Why THAAD is Good for Nothing
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) is once again in the news in South Korea, the US, China and...
A Song of Gold and Silva
In 1998, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who later served as President of Brazil, was quoted saying that, “in...
North Korea’s ICBM Development
North Korea recently announced through its state-run Central News Agency that it had successfully created and tested an intercontinental...
Drumpf, America’s Authoritarian Mirror
Looking upon American politics this election cycle, one may feel disturbed and exhausted. As if the surprising rise of...
The role of Ideology in North Korea.
What is ideology in North Korea? It is, as the author Hyung Gu Lynn wrote, a monumental illusion characterized...
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...
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...
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...
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...