If India Rethinks Nuclear No First Use, It Won’t Surprise Pakistan or China

Islamabad and Beijing have long doubted India's stated nuclear no first use policy.

South Korea as peaceful actor

By Mehmet Fatih Oztarsu Korean institutions organize significant programs for foreigners who are engaged in peace and conflict issues. One of...

Inaction on China and India's crimes emboldens Myanmar

On August 25, Rohingya refugees and survivors in refugee camps, as well as their diasporic communities, commemorate the second Rohingya Genocide...

Japan continues to help Myanmar whitewash the Rohingya crisis

Braving the sweltering summer heat, more than 100 businesspeople gathered in central Tokyo on Aug. 6 to get the latest update on Myanmar’s...

Anyone but Cowardly, Warmongering Kahol Lavan

Vote left, vote right, just don’t vote nothing. The nothing of Kahol Lavan isn’t merely nothing, it’s an actively destructive nothing. It...

Under Trump, US arms sales to Taiwan could be the new normal

The Trump administration’s green light for the sale of 66 fighter jets to Taiwan will not make much operational military impact. But it delivers...

Dermer or Friedman – Does It Even Matter?

Donald Trump’s remark that Jews who vote Democratic are either ignorant or disloyal was interpreted as an accusation of “dual loyalty.” That is,...

Minimize economic fallout

Contingency plan needed to avoid any crisis The escalating Seoul-Tokyo standoff over historical and trade issues is expected to cast a darker cloud...

Widening income gap

Time to change policy to realize inclusive growth Income inequality among South Koreans has widened to its worst level in 16 years. This shows that...

Urgent appeal to save nuclear agreements

HIROSHIMA – The Hiroshima Round Table held its seventh annual meeting last Wednesday and Thursday. For the first time, in recognition of the...

Federal government should not bring back executions

The Trump administration's decision to start executing federal death row prisoners after a 16-year lull is a bad idea that reeks of politics rather...

Foreign aid is a hindrance to Rohingya repatriation

Local and international NGOs have been working hard to provide relief to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. But their efforts are proving to be...

Federal government should not bring back executions

The Trump administration's decision to start executing federal death row prisoners after a 16-year lull is a bad idea that reeks of politics rather...

Greenland gimmick?

By John J. Metzler NEW YORK ― It's the summer silly season in the media; see what purports to be serious news from the eternal campaigning for...

Is end of GSOMIA a calculated move of Korea?

By Sandip Kumar Mishra South Korea decided to terminate its General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) with Japan last Thursday....

Heteronomy: Tyranny of a Construct?

By the time this article is published, it will have been 45 years since the publication of Elizabeth A.R. Brown’s ‘The Tyranny of a Construct:...

The Liberal Order Began by Embracing Russia, Now They Want Revenge

A former adviser to Russia’s government, Angus Roxburgh became famous for covering the fall of communism in eastern Europe. At a point, the former...

On the Events in Hong Kong: the Show Must Go On?

Recently, the NEO has been looking at the situation in and around Hong Kong from different angles. It is hard to disagree with the viewpoint that...

Kedy to buchne?

Na summite G7 vo francúzskom Biarritzi k tomu mali už veľmi blízko. V nedeľu ráno prezident Spojených štátov deklaroval, že ľutuje...

Democrats need a China strategy to replace Trump's aggressive policy

South Korea and Japan must cooperate more, not less, on North Korea

More on eunuchs

By Mark Peterson A few weeks ago I wrote of my visit in 1977 to the last living eunuch in Korea and I wrote of his jokbo (genealogical book) and...

Israel: A Democratic State?

The issue of the democratic character of Israel is not only challenging from an academic perspective but also of high political relevance. During...