Why Taiwan matters to Japan
It was only a matter of time before Japan’s Iron Lady would be targeted by China. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi…
China’s South Korean espionage campaign is growing bolder
It is rare to see Xi Jinping burst into laughter. But something must have tickled China’s Paramount Leader when he…
Will Trump meet ‘Little Rocket Man?’
As President Trump sets off on his East Asian tour, all eyes will be on the bilateral summits that the…
Kim Jong-un must not be rewarded for his bad behaviour
North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, once again declared earlier this wek that he would only welcome peace talks with the…
As Trump wooed Kim Jong Un, he secretly unleashed Navy SEALs
Think of the first Trump administration’s North Korea policy, and the bright lights, photo ops and eventual lack of deals…
Kim Jong-un’s alliance with Xi and Putin is growing stronger
When analysing authoritarian states, not least North Korea, most of the time we have to read between the lines. But…
Can Kim Jong Un be persuaded to meet Donald Trump?
Hours after his first bilateral meeting with Donald Trump earlier this week, the South Korean President Lee Jae-myung admitted that…
Trump must not make concessions to North Korea
When dealing with rogue states, being pessimistic often means being realistic. The much-anticipated summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin…
Trump must not give Kim Jong Un the recognition he craves
When dealing with rogue states, being pessimistic often means being realistic. The much-anticipated summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin…
Kim Jong Un will be watching the Trump-Putin summit closely
When Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump meet in Alaska today, it will mark their first encounter since Russia’s invasion of…
South Korea’s reconciliation plan with the North is doomed to fail
On both sides of the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea, loudspeakers blasting news, music, weather reports, wailing…
Japan’s Shigeru Ishiba is losing power, fast
For the country known as the ‘Land of the Rising Sun’, the sun is only just still shining on the…
South Korea’s ticking age time bomb
Think of South Korea, and K-pop, Korean cuisine, films and perhaps even skincare products spring to mind. The fact that…
South Korea’s pensioner time bomb is about to go off
Think of South Korea and K-pop, Korean cuisine, films, and perhaps even skincare products spring to mind. The fact that…
Nato should not ignore Russia’s ‘coalition of murderers’
This week’s Nato summit could not come at a more pivotal moment. As recent months have shown, the challenges to…
Is South Korea’s firebrand president up to the job?
Much akin to Britain on 4 July last year, South Korea is now veering leftwards. Seoul only had a protracted…
Kim Jong Un is mad about a boat
Kim Jong Un is not a happy man. Only a month after he unveiled North Korea’s first 5,000-ton destroyer, another…
The North Korean saboteurs funding Pyongyang’s nuclear programme
If you think that it is only Chinese infiltrators roaming across the West, including on our very shores, then think…
What has Putin given North Korea for its help in Ukraine?
We knew it was happening all along, but it was only a matter of time before both Russia and North…
North Korea will never give up its nuclear ambitions
Earlier this week, Kim Yo Jong proclaimed that North Korea has no intention of abandoning its nuclear weapons. ‘If the…
South Korea must pick its next president wisely
Over 100 days since his impeachment trial commenced, South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol was unanimously voted out by the…
South Korea is more polarised than ever
This past week, eagle-eyed observers of South Korean politics – not to mention the South Korean public – were supposed…
President Yoon’s trial is tearing South Korea apart
It is now only a matter of days before the 52 million-strong population in South Korea will know the fate…
Can South Korea fix its birth rate woes?
Month after month, it just kept plummeting. The South Korean birth rate last year earned the not-so-holy prize for being…
How North Korea will use its $1.5 billion of stolen crypto
For a country that is notorious for its lack of connection to the outside world, North Korea is one of…
