DIPLOMACY

VOLUME XXXV NO. 2

From the Chairman

Exclusive Interview

ROK-U.S. Relations

ROK-Japan Relations

Domestic Policy

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Int'l Forum

"Climate Change Threatens All Our Goals" - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon -

I have been calling this the year of multiple crises. Economies are in trouble.
Trust in business and in markets has eroded. People everywhere worry about their jobs and struggle to survive. Yet amid these difficulties, we face another crisis. It has been building for years and is global in scope.
Climate change threatens all our goals for development and social progress. Indeed, it is a true existential threat to the planet. On the other hand, it also presents us with a giltedged opportunity. By tackling climate change head -on we can solve many of...

"We Must Use the Imperative Of Building a Low Carbon Economy" - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown -

This year will culminate in a United Nations conference in Copenhagen that will show the world whether we have truly understood the threat we face, and whether as leaders - not just of governments, but of businesses and civil society - we have the political will and common purpose to address it.
We find ourselves today in difficult and sober circumstances. And in these testing economic times, some say the pledges we have made on climate change will be too hard, too costly, too demanding. I disagree. For, as Nick Stern and Al Gore have warned us, the co...

"Trust and Solidarity Are Key To Overcoming the Current Problems And Avoiding More Shocks" - Russian P.M. Vladimir Putin -

The world is now facing the first truly global economic crisis, which is continuing to develop at an unprecedented pace. The current situation is often compared to the Great Depression of the late 1920s and the early 1930s. True, there are some similarities. However, there are also some basic differences. The crisis has affected everyone in this time of globalization. Regardless of their political or economic system, all nations have found themselves in the same boat.
True, the state's increased role in times of crisis is a natural reaction to market s...