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Yoon Suk-yeol swings to the right

Yoon Suk-yeol swings to the right

Although the rule of President Yoon Suk-yeol began with declarations of national unity, by late June or early July 2023, there have been a number of actions that hint to a rightward tilt. These actions go beyond the appointment of a new unification minister, which the author has already discussed. Recall that when Kim Yung-ho was selected for the ministerial position, he stated that human rights in North Korea should be a top priority in Seoul’s inter-Korean policy and that pressure must be exerted on the North. On June 28, 2023, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol stated that “anti-state forces with a distorted view of history and an irresponsible view of the state begged for the lifting of UN Security Council sanctions…

Konstantin Asmolov

Bumper Harvest of Cluster Bombs: and/or ONE BIG Cluster Fuck 4-Ukraine?

Any human rights activist or soldier can tell you why cluster bombs should be banned, as only too often they fail to hit their intended target, end up hitting civilians, or even their own soldiers, as was the case with Israeli-made cluster bombs used in the 2008 Georgian-Russian military conflict. Many of the Georgians, including Georgian soldiers, who died were killed by friendly-fire, according to those, as referenced herein, and who were among the first to investigate the impact of cluster bombs in the conflict zone…

Henry Kamens

The Sudan Crisis and how it could be resolved

The Sudan Crisis and how it could be resolved

The highly explosive situation in Sudan, caused by hostilities between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, has raised many questions about the position taken by the international community, especially by the major global powers. The conflict between opposing Sudanese factions who are competing for influence and control over the country has plunged not only Sudan but also the rest of Africa into a downward spiral with far-reaching security consequences, which requires serious, swift and decisive intervention the part of the international community. Many political analysts are agreed that the Sudan crisis is inextricably linked to other major…

Viktor Mikhin

US Arms Package to Taiwan Heralds “Ukraine Part 2”

Brian Berletic

With Friends Like These...

Alexandr Svaranc

How Pacific Nations Are Playing US-China Rivalry to Their Advantage

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Afghanistan two years on

Бахтиар Урусов

US interests in Mongolia: the official myth and the secret reality

Bair Danzanov

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