Geopolitical Issues

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Europe’s Shock Therapy

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

foe: 적, 원수
And, of course, who are friends and who are foes is now being properly mixed up.

unsettling: 불안하게 하는
And that is unsettling businesses and investors.

reshape: 재구축하다
It’s going to reshape the landscape of investments firmly in Europe, this sort of shock therapy.

private: 사적인
standpoint: 관점
From a private investor standpoint, what should we be thinking of in terms of decisions?

crucial: 중대한
Yes, well that of course for us as an investment firm is the crucial question.

diversification: 다각화
In this world, diversification is absolutely crucial.

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Why China Is Behind The Global Luxury Slowdown

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

economic crisis: 경제 위기
psychological: 정신적인
You had an economic crisis there and more importantly, a psychological crisis among young, wealthy consumers.

unemployment: 실업률
soar: 급증하다
Youth unemployment soared to over 20%.

take (something) by storm: 확 사로잡다, 큰 인기를 끌다
It’s taking the country by storm.

account for (something): (비율, 부분을) 차지하다
And by the way, ten years ago, China accounted for half of all luxury sales in the world.

gear toward (something): ~에 맞추다, ~을 대상으로 하다
The other companies that are doing well are those that market in a local language, in products that are geared toward a Chinese customer and that actually feel more like China brands.

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The Secret Behind  Vietnam’s Manufacturing Boom

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

bustling: 부산한, 북적거리는
Haiphong sits on the coast of northern Vietnam, home to one of the country’s main ports and close to Shenzhen, the bustling Chinese tech center.

alternative: 대안
And after Trump imposed tariffs in his first term, investment increased in the region, seen as a manufacturing alternative to China.

influx: 유입, 도래, 쇄도
trigger: 촉발시키다 
This influx in foreign investment also triggered a massive expansion of infrastructure, creating more channels for goods to pass through.

trade surplus: 무역 수지 흑자
Vietnam’s rising trade surplus with the U.S. has sparked accusations that Chinese companies are using it as a backdoor to dodge tariffs.

stringent: 엄중한
The second Trump administration is way more stringent, it’s way more focused, and it’s way more intent on stamping on Chinese imports coming into it.

optimal: 최고의
The most optimal supply chain is not the cheapest, but it’s the most flexible, the most agile.

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Trump Pausing Mexico Tariffs for One Month

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

development: 새로이 전개된 국면
Well, these are very fast-moving developments.

confirm: 확인하다
negotiation: 협상
Now, President Trump, within the past few moments, he posted on social media, confirming all of that, but also saying that there will be negotiations over the next month.

achieve: 달성하다
The president says he looks forward to participating in those negotiations with President Sheinbaum as we attempt to achieve, quote, “a deal between our two countries.”

point out: 주목하다
But we should point out that the president, as late as Friday, had said that nothing could stop these tariffs from going into effect.

real-time: 실시간
ally: 동맹국
So it appears we’re seeing a real-time negotiation here between these top allies.

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Highlights From Trump’s Second Inaugural Address

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

mandate: 권한
Our recent election is a mandate to completely and totally reverse a horrible betrayal.

cabinet: 내각
inflation: 물가 상승률
I will direct all members of my cabinet to marshal the vast powers at their disposal to defeat what was record inflation and rapidly bring down costs and prices.

enrich: 풍요롭게 하다
Instead of taxing our citizens to enrich other countries we will tariff and tax foreign countries to enrich our citizens.

censorship: 검열
I will also sign an executive order to immediately stop all government censorship and bring back free speech to America.

immense: 엄청난
persecute: 박해하다
Never again will the immense power of the state be weaponized to persecute political opponents.

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Jimmy Carter Passes at  100: Celebrating His  Legacy

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

dedication: 헌신 
public service: 공직, 공무
He was the longest-living former president in U.S. history, who redefined the post-presidency with his dedication to faith and public service.

virtually unknown: 사실상 알려지지 않은
Outside of his native Georgia, Jimmy Carter was a virtually unknown politician when he ran for president in 1976.

governor: 주지사
In 1962, Carter entered the world of politics, serving two terms in the Georgia State Senate before becoming governor.

foreign policy: 외교 정책
human rights: 인권
But Carter found more success with matters of foreign policy, emerging as a champion of human rights.

adviser: 조언자
The girl he knew throughout his childhood became not only his closest friend but his most trusted adviser.

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What Impact Is the Digital Markets Act Having?

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

curb: 제한하다
Can the EU curb tech giants’ dominance of the digital marketplace?

flourish: 번창하다 
The aim is to improve consumer choice and open up markets for European start-ups to flourish.

forbid: 금지하다
anti-competitive behavior: 반경쟁적 행동
The legislation forbids tech giants from engaging in anti-competitive behavior, such as favoring their own products and services over competitors on their platforms.

breach: 위반
Apple and Meta have already been found in breach of the DMA.

last resort: 마지막 수단
As a last resort option, regulators could even force structural changes, such as the break up of businesses.

sidestep: (어려움이나 법 등을) 피하다
The big tech companies have been adept in the past at redesigning their services to sidestep regulations.

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Trump to Face an Empowered North Korean Leader

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

embolden: 대담하게 만들다
When Donald Trump resumes the presidency in 2025, he will face a familiar and emboldened foreign leader, North Korea’s Kim Jong-un.

stall: 멎다
Those meetings eventually stalled and failed to achieve lasting changes in North Korea

mutual defense treaty: 상호방위조약
dispatch: 파견하다
Just this year North Korea signed a mutual defense treaty with Russia and officials in Washington in Seoul and Kyiv said Pyongyang has dispatched thousands of troops to assist Moscow’s war in Ukraine.

leverage: 영향력
Tighter ties with Russia may weaken Washington’s leverage.

veto: 거부하다
monitor: 감시하다
Russia has provided North Korea with oil and other imports and vetoed the extension of a panel of experts that had been monitoring United Nations sanctions violations.

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How Will US Election Results Affect the Market?

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Vocabulary & Expressions

candidate: 후보자
It’s in November of this year and we know who the candidates are.

reprise: 재연
It looks like it’s a reprise of the 2020 election.

prior: 이전
One is the current president one is the prior president.

track record: 실적, 기록
We have a bit of a track record and a bit of a sense what each one is about.

juncture: 시점
Either could win at this juncture.

conceivable: 상상할 수 있는
So either candidate is quite conceivable.

tentatively: 잠정적으로
I think you might make the opposite comment tentatively. 

aspiration: 열망
The divided Congress is key here because a lot of these aspirations won’t be delivered if that’s how things play out.

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Ukraine Crisis: Will Sanctions Hurt Russia?

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Vocabulary & Expressions

block out: 차단하다 
Russia has been blocked out of SWIFT, the international banking system.

deal: (타격, 조치)를 가하다, 주다
blow: 타격
This deals a blow to Russian trade…

take a hit: 타격을 입다
BP said it would abandon its stake in Russian oil firm Rosneft, taking a hit of around 25 billion dollars.

oligarch: 러시아의 신흥 재벌 
…has imposed sanctions on at least eight oligarchs.

sanction-proof: 제재를 방어하다 
Despite sanction-proofing its economy such as borrowing less and flaoting the exchange rate, the Russian Ruble has tumbled as sanctions isolate fortress Russia.

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