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Singapore hosted another Shangri-La Dialogue
On June 2-4, Singapore hosted another (already the 20th in a row) Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD), which is held annually by the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies. Judging by the composition of participants and the range of issues discussed, this is one of the most reputable international expert platforms, which examines various aspects of security in the Indo-Pacific region. The very region where the focus of the current stage of the Big World Game is shifting towards. Each such Dialogue deserves attention, if only because…
The Gwangju Uprising - and how South Korea’s dealt with this issue during the Moon Jae-in and Yoon Suk-yeol administrations
On May 18, 1980 the city of Gwangju was the scene of an uprising against the then dictator Chun Doo Hwan, which sparked off what in South Korea is generally referred to as the Democratization Movement, or simply 5.18. Following the brutal dispersal of the student demonstrators by police armed with bayonets and flamethrowers, the entire city rose up against Chun Doo Hwan’s regime. Moreover, the uprising…
The Collective West is more united than ever against China
The US and the EU have now developed the closest for the past three decades positions on the PRC, according to the US Department of State. On Tuesday, May 30, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who was visiting Sweden, made a very ambiguous statement regarding China. At a joint press conference with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in the port Lulea, the head of the US Department of State said that the countries of the Collective West have developed the closest positions on the PRC in recent decades. “In about 30 years of my work, I really haven’t seen a time when there has been greater overlap in approaches to China between the United States and Europe…
