Fixing the failed North Korea strategy
The paper says the problem is that South Korea and the US find it extremely difficult to get Pyongyang to give up on its playbook.
Nuclear lessons from the war in Ukraine
The growing nuclear ambitions of China and North Korea are spurring shifts in defence thinking in Japan and South Korea.
A guide to living in the new abnormal
While some will find the transition back to semi pre-Covid-19 ways easy, others may find the return to the ways of old quite daunting.
Bangladesh can stay ahead of global inflation, if it acts now
Experts gather that given the overall situation, early policy interventions, like taking pre-emptive decisions, are necessary.
Tennis’ love affair with rackets has a dark side
The player and racket is the equivalent of the musician and guitar.
Japan’s rethink on defence policy following the Ukraine crisis Ukraine
America’s response to the Ukraine war has suggested to many Japanese that this alliance may need to be strengthened, and that Japan should not depend solely on the United States…
Happiness as public policy
Low crime rates, good education system, universal health care and equal opportunities for all–the recipe for happiness and all pipe dreams for the Philippines, despite being…
Bhutan: In keeping up with another epochal shift
At the cusp of yet another cultural shift, the bureaucracy of Bhutan runs the risk of facing collective skepticism and loss of morale.
War and the Left
The writer suggests that perhaps a policy of non-alignment would be the most effective way of ending the Ukraine war.
After two years of Covid, what’s next?
Experts say the biggest problem lies in the millions of unvaccinated people all over the world.