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Tit-for-tat tariffs as Trump escalates trade war
News, Published on 08/03/2025
» US President Donald Trump delivered on his threat to hit Canada and Mexico with sweeping import levies and doubled an existing charge on China, spurring swift reprisals that plunged the world economy into a deepening trade war. Yesterday, Mr Trump backtracked and postponed Canada and Mexico tariffs for a month.
The threat that is persuasive AI
News, Published on 08/01/2024
» What does it take to change a person's mind? As generative artificial intelligence becomes more embedded in customer-facing systems -- think of human-like phone calls or online chatbots -- it is an ethical question that needs to be addressed widely.
'New Welfarism' becoming India's soothing balm
Oped, Published on 06/05/2023
» During the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, many Indian economists and commentators believed the economy would skyrocket as soon as life returned to normal. But, despite the country's robust recovery in the two years since the pandemic's peak, the predicted boom has not materialised, nor does it seem imminent.
Who'll establish ethical norms for the metaverse?
Oped, Published on 25/08/2022
» The "metaverse" isn't here yet, and when it arrives it will not be a single domain controlled by any one company. Facebook wanted to create that impression when it changed its name to Meta, but its rebranding coincided with major investments by Microsoft and Roblox.
SK's Yoon uses Biden summit to push global agenda
News, Published on 26/05/2022
» South Korea's new president, Yoon Suk-yeol, used a largely successful summit with US President Joe Biden over the weekend to lay the foundation for his goal of enabling South Korea to play a more active role around the world.
The West has got its Russia sanctions all wrong
Oped, Published on 14/05/2022
» The West responded to Russia's invasion of Ukraine with sanctions of unprecedented severity and scope. By the standard of proportionality, the reaction of the United States, the European Union, and their allies seem appropriate. Serious international aggression demands a serious response. But by the standards of consistency, efficiency, and fairness, it is far from clear that the West has chosen the correct strategy. Governments may need to rethink the design of the sanctions regime.
Designing a digital order for a fragmented age
Oped, Published on 24/12/2021
» Although the digital revolution is now decades old, there still is no global digital economic order. Instead, there are competing visions of digital capitalism, predominantly articulated by the United States, China, and the European Union, which have been developing their models for many years and are increasingly exporting them to developing and emerging economies. Absent more global alignment, the world could miss out on promising technological solutions to shared problems.
Slimmer Kim a propaganda move
News, Published on 01/07/2021
» A rare mention in North Korean state media of leader Kim Jong-un's health could be intended to head off speculation and play up shared sacrifice amid food shortages, analysts said.
Biden team's China focus puts S.Korea on the spot
News, Published on 18/03/2021
» For the first time in years there are liberal presidents in South Korea and the United States, but the change in US administrations hasn't made it any easier for Seoul to balance its alliance with Washington and its economic reliance on China.
'Peace Games' are no game-changer for S Koreans
News, Published on 27/02/2018
» South Korea's self-styled "Peace Games" have been a sporting success but public reaction suggests it may have failed its bigger test -- to generate the support its president needs to make bold moves to improve ties with old enemy North Korea.