South Korea’s friendly words rankle Washington. Last week, following a meeting with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun, South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun announced that the two sides had agreed to establish a new “alliance dialogue” aimed at addressing latent frictions in the bilateral partnership. However, the supposed agreement was conspicuously missing […]
Public demonstrations against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko have intensified. Looked at casually, it seems unlikely that his presidency can survive. If the protesters are...
Lukashenko goes to Sochi. Large-scale protests continued in 28 Belarusian cities on Sunday, including in the capital of Minsk, where estimates of participation ranged...
Mediterranean talks. France is hosting the EuroMed 7 summit (which some have dubbed “Club Med”) beginning on Thursday, which this year will focus on...
In 1949, Turkey recognized the state of Israel, becoming the first Muslim country to exchange diplomatic missions with it. Since then, their relations have...
American Nations: A History of Eleven Rival Regional Cultures
by Colin Woodard
There’s no denying a deep social divide exists in the United States. Most anyone...
Breaking norms in the Himalayas. On Monday night, the Chinese military accused Indian troops of crossing the so-called Line of Actual Control, the vaguely...
