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The problem of deepfakes - in South Korea and beyond

On February 23, 2024, with less than two months to go before the parliamentary elections in April, the Republic of Korea’s presidential administration said it would respond strongly to the appearance of a fabricated video on the Internet “featuring” President Yoon Suk-yeol. “We express serious concern over the fact that … certain outlets are labeling the false and fabricated video as a satirical video or reporting on it as if it is okay because it is marked as fake.“…

Konstantin Asmolov

The Economist argues strongly against raising taxes on the rich

The income gap between the rich and the poor remains the biggest global problem facing human society as a whole. After the collapse of the USSR (whose social achievements served as a powerful incentive for the poor to fight for their rights in the developed world), there were no moral constraints and the rich went on a rampage: the number of not only millionaires but also billionaires increased dramatically. The gap between the richest and the poorest grew ever wider…

Veniamin Popov

Oman calls for peace

On 19 March, Badr Al-Busaidi, Foreign Minister of the Sultanate of Oman, gave an interview to CNN in which he commented on the situation in Gaza and the Israeli ground operation in Rafah. The Omani called on the international community to de-escalate the conflict and call for an immediate ceasefire. Al-Busaidi said that the crisis in the Red Sea, the activation of pro-Iranian proxies in the region…

Madi Khalis Maalouf

Central Asia - EU: the semi-closed gates of the "Global Gateway"

Boris Kushhov

Terrorist attacks in Russia: guilty and complicit attitudes of the collective West

Mohamed Lamine KABA

Chinese Foreign Minister visits New Zealand and Australia

Vladimir Terehov

India-Africa: the evolution of co-operation - from independence to the present day

Ivan Kopytsev

Saudi Arabia heading towards Normalizing Ties with Israel?

Abbas Hashemite

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