State-sanctioned torture of citizens is still a regular occurrence to which attention must be drawn as some nations are allegedly “turning a blind eye” to this issue. Although one might…
The Korean Peninsula seems to have calmed down after months of heated tension among all parties involved. Indeed, recent events may suggest that neither Korean state is willing to risk…
Shop the Entire Current Issue- The Future of Energy || Return to The Future of Energy index “The government of Vietnam understandably resists abandoning the socialist…
Two Fridays ago, both Seoul and Washington extended an olive branch to Kim Jŏng-ŭn. During Secretary of State John Kerry’s meeting with his South Korean counter-part, Yun Byung-se on…
Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and former deputy editorial page editor of The New York Times Carla Robbins recently sat down with the Georgetown Journal of…
On March 16, China’s new Premier, Li Keqiang, held his debut press conference, revealing what the nature of his tenure could become while leaving many questions unanswered. A confident and humorous…
During 2012 global security concerns were centered on developments in North Africa and the Middle East as the situation in these regions grew worryingly volatile. Recently, however, the peace and…
In the last few months, North Korea has dominated much of the news about the Korean peninsula. With a successful satellite launch and nuclear weapons test behind it, the regime…
Once again, North Korea has reminded the world of its intention to develop a nuclear weapons capability. North Korea’s February 12 nuclear test is reported to have been in the…
Last month, I wrote that the Republic of Korea’s (ROK) recent militarization attempts cannot be sustained due to budgetary and institutional limitations, its inability to achieve strategic parity with…
