SEOUL – Kim Tae-geun walked into the cinema this weekend expecting comedy. He left deeply moved. “The movie theater was full of young boys and girls laughing a lot,” said the South Korean special forces veteran. “They were silent and some of them were crying at the end of the movie.” The film he watched, […]
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Summary/Overview Russia cut Nord Stream 1, its main natural gas pipeline to Europe, blaming it on sanctions and saying it would be long-lasting. Energy prices surged; European currencies dropped to multi-decade lows. Ukraine President’s office “explained” the Kherson offensive – or low visibility thereof – by telling the Wall Street Journal the goal was not […]
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Anyone concerned about the prospects for peace around the world should pay attention to the upcoming Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions to be held on September 14-15 in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. One of the aims of the meeting is to reintroduce the language of peace and reconciliation to a world shattered by conflict and […]
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The Afghan Taliban’s apparent decision to allow women and girls a right to go to school and work is a positive development. But it should be welcomed cautiously by the international community until there is evidence of meaningful change. After all, the Taliban have made such promises before. Taliban officials announced this week that under […]
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As we enter what promises to be a tough autumn, here are eight reasons to be cheerful – or at least to consider political and economic outcomes that are less bleak than those you may be fearing. With economic warfare squarely under way between Russia and the West, with energy price-shocks all around us and […]
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The development of China’ s artificial intelligence sector is anticipated to be slowed in the coming few years with the United States’ brand new ban on exports of several sophisticated chips made by -nvidia and AMD, say Chinese IT specialists. Nvidia said last Friday it had been informed from the US government that it must stop conveying […]
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As Ukrainian forces fight a late-summer counterattack to wrest the southern province of Kherson from Russian control, Russian President Vladimir Putin is learning a lesson that many political leaders have learned before: War is often much longer and costlier than anticipated. In the six months since Russia launched its assault on Ukraine in February 2022, […]
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Japan has gone all-in with the Western response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The strategic consequences for Tokyo are considerable. Japan’s long-running efforts to conclude a formal peace agreement with its northern neighbor have come to an end. Putin’s aggression has also accelerated debate in Japan about its own strategy and future military preparedness. Most […]
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NASA planned to launch the Artemis I lunar mission on September 3, after a first attempt earlier in the week was canceled at the last minute due to engine trouble. The second launch was aborted due to a fuel leak. But the mission is an exciting step towards returning humans to the moon for the […]
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The US–China technology rivalry became overt when a dispute erupted over 5G and Huawei after Washington designated Huawei as an embargoed company on its “Entity List” in May 2019. At the center of the dispute are standards underpinning the fifth generation (5G) of mobile network technology. China is overtaking the United States — the traditional […]
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