‘Pyongyang Coin’ and the Future of U.S. Sanctions on North Korea
On September 13, the United States Department of Treasury announced a new round of sanctions on the Democratic People’s...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
‘Pyongyang Coin’ and the Future of U.S. Sanctions on North Korea
A nation must think before it acts.
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Mackinder’s Nightmare: Part One
The stunning growth in the capabilities of the People’s Republic of China during the past 30 years has created...
Coal Mines, Land Mines and Nuclear Bombs: The Environmental Cost of the War in Eastern Ukraine
The war in eastern Ukraine has raged for five years, killed over 13,000 people, and displaced millions. It has...
Playing Both Sides: How Oligarchs in Eastern Europe Maintain Power and Control
Geopolitical competition between Russia and the West has polarized politics in the vulnerable lands in between Russia and the...
The Real Problem with the Trump Foreign Policy
The real problem with the Trump administration’s foreign policy is not its disparaging attitudes toward the United Nations, inherited...
Running Out of Gas: Philippine Energy Security and the South China Sea
About 80 km off the northwest coast of Palawan Island in the South China Sea is the Malampaya natural...
Irish Phoenix? The Unexpected Winner of Brexit
In his Divine Comedy, Dante drew on ancient mythology to write: “The phoenix dies, and then is born again.”...
Hong Kong’s Summer of Discontent
In the summer of 2019, Hong Kong once again plunged into political crisis over a legal issue. Veteran...
Remembering the Outbreak of the Second World War
Eighty years ago, Adolf Hitler’s war erupted. On September 1, 1939, the Nazi tyrant unleashed a lightning campaign to...
Through Thick and Thin: Will Danish Military Engagements with the U.S. Endure in the Middle East?
What many initially treated as a joke may cause a rift in U.S.-Denmark relations. President Donald Trump’s peculiar offer...