U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on 17th of November the United States and South Korea have indefinitely postponed a joint military exercise in an “act of goodwill” toward North Korea. The move comes even as Japan’s defense minister, whose ...
By: Calvin Khoe “Know your enemy, know yourself; in hundred battles, you will never be in peril” — Sun Tzu Year of 2017 provides relentless uncertainty of security situation for the global community, especially for East Asia region. The core ...
One of Young Diplomats Journalist visited North Korea and wrote an in-depth analysis for Young Diplomats. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is the official name of the state commonly referred to as ‘North Korea.’ A country built from the ...
Summary The interests of South Korea have once again fallen victim to the interests of larger powers: the United States and China. Washington is currently circulating a draft of a U.N. Security Council resolution against North Korea for its recent nuclear ...
2016 is just around the corner and there’s a lot to keep an eye on in Asia in the first month of the year. In January 2016, we’ll see elections in Taiwan, the formal operational launch of China’s Asian Infrastructure ...
Forecast A recent agreement to resolve some historical grievances will not seriously assuage deep anti-Japanese sentiment in South Korea. South Korea will likely ignore U.S. and Japanese calls to send ships into the South China Sea, which risk antagonizing China. ...