, most people on Lee’s side opposed the marriage. She was a well-educated woman who had studied sociology in the US and was playing an active role in the country’s nascent women’s rights movement. Her colleagues and family thought that marriage to Kim, an opp Jun 13, 2019 Editorial [Editorial] Rare first lady By Korea Herald Jun 12, 2019 Columnists [Kim Seong-kon] Reading Zack Rogow's poems in this harsh world When I first heard Zack Rogow reading from his deeply moving poem, “Skating Lessons” at a poetry reading in San Francisco in 2006, I was mesmerized by his exquisite poetic sensitivity in the way he rendered a little girl’s painful initiation into adulthood on an ice rink and her father’s sad feelings of parting with her. The poem beautifully captured the moment of a father’s last skating lessons for his daughter: “I tugged my six-year-old around the rink/ shoc Jun 12, 2019 Columnists [Lee Jae-min] A well-intended policy gone awry After four deferrals in eight years since 2011, the revised Higher Education Act goes into effect this August. With roughly one month left, colleges and universities are preoccupied with how to implement new requirements under the law. There are still many unanswered questions and missing details. If you have any doubt, this is a well-intentioned law in all respects. It aims to protect the rights and working conditions of part-time lecturers at colleges and universities nationwide. Their employm Jun 12, 2019 Editorial [Editorial] Downside risks By Korea Herald Jun 11, 2019 Columnists [Andrew Sheng] On board SS Planet Titanic World Environment Day (June 5) was a good time to reflect on the existential threat of climate change.After five of the hottest years in living history, there is little doubt that climate change is moving center stage in the global agenda. The UN has warned that a million species are in danger of becoming extinct, with climate scientists claiming that we may have less than 10 to15 years to correct our carbon emission trajectory. It is no longer IF climate disaster will happen, only WHEN and how Jun 11, 2019 Columnists [Carl P. Leubsdorf] Uncertain times for US, allies By Korea Herald Jun 11, 2019 Editorial [Editorial] Stop dividing people By Korea Herald MORE 15 / 36685
