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US military chief in Beijing warns of North Korea 'miscalculation'

By Robert Marquand | 04/25/13

US Joint Chiefs of Staff Dempsey is in China looking for help on North Korea. Though Beijing indicated it was 'working on' it, there are a number of reasons why China might be reluctant to push the North too hard.

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Amid crisis, influential South Korean politician wants to deploy US nukes

By Robert Marquand | 04/10/13

A member of the South Korean National Assembly called for US tactical nuclear weapons on the peninsula. He also suggested that Seoul consider developing its own deterrent.

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North Korea targets Hawaii, Guam in latest threat

By Robert Marquand | 03/27/13

The secluded state has been ramping up its rhetoric in recent weeks in response to new UN sanctions and joint military drills by the US and South Korea.

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Will China end prison labor camps?

By Robert Marquand | 01/10/13

'Re-education through labor' has long allowed China to control dissent while circumventing the legal system.

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Reverse brain drain: Economic shifts lure migrants home

By Sara Miller Llana, Peter Ford, Robert Marquand, Mike Pflanz and Yinka Ibukun | 10/22/12

The tide of brain drain – from developing countries to industrialized nations – has turned. Human capital is returning home to Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe, and Africa, while some European professionals squeezed by the recession, turn toward developing countries for advancement.

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French berate billionaire who wants to become Belgian

By Robert Marquand | 09/11/12

A day after French President Hollande made his case for new taxes, the public responded angrily to a report that its richest man, Bernard Arnault, was trying to avoid taxes by heading to Belgium.

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Sarkozy ignites furor with push for foreign intervention in Syria

By Robert Marquand | 08/10/12

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, who spearheaded air strikes in Libya, wants 'rapid' foreign intervention in Syria. Critics say the two conflicts are not remotely comparable.

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Win-win moment in Europe takes edge off summer of gloomy predictions

By Robert Marquand | 07/05/12

Ugly eurozone-crisis dynamics threaten to make it a summer of social unrest. But Spain's Euro2012 win and Germany's agreement on a European rescue fund have shifted the tone.

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Germany vs. Italy: At eurozone meeting, the battle is over urgent action

By Robert Marquand | 06/29/12

As Europe's leaders meet in Brussels today, Germany is pushing hard for long-term reform. But Italy PM Monti says Europe faces disaster if high borrowing costs aren't addressed quickly.

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After 15 years, Aung Sun Suu Kyi and Nazi resistance figure Hessel finally meet

By Robert Marquand | 06/27/12

French intellectual Stéphane Hessel, a former Nazi resistance figure, will meet Aung Sun Suu Kyi tomorrow as she concludes a tour of Europe. He talks to the Monitor about what this means to him.