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[David Ignatius] Biden is the best candidate to beat Trump

Joe Biden’s limitations as a presidential candidate are so obvious that they’re almost a litany: He’s too old, too white, too male, too touchy-feely, too loquacious. But he has one huge plus: He may ...

Apr 28, 2019
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[Alberto Gallo] Central banks have broken capitalism

It has been a decade since the Federal Reserve and other central banks began cutting interest rates to zero -- or even below -- and injecting unprecedented amounts of cash into the global financial s...

Apr 28, 2019
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[Mary Fitzgerald] America’s dark-money bid for Europe’s soul

Russian efforts to influence European elections have received plenty of media attention. But the same cannot be said of interference by conservative Christian groups based in the United States, some ...

Apr 28, 2019
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[Editorial] No end in sight

Kim-Putin talks, stalled inter-Korean relations indicate hard work ahead for NK denuclearization

Apr 28, 2019
Editorial
[Editorial] Reckless spending

Proposed extra budget would incur debt, gloss over policy failures

Apr 25, 2019
Editorial
[David Ignatius] US must overcome ‘terrorism fatigue’

One disturbing aspect of the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka was that the slaughter of 321 victims came at a time when America is suffering what might be described as “terrorism fatigue.” The wa...

Apr 25, 2019
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[Noah Smith] Industrialization the only hope for Africa

African industrialization has to be among the most important things happening in the world right now. The vast continent, with more than 1.2 billion people, is home to an increasing fraction of the h...

Apr 25, 2019
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[Kim Myong-sik] Noisy but fruitless rows over official appointments

After nearly two years in power, people holding high posts in the Moon Jae-in administration must have by now realized that one of the hardest parts of the job is to prove they are ethically stronger...

Apr 24, 2019
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[Eli Lake] When will the UN’s chief speak up for the Uighurs?

There are a lot of people in the world who can plausibly claim ignorance of China’s foul campaign against its Muslim minority, but UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is not among them. Six months ...

Apr 24, 2019
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[Zaki Laidi] Algeria’s moment of truth

To understand what is behind the mass protests in Algeria, it helps to remember that the country’s outgoing president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, held that office for two decades, and served as foreign mi...

Apr 24, 2019
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[Editorial] Burdensome inheritance

Korea’s death tax effectively heaviest in OECD; hundreds of firms go up for sale due to estate taxes

Apr 24, 2019
Editorial
[Kim Seong-kon] ‘I am legend’ and have to fade away

Throughout human history, there has always been a generation gap between the young and old. In the eyes of the old, young people are frolicsome and reckless, and do not want to learn from the past. I...

Apr 23, 2019
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[Mihir Sharma] Sri Lanka’s pain is going to spread

In Sri Lanka, memories of war and terrorism are very much alive. The decadeslong civil war between the Sinhala-dominated government in Colombo and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam was brutal by a...

Apr 23, 2019
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[Editorial] Kim in Russia

North Korean leader courts Putin’s support

Apr 23, 2019
Editorial
[David Fickling] We should let China spy on us

Even as the US and China seem headed toward a truce on trade, their rivalry is heating up in other areas. The threat of espionage taking place under the cover of routine activities appears to be a p...

Apr 22, 2019
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