Gordon Fairclough

Dec 10, 2024 | myemail.constantcontact.com | Song Sang-ho |Michael Carroll |Timothy Martin |Gordon Fairclough

Quotes of the Day: Rule of Law defined: "Rule of law is the most fundamental constraint on power; the rejection of arbitrary rule in favor of codified limits and procedures knowable in advance and applying equally to everyone." Civil Society defined: "Civil society is the central importance of freely formed institutions and social norms outside of state control, providing a crucial counterbalance to the concentration of power." "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to...

Dec 8, 2024 | wsj.com | Timothy W. Martin |Gordon Fairclough |Sohn Ji Young

Your browser does not support the audio tag. 00:00 / 01:47This article is in your queue. SEOUL—South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung credits a coup and stretch of military rule more than 40 years ago—during which soldiers opened fire on pro-democracy protesters in the southwestern city of Gwangju, killing many—with propelling him into politics.

Jul 28, 2024 | reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk | Gordon Fairclough

Cheng was laid off after her election to lead the Hong Kong Journalists Association. In this interview she speaks about press freedom in the territory Selina Cheng leaves the Wall Street Journal office after her employment contract was terminated. A picture of her colleague Evan Gershkovich, recently sentenced by a Russian court to 16 years in jail, can be seen in the background. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu Selina Cheng started working at the Wall Street Journal in April 2022.

Jan 8, 2024 | cn.wsj.com | Gordon Fairclough

以色列国防部长加兰特(Yoav Gallant)表示，10月7日巴勒斯坦伊斯兰激进组织哈马斯(Hamas)对以色列发动的袭击，其规模和严重程度深深动摇了以色列人的安全感，并深刻改变了他们对周围世界的看法。 “10月7日是1945年以来犹太人最血腥的一天，”从将军投身政坛的加兰特告诉《华尔街日报》(The Wall Street Journal)。“世界需要明白。这一次是不同的。” 10月7日，数百名哈马斯战士从加沙地带越境潜入以色列南部，对一个音乐节和小型农业社区发动了恐怖袭击，造成1,200多人死亡。另有200多人被绑架。目前仍有数十人被扣为人质。 加兰特称，这一威胁的严重性促使以色列作出激烈反应并下决心，不仅要摧毁伊朗支持的哈马斯，还要以足够的武力威慑其他与德黑兰结盟的潜在对手，包括邻国黎巴嫩的真主党(Hezbollah)。 加兰特的表态涉及一系列广泛议题，他坚定地为以色列在这场战争中的行为辩护，并对他所称的以色列面临的危险做出了相当严酷的评估，这一信号预示着加沙冲突可能会持续很长时间，以色列的防御态势也将发生持久性转变。当前加沙冲突已经进入第四个月。...

Jan 7, 2024 | wsj.com | Gordon Fairclough

TEL AVIV—Israel’s defense minister, Yoav Gallant, says the scale and severity of the Oct. 7 assault on Israel by Palestinian Islamist militant group Hamas deeply shook Israelis’ sense of security and profoundly altered the way they view the world around them. “October 7 was the bloodiest day for Jewish people since 1945,” Gallant, a general-turned-politician, told The Wall Street Journal. “The world needs to understand.