UN Security Council Plans Emergency Meeting On North Korea
The U.N. Security Council plans to convene an emergency meeting Wednesday morning to discuss what North Korea says is its first successful hydrogen bomb test. Read Here – Nikkei Asian Review
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China Announces Military Overhaul In Efforts To Make Army More Combat Ready
Chinese President Xi Jinping has requested breakthroughs in reform of the country’s armed forces by 2020, vowing to reorganize the current military administration structure and military command areas. Xi, also chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks at a meeting on reforming the armed forces which was held from Nov. 24 to 26. Read […]
The Koreas, Bastion Of Cold War Realism
Nuclear crises, propaganda and espionage, a clash of ideologies – the Korean peninsula is the only place in the world where the Cold War lingers. This persistence is the result of the 1953 Armistice Agreement and the apparent neorealist policies employed by North Korea. Read Here – The Diplomat
The Rebalancing Act
The alliance transformation envisioned by Obama and Abe also reflects a changing Asia. In the decade and a half since the Cold War ended, the region has been influenced by new security challenges, such as the nuclear and missile proliferation of North Korea, and has begun to be reshaped by complex economic and political currents […]
Winds Of Change Are Elsewhere
The warming of relations between China and South Korea coincides with Beijing’s harder line towards the North, which drifts further into isolation. While Kim was reported to have rashly snubbed earlier Chinese invitations to meet President Xi, it is now suggested that the North Korean leader has run afoul of Beijing after ordering the execution […]
Xi Strengthens His Hands, And How
In the 12 months since Xi Jinping assumed the presidency of China, he has amassed more power more swiftly than any Chinese leader since Deng Xiaoping, foreshadowing changes in the way China governs itself and deals with the rest of the world. Read Here – Businessweek
Good Riddance To Bad Uncle
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un hails the recent execution of his powerful uncle Jang Song-Thaek, saying it had helped cement unity among his people. Read Here – AFP
Bringing Iran In
When considering the next steps with Iran, we should think less about Nazi Germany or North Korea and more about the China of Chairman Mao. Read Here – The Atlantic
Is Kim Killing A Kim A Surprise?
To reveal just how rotten someone so close to the Supreme Leader could become might look unwise. But it also showed that Mr Jang’s execution was a foregone conclusion. The message to the people is that corruption is punishable by death, and that no one is spared—not even family. Read Here – The Economist
No Case For Non-Interference
China’s international role is changing. But the country is struggling to reconcile its traditional foreign policy of non-interference with its growing economic presence around the world. Read Here – Asia Centre
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