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The world is facing unprecedented difficulties — the pandemic is pressing on to its third year, the US-China conflict is growing, Russia is attacking Ukraine, and national egoism is running rampant amid talks of building a new post-pandemic international order. External and domestic challenges Although South Korea has established an alliance with the US, the country is facing concerns on a few fronts: north of the Korean peninsula is North Korea, the most war-ready country in the world equipped with a nuclear arsenal; to the west is China, which is emphasising the China dream and does not shy away from...