Asia Pacific

So, what is Kim Jong-un trying to accomplish? Kim apparently has a longer-term plan that could explain his 2024 provocations, nuclear weapon production, and threats of war. In late-2023, the South Korean National Intelligence Service warned that North Korea was likely “to engage in unexpected military and cyber provocations” in 2024. …

Jacob Heilbrunn The Biden administration, if anything, seems to have a new spring in its step as Trump claims the Republican candidacy for the presidency. Maybe it knows something that handwringing Democrats are forgetting, which is that Trump may be the one person who can singlehandedly ensure Biden’s …

Don Gill Among Western countries, France has often been the first to illustrate a mature understanding of India’s position on varied issues ranging from nuclear tests to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine War. French President Emmanuel Macron has accepted the invitation to be the chief guest at India’s Republic Day …

Pop culture understandings of the American military dominate the minds of most people. Whether it’s Hollywood making a war movie like Pearl Harbor with numerous historical inaccuracies or an unrealistic depiction of wartime conditions in The Hurt Locker, numerous narratives emerge that misrepresent the U.S. military. Pop culture …

Presidential elections in Taiwan and the U.S. in 2024 could add some spice to the geopolitical battle over Taiwan. In recent years, Taiwan has become a major battleground in the great power rivalry between China and the United States. A number of factors have contributed to geopolitical tensions …

Climate change, like nuclear weapons, is routinely described as a “global” threat that has transformed our world into a “global village” in which no state is secure unless a cosmopolitan and borderless vision of security is adopted. Such perspectives argue that there is a need for “global answers” …

Iran’s latest proxy group targets Azerbaijan and its connections with Israel. In October, in the Iranian holy city of Qom, an indignant, portly mullah with aneckbeard riled up hundreds of faithful, flag-waving supporters by threatening to strike  “Zionist” targets in the North Caucasus, Azerbaijan, and Northern Iran. Meet …

Recent U.S. Trade Representative actions could empower China to take a leadership role in the global tech race and author international standards that advance a very different vision for technology and society. As the global economy grows increasingly digital, official U.S. trade policy is apparently reverting to analog. …

Since the last couple of decades, countries have been ranked on ‘ease of doing business’ as a good measure to know which country is easy and receptive with procedures to attract international enterprises, especially now when billion remote members of the highly talented gig economy seeking residency in …