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4 ways US can boost cyber security
The US needs a proactive cyber foreign policy that goes beyond naming and shaming. Here are four steps the US can take to bolster its diplomatic efforts to address cybersecurity threats.
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‘Long Shot’: 8 observations shared in Mike Piazza’s autobiography
Check out some of Piazza's thoughts on baseball from his autobiography 'Long Shot.'
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North Korea abandons armistice: 4 key questions answered
Tensions on the Korean peninsula are ratcheting up. The US has started its annual war games with South Korean forces, and North Korea has used that fact to declare that it is invalidating the armistice agreement that ended the Korean War in 1953. What really has North Korea upset, though, is the tough, new sanctions passed by the United Nations in response to the North's nuclear test last month.Here are the top four questions analysts are wrestling with on the heels of these developments.
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Pentagon's budget nightmare: How each branch would handle sequester cuts
With the threat of a mandatory, across-the-board series of cuts known as sequestration looming over the Pentagon, each of the services has begun its worst-case-scenario planning. Here is where the cuts stand now:
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Sports in 2012: here are some Monitor highlights
It’s impossible to list all the records set in 2012, but here’s a short rundown of some heralded highlights, plus 20 of our favorites, including some you might have missed.
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Exit of GM's Fritz Henderson: Four messages
The unexpected departure of GM CEO Fritz Henderson signals the board's impatience with the pace of change – especially compared with Ford.
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South Korea: War-torn border with North Korea draws nature tourism
In Chorwon, where battles between North and South Korea once raged, tourists are taking to verdant beauty and rusty tanks.
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Apple iPhone gets South Korea launch
South Korean consumers have placed more than 53,000 advance orders for the Apple iPhone.
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Single moms: In South Korea, adoption remains priority, but attitudes are shifting
In South Korea, societal pressure still leads most unwed mothers to give up their children for adoption. But more are keeping their kids, sparking a debate about how to offer support.
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Indonesia: In this playland, kids pay to work
In Jakarta, Indonesia, a playland lets kids pay to enter its miniature city and work jobs from firefighter to tattoo artist.
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Obama’s approval rating sinking. Can he keep his clout?
The job approval rating for Obama has now fallen below 50 percent in a Gallup poll – amid issues of jobs, healthcare reform, and Afghanistan strategy.
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The Monitor's View: Welcome, to Mr. and Ms. Europe
You probably never heard of the new president and foreign policy chief of the European Union – Belgian Herman Van Rompuy and Briton Catherine Ashton. That may be their strength.
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On last stop of Asia tour, Obama targets Iran, North Korea
Obama addressed Iran and North Korea nuclear programs at Osan Air Base in South Korea. Obama also discussed free trade agreement with S. Korea President Lee.
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Obama bids China farewell with Great Wall tour, modest expectations
Obama, who called the Great Wall 'magical,' leaves with new awareness of US-China interdependence – as well as differing priorities.
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Obama in Korea: warmer welcome than in China, Japan?
Obama is expected to receive a warm welcome in South Korea, where top issues on agenda are North Korea talks and a free trade agreement.
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Opinion: Obama's mission impossible with China
His challenge: form a working partnership with a resurgent nation that eschews international leadership.
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Obama's Asia trip: In Singapore, a focus on US staying power
On the second stop of Obama's Asia trip, the president will meet with the 10 ASEAN leaders in a region that welcomes the US presence as a counterbalance to China.
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Obama's two-part message on his week-long trip to Asia
Obama will say that Asia is crucial to answering the world's major challenges – although the US intends to remain a leader across Asia. The president visits Japan, Singapore, China, and South Korea starting Friday.
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Was clash of North, South Korean navies timed to Obama visit?
South Korea accused North Korea of entering its waters and ignoring warning shots, charges the North denies.
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North Korean, South Korean navies trade fire on disputed border
A South Korean ship fired on a North Korean vessel after it says the North's ship crossed into the South's waters. The exchange ratchets up tensions before US President Obama's Asia visit, scheduled for mid-November.
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Crass commercials on TV? Not in Kim Jong-il's North Korea.
North Korea's Kim Jong-il was reportedly "enraged" by TV commercials for beer, quail, and ginseng that he thought echoed China's early moves toward market reforms.
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North Korea announces reprocessing of more nuclear weapons fuel
North Korea's announcement that it had processed more nuclear weapons fuel for use in another atomic weapon is seen as an attempt to reinforce its demand that the US engage in bilaterial disarmament talks.
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North Korea warns US: negotiate or else
North Korea is ratcheting up pressure for its longtime goal of bilateral talks with the US.
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South Korea invests big in green industry – or does it?
Some 80 percent of its $38 billion economic stimulus package is for clean technology. But environmentalists say half the money is 'greenwash.'
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Did President Clinton meet N. Korea's Kim Jong-il or his look-alike?
The North Korean leader may be using look-alikes to hide his poor health. One analyst says that when President Clinton visited in August, he met with an actor, not Kim Jong-il.
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US, China militaries talk more: Does that make world safer?
China's second-ranking PLA officer is visiting the US this week as the two powers try to put relations on a more cordial footing. But mutual suspicion is likely to remain strong as China expands its naval presence in the Pacific.
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Karadzic boycotts own trial
Will the Yugoslav court allow Radovan Karadzic to employ the same tactics used by Slobodan Milosevic? Court will reconvene Tuesday.
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Should nations fly to the moon together?
As exploring the heavens becomes more expensive, many experts think it is time for nations to band together to push humanity to the next threshold of space exploration.
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Opinion: The key to Obama's success in China: young people
Since the long-term future of the US-China relationship is in their hands, the president should take advantage of his support there while he has it.
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Opinion: The fair way to judge golf: as a model for life
If respect for our opponents, the rules, and spirit of the game are important values, then golf is an ethical model we should cherish.
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