Amid North Korea’s recent cruise missile test, United States and South Korean officials held a simulated tabletop discussion over the possibility of a North Korean nuclear strike on 23 February 2023. In January 2023, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un ordered the “exponential” expansion of his country’s nuclear arsenal and the furtherance of the deliverability of intercontinental ballistic...
The clock is ticking & talk isn’t enough
With the House of Representatives returned to the hands of the Republicans, almost two dozen GOP governors have imposed the long overdue ban on TikTok over the past five weeks, ranging from restricting government employees’ access to the application to removing it altogether from government internet networks. While the majority of the left-wing Democrats are still living in their illusory vision...
The truth and myth of American isolationism
History and beyond The resurgence of isolationism in the United States is significantly intensified by a small group of Trump loyalists within the GOP (Republican Party) in recent years. The reality of American isolationism is a complex paradox that never actually departs from the fringes of the foreign policy debate. However, while the debate is always in the air, isolationism is never...
“Once I Putin, I never pull out”: It is time to pull over
A congressional letter that urges President Biden to negotiate directly with Vladimir Putin to end the war against Ukraine, signed by thirty liberal democrats, was withdrawn by the Congressional Progressive Caucus on 25 October 2022. The House Democrats pointed out that the incrementally painful consequences are becoming increasingly far-reaching and are reflected not only in Ukraine but...
Rocket Man on an irreversible path to self-destruction
North Korea, the world’s most isolated, secretive, and ruthless communist regime, has passed a new law that not only declares itself as a nuclear state but effectively allows pre-emptive nuclear strikes. The brutal dictator of North Korea, Kim Jong Un, resolutely announced that the nuclear status of his country was now “irreversible.” For decades since the end of the Korean War, North Korea...