China’s Crimea
The recent ruling by the international tribunal in the Hague on the deliberations between the Philippines and China over territory in the South China...
Gong or Song from China’s Hong Kong?
Following the recent abduction of five Hong Kong publishers, alleged to have edited books disclosing “inconvenient truths” about the Chinese government, thousands of people...
Changing Asia: cultures, religions and globalization
In 1909, at the beginning of what was to be defined as “the short century”, the Italian Futurists said "We stand on the far...
Yellow Light Deterrence: Poor American Strategy in the South China Sea
In 2001, in response to an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) agreement with China regarding conduct in the South China Sea, Odgaard (2001)...
The current North Korean issue
Pending the periodical transformation of the North American political system, the Korean issue is surfacing again. It is a complex issue which is crucial...
China-Africa partnership finds reciprocity
Despite concerns raised by few Western countries, such as Britain and the U.S., over the political, economic and military roles that China has been...
One Belt, One Road Initiative Signals China’s Economic and Strategic Objectives
China’s “One Belt, One Road” (OBOR) concept for regional cooperation, which encompasses 65 countries along the land and maritime Silk Road routes, highlights China’s...
The Uighur issue
The autonomous region of Xinjiang, in the People’s Republic of China – with a relative majority of Turkmen Muslim people (45%) and the Han...
The Korean issue today
Since the Korean Armistice Agreement of July 27, 1953 until recent times, North Korea has violated the armistice 221 times. Most of these incidents...
Legislative elections in South Korea
In the elections held on April 13, 2016 all the 300 seats of the Seoul National Assembly were renewed. 253 members of Parliament were...