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With the rise of China from a developing country to that of a superpower status, countries across the globe have undoubtedly been feeling the shifts in the atmosphere of international politics. The current hegemon, the United States (U.S.), has been most sensitive to these changes as China is challe
FOREIGN REPORT
최찬우
2021.05.04 21:58
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April 21, 2019, disaster struck Sri Lanka’s commercial capital of Colombo when a group of Islamic extremists targeted churches and hotels in a suicide bombing attack. Investigations revealed that the National Tawahujja Jama'ath (NTJ), roughly translating to ‘The National Monotheism Organisation’, we
FOREIGN REPORT
Goh Jinoo
2021.05.01 14:29
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Racism is one of humanity’s greatest social ills. While racism has always existed, this human tendency to stereotype and ostracize others seems to be worsening despite of globalization. As a result, anti-racism movements have emerged. For instance, Black Lives Matter (BLM) has been at the forefront
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Oh Ji Su
2021.04.30 23:32
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Raising the index finger, middle finger, and ring finger is used as a signal to represent rebellion and revolution in the The Hunger Games series. This signal has been utilized in reality as well: by Thais to express their objectionto the Thai military coup, and recently, by Myanmar protestors as a
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Park Sumin
2021.04.02 16:52
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The second week of February saw a massive snowstorm hit a large portion of North America, wreaking unprecedented havoc. The American state of Texas specifically seems to have been hit the hardest by the storm and the carnage left in its wake. Many froze to death in the cold as state-wide power outag
FOREIGN REPORT
Goh Jinoo
2021.04.01 14:36
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With the ongoing global pandemic, caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), remote learning has become a norm for most students and teachers. However, many students have started to lose their motivation to attend their classes due to the significant lack of human interaction and even more loaded
FOREIGN REPORT
Lim Yury
2021.03.31 16:17
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The historic Capitol building of the United States (U.S.) had only been breached once in history, when the British stormed the building during the War of 1812 and damaged it severely. The second breach is modern news — an insurgent force that was endorsed by the then U.S. President Donald Trump brok
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Kang Yun Yeong
2021.03.09 22:19
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Approximately 1600 years after the Roman Empire left Britain, mainland Europe and the United Kingdom (UK) are going through another divorce: Brexit. Brexit, a combination of Britain and exit, has been widely used to refer to Britain’s departure from the European Union (EU). It has been four long yea
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최찬우
2021.03.09 20:48
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The term Sinosphere, consisting of the Latin roots of Sino and sphere, generally refers to the four countries of China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam. Whilst some also include the countries of mainland Southeast Asia and Mongolia, the concept of the Sinosphere, as can be seen from its name, tends to onl
FOREIGN REPORT
Goh Jinoo
2021.03.01 16:40
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A nation known for its long-held conviction about “tolerance” is under siege by Muslim extremists. On October 29, a terror attack in Notre Dame Cathedral in Nice led to the death of three people and several other injuries. What shocked the nation was the brutality of the attack, as one of the casual
FOREIGN REPORT
Jung Eun Chong
2021.01.23 10:44
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“Freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.” This is a famous quote by former United States (U.S.) President Franklin D. Roosevelt and probably suits the situation very well for the Pro-Democracy protest in Thailand. The protestors are making history not just by their significant number but by
FOREIGN REPORT
Choi Chan Woo
2020.12.05 15:23
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The road is filled with people sleeping in makeshift tents, hungry and scared. The tent that once used to welcome new refugees to the Moria refugee camp now lies in a pile of charred metal and ash. With Greece’s largest migrant camp engulfed in flames over two days, thousands were left homeless over
FOREIGN REPORT
Nam Eun Seo
2020.11.14 02:26
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Mauritius is best known for its wonderful white beaches, boasting over 150 km of beaches around its shoreline. However, on July 25, a Japanese oil tanker known as the Wakashio broke into two in the seas off Mauritius whilst on its way to Brazil. Officials claim that cracks in a cargo hold led to thi
FOREIGN REPORT
Choi Chan Woo
2020.10.03 23:28
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There are many ways to pay the price for committing a crime, but no one would deny that the heaviest price of all is one’s life. Not many countries still allow the death penalty as a punishment, and even fewer actually carry it out. The handful of countries that do carry out executions face immense
FOREIGN REPORT
Nam Eun Seo
2020.08.31 19:26
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The anti-China movement has penetrated the massive country of India. In response to the military action that broke out at the border, 1.4 billion people of India began to boycott Chinese goods in extreme manners. For instance, people in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad hurled Chinese television
FOREIGN REPORT
Yoon Seok Jun
2020.08.29 16:04
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“The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral.” This is a quote from Martin Luther King Jr. As the quote suggests, violence may only lead to more violence as people will naturally desire to avenge the people who wronged them. This applies to the case with police in the United
FOREIGN REPORT
Choi Chan Woo
2020.08.27 20:30
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July 1 marks the date when the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has been replaced by a new creation that seeks to improve upon the existing treaties. This replacement has been done due to the excessive campaigning against the trilateral trade bloc by then the United States (U.S.) Presiden
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Yun Yeong Kang
2020.08.27 18:15
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To say that the Syrian Civil War is one of the worst humanitarian catastrophes to be witnessed in the 21st century is not an understatement. In the past decade, the Syrian civil war has given rise to millions of refugees and countless casualties. The most recent ceasefire deal in Idlib between Russi
FOREIGN REPORT
Nam Eun Seo
2020.05.17 18:00
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Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, North Korea launched missiles on nine separate occasions in March. During a time of international solidarity to combat the virus, North Korea’s actions stand in stark contrast. Moreover, their recent actions go against their resolution with the United Nations (UN) Securit
FOREIGN REPORT
Lee Eun Seo
2020.05.11 09:50
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“19 years, that’s a long time…I think there’s a good chance that we will have a deal,” said President Donald Trump of the United States (U.S.), indicating a noteworthy breakthrough in negotiations that the U.S. and the Taliban have been holding for a few months. The impact to follow is still veiled,
FOREIGN REPORT
Kweon Seoyoung
2020.04.02 21:54