"The outbreak of World War I in 1914 marked the end of the 1871-1914 Belle Epoque — a “beautiful period” in which global trade and investment flourished during the first wave of capitalist globalization. While Trump’s war with Iran may not result in a conflict worthy of the name “world war,” it will most certainly go down as an analogous watershed moment in world history. "

[Column] Iran war heralds a new age of every country for itself
https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/english_editorials/1251313.html
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[Column] Iran war heralds a new age of every country for itself

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[Book review] Does Trump’s belligerence represent the death throes of US hegemony?
https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_international/1247211.html
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[Book review] Does Trump’s belligerence represent the death throes of US hegemony?

“Return to the Age of Barbarism” examines the US-led system of alliances based on liberal democratic values and the disintegration of the US unipolar order since the 2010s, and implications for Korea

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[Column] Why do working-class young people fall for the far right?

Vladimir Tikhonov lays out three conditions that have given rise to ethnic exclusivism among working-class young people

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"If South Korea is to preserve its democracy amid the global crisis, it needs to construct a welfare state that solves labor issues and realizes distributive justice."

[Column] A post-Western world approaches
https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/english_editorials/1234445.html
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[Column] A post-Western world approaches

Korea cannot afford to cling to neoliberalism

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[Column] Sinophobia is a disease – here’s how Korea can cure it

The Sinophobia practiced by Koreans has its own historical roots that date back to at least the Joseon and Qing dynasties

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This is a must-read article on the Korean political context.

[Column] Situating Yoon’s insurrection attempt in world history
https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/english_editorials/1177167.html
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[Column] Situating Yoon’s insurrection attempt in world history

Korea may be the outlier in the rightward shift seen around the world — but that doesn’t mean we can let our guard down

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