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Now is the Time for South Korea to Mend its Dark Past in Vietnam
The Vietnam War was one of the deadliest conflicts of the Cold War that saw millions of casualties, which have led to lasting scars...
Echoes of 1914: Lessons for East Asia from the Triple Entente
As the Indo-Pacific region becomes the epicenter of global strategic competition, the international community must confront a disquieting historical parallel. In the early 20th...
Shifting Centers of Power: Toward a Post-Westphalian World Order
Authors: Griffin Thompson and Morgan D. Bazilian*
As the Russian-Ukraine war stretches into prolonged conflict and the Israeli-Hamas war viciously spirals into cross-border conflicts, a...
Israel’s Actions and the Paradoxical Possibility of a Palestinian State
Historically, nation-states have often been created following disasters. The State of Israel, for example, emerged not only from Zionism's internal motivation but also from...
How International Law Became a Political Instrument in Post-War Bosnia
Unity in diversity is a noble cause, but that does not reflect the realities of the ethnically divided societies in what is now Bosnia...
Carlson and the Eighth Route Army: An American Marine in Mao’s War Against Japan
I was officially invited to an interview with the official Chinese (Xinhua News Agency) and their official website to discuss the Chinese victory over...
The End of History and The Return to Geopolitics
In his 1992 book The End of History and the Last Man, Francis Fukuyama put forward one of the most challenging and enduring hypotheses...
Comparative Study of Reconciliation Efforts in Post-Conflict Societies
Reconciliation after violent conflict is neither a certain nor linear process—it requires time, patience, and constant efforts in understanding and appreciating the unique socio-political...
80 Years On: The Global Significance of China’s Victory in the War Against Japanese Aggression
Several years ago, I was overjoyed to be officially invited, along with several prominent experts on China from around the world, to visit the...
Drawing the Line: Historical Lessons to Prevent a U.S.-China Dual Contingency in East Asia
As tensions flare simultaneously in the Taiwan Strait and on the Korean Peninsula, the specter of a dual contingency involving the United States and...