Coronavirus panic hits South Korea
It’s all everyone is talking about these days: the coronavirus. How dangerous it could be, how to stop its...
Trump and Kim are Helping Me Sleep at Night
This is the first instalment from a new column, which you will definitely want to read regularly, where I’ll...
A Fragmented Future? Huawei and the Future of the Global Economy
Are transnational corporations really as transnational as they claim to be? The recent crises surrounding Huawei suggest that corporations...
Mr. Moon the Mediator: Can South Korea still mediate between the United States and North Korea?
South Korean president Moon must act as a mediator between the United States and North Korea, while not letting...
Haircuts and Herrings: What came out of the Hanoi Summit?
President Trump’s approach has produced progress in US-North Korea relations. In order to go further after the Hanoi Summit,...
Can’t Care for Communists: What’s really behind Vietnamese Sino-phobia?
Sino-phobia in Vietnam has long roots, but there is more to it than history, argues contributor Luu. A few...
Conquer the Divided? – China’s growing influence over the international community
China uses its economic power to sow discord in the international community. And its working. The 88-year old billionaire...
Hold the Horses of Optimism: Donald Trump-Kim Jong Un Summit
On March 9, 2018, US President Donald Trump accepted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s offer to meet...
Sweden’s Refugee Crisis of Conscience
Fredrik Reinfeldt had started his 2014 summer campaign speech with sweeping gestures. He paced the stage, enunciating his talking points with...
US Changing Course in the South China Sea?
Most people have perhaps never heard of the term, US Freedom of Navigation Operation (FONOP), until very recently. Indeed,...