Europe’s Migrant Crisis – of the 5th Century
Rome was not built in a day, the saying goes. Yet the idea of a rapid “fall of Rome” seems to be commonly accepted: non-Roman […]
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The March of the Righteous
Seventy years ago, on April 30th, 1945, Hitler committed suicide together with Eva Braun, marking the end of what was essentially one of the biggest […]
Multiculturalism in Modern Korea
In preparation for this year’s Chuseok, married migrant women in Ulsan were busy participating in a social event run by the Ulsan Buck-gu office to […]
The City of Dohuk – Iraq
With a small population of around 400,000, Dohuk is one of the smallest cities in Iraq. The city of Dohuk is located in the North […]
The End of Pacifism? Or Japan as a “Normal” Country?
On August 30, 2015, tens of thousands of Japanese citizens, young and old alike, gathered in front of the Diet in Tokyo. Holding signs reading […]
The Good, The Bad, and The Refugees
No matter where you look, from shocking pictures and TV reports to newspapers and radio, the current influx of refugees from the Middle East to […]
Nigeria, the Troubled Economic Giant
The Modern Portfolio Theory in the early 1970s argued that investors should invest in Asian and Latin American stock markets that are less intertwined with […]
Regulate or Terminate: How do we deal with autonomous weapons systems?
In war, overpowering an opponent to the point of surrender requires the tools, knowledge, and actions that can induce such a response from one’s opposition […]
Building Sandcastles in the South China Sea
From just two rocks jutting out of the South China Sea, the Fiery Cross Reef has, in the space of about a year, transformed into […]
Beijing, what shall you do with Hong Kong?
After a tumultuous year of protests, Hong Kong (HK) is no longer making headlines. Beijing has been able to deescalate pro-democratic demonstrations and exacerbate internal […]