International Crisis Group
- Mar 9, 2018
Cautious Hope Ahead of U.S.-North Korea Meeting
Developments on the Korean peninsula have been dizzying, from talk of war, to hints of diplomacy, to symbolic gestures and now this: the...
21st Century Wilberforce Initiative
- Feb 24, 2018
North Korea Uses Tools of Mass Distraction at XXIII Olympics
Every four years, over 17 days, the Winter Olympics captures our attention as thousands of hours of programming plays on broadcast and...
Genocide Watch
- Feb 20, 2018
VOA Interview: UN Chief Antonio Guterres
Rebuilding Iraq Question: The conference is wrapping up, but while there have been some significant contributions for the Iraq...
Anna Fifield | The Washington Post
- Feb 10, 2018
The ‘Ivanka Trump of North Korea’ captivates people in the South at the Olympics
They marveled at her barely-there makeup and her lack of bling. They commented on her plain black outfits and simple purse. They noted...
Sports Diplomacy in the Korean Peninsula
North Korea’s decision to dispatch Kim Jong-un’s younger sister Yo-jong to South Korea (Republic of Korea, ROK) as part of a delegation...
International Crisis Group
- Jan 23, 2018
The Korean Peninsula Crisis (I): In the Line of Fire and Fury
What’s new? The threat of catastrophic war on the Korean peninsula is graver than at any time in recent history. North Korea’s neighbours...
International Crisis Group
- Jan 23, 2018
The Korean Peninsula Crisis (II): From Fire and Fury to Freeze-for-Freeze
What’s new? The U.S. has responded to North Korean weapons tests with a campaign of “maximum pressure”, involving economic sanctions,...
Radio Free Asia
- Jan 12, 2018
Japan’s Top Diplomat Takes Myanmar to Task Over Treatment of Rohingya
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono expressed serious concern to his Myanmar counterpart Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday over the plight of...
Reporters without Borders
- Jan 9, 2018
Chinese regime’s true face – one of the worst free speech predators
As the Chinese government tries to project the image of a modern, powerful nation with a great future for French President Emmanuel...
Reports without Borders
- Jan 4, 2018
Eight-year jail term for Chinese anti-corruption blogger
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is appalled by the eight-year prison sentence that a Chinese court has imposed on Wu Gan, a blogger who...
Reporters without Borders
- Jan 4, 2018
Well-known Tibetan filmmaker manages to leave China
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is relieved to learn that Dhondup Wangchen, a well-known Tibetan filmmaker who was under house arrest in...
Robert Malley | International Crisis Group
- Jan 2, 2018
10 Conflicts to Watch in 2018
It’s not all about Donald Trump. That’s a statement more easily written than believed, given the U.S. president’s erratic comportment on...
