Trump’s Isolationism and Asian Geopolitics
It remains unclear whether the president truly understands the intricacies of international diplomacy.
Category: Asia
Divided and Confused, Hong Kong’s Democracy Movement is Perplexed by Violence
Both protesters and local government officials must shift strategies in order to overcome the city’s growing divisions.
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Closing Kaesong: A New Chapter in North-South Relations
The closing of the Kaesong Industrial Complex marks what could be a hardline shift in South Korea’s policy toward its northern neighbor.
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China and the West: Time to End Double Standards on Terrorism
The Western narrative depicts such attacks as Kunming as the result of China’s own flawed ethnic-minority policies.
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Seoul’s Authority: On Writing Korean History
National security can barely conceal the revisionist interests working to renationalize South Korea’s secondary school history textbooks.
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There’s Another Refugee Crisis Happening — And You’ve Probably Never Heard About It
Australia’s flawed solution to its never-ending migrant crisis provides a cautionary tale for European policymakers.
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The Rise and Decline of the Littoral Combat Ship
The U.S. thought it had invented the next generation of light naval vessels. China was less than impressed.
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Taiwan’s Troubling Political U-Turn
Taiwan’s ruling party just switched presidential candidates in a gamble to retain the presidency – a move that could easily backfire.
The Rationality of North Korea and the Stability-Instability Paradox
Regime survival is what drives North Korea’s seemingly irrational behavior – and the rest of the world would do well to take notice.
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