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Wed, May 25, 2022 | 13:23

South Korea's diplomatic olive branch to Japan and obstacles ahead

President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol is seeking to improve bilateral relations between South Korea and Japan. Unlike other Korean leaders, he is a neophyte and it is expected that he may reintroduce a “future-oriented” relationship with Japan.

2022-04-25 16:29

False promise of democratic peace

Through persuasion, exhortation, legal processes, economic pressure, and sometimes military force, American foreign policy asserts the United States' view about how the world should be run. Only two countries in recent history have had such world-transforming ambitions: Britain and the U.S. In the last 150 years, these are the only two countries whose power - hard and soft, f...

2022-04-25 16:21

Putin has a chance to conquer France

I'm guessing that the French presidential election isn't high on your current list of interests. If not, I suggest you take a long look at the photos that feature Vladimir Putin communing with one of his favorite goons, far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen.

2022-04-24 15:34

Security in post-American Middle East

The Middle East is learning to live without America. While the United States will continue to shape regional security, not least through its advanced weapons systems, its (perceived) retreat from the Middle East has raised serious doubts about its willingness to fulfill its commitments to its allies.

2022-04-21 16:22

Push for new antitrust rules infested with cronyism?

An unlikely coalition of senators is backing Minnesota Democrat Amy Klobuchar's bill to drastically overhaul the nation's antitrust laws. They may want to give her proposal another read, because there are things about it that might not be what they seem.

2022-04-21 16:11

Discouraging deterrence

Among the torrent of comments over the war in Ukraine is the view that if Ukraine had retained some degree of nuclear weapons capability instead of giving it all up in 1994, it would have had an effective deterrent to prevent Russia's involvement in the Donbas, its annexation of Crimea and its recent invasion of the country.

2022-04-20 16:07

What is China's COVID endgame?

For most of the past two years, China's “zero-COVID” strategy was seen as a drastic but effective way to maintain impressively low infection rates. The Chinese government locked down millions of people at a time, ordering them to stay in their homes - or even in schools and office buildings. Last winter, the city of Xi'an was locked down for an entire month. All of its 13 mil...

2022-04-20 16:00

Feed more hungry people for less money - help them plant!

A few weeks ago, we all woke up to a global milieu that we thought already belonged to history.

2022-04-18 16:11

China's abortion problem can't be regulated away

Recent official pronouncements in China have sparked speculation that tighter restrictions on abortion may be in the offing. Six months ago, the Chinese State Council issued guidelines to lower the number of abortions performed for non-medical reasons. And in February, China's family-planning association announced that the authorities would launch a special abortion intervent...

2022-04-17 16:11

Applying double standards in Ukraine is risky business

Russia's suspension from the United Nations Human Rights Council was long overdue, even without the mass killing of innocent civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha. A country that poisons or otherwise does away with its critics at home and abroad and stifles freedom of the press, expression and association should not qualify for a seat on the council.

2022-04-14 16:17

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