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A Dangerous Precedent Set in South Korea

On July 7, 2020, the Seoul Central District Court obliged Kim Jong-un and the North Korean government to pay damages to two former prisoners of war for forced labor during the time they were held captive in the northern part of the country. This was the first case when a South Korean court declared its jurisdiction over North Korea. Let this author explain...

Konstantin Asmolov

US Rhetoric Reflects a Long Past Era

The United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a recent rapid trip to London and Copenhagen followed by the making of a speech in California, all in the same week. His speech in California was billed as “a major policy speech.” To have observed his actions and utterances in this rapid cross-world travel was to hear what could only be described as a throwback...

James ONeill

US Increases Pressure on China

Despite growing domestic problems of various kinds (or even perhaps mainly because of them), the United States has ramped up the pressure on its key geopolitical opponent, i.e. the People’s Republic of China (PRC). And Washington is not doing this alone but with as many allies willing to support it as possible. The US is also seeking partners who may in the future become closer associates. The recent visits...

Vladimir Terehov

In Africa, the United States is Actively Trying to Rein in China

Valery Kulikov

Will Trump be a Dead Man Walking before Election Day?

Jim Dean

Iran in its Struggle against the US

Viktor Mikhin

Washington's Struggle for Central Asia Intensifies

Vladimir Odintsov

Hagia Sophia: Religion As Politics

Christopher Black

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