Jihoon Yu

1 week ago | myemail.constantcontact.com | Song Sang-ho |Ju Hyung Kim |Dasl Yoon |Jihoon Yu

​Quotes of the Day:"Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control."– Epictetus"No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot."– Mark Twain“If you feel pain, you’re alive. If you feel other people’s pain, you’re a human being.”– Leo Tolstoy1.  U.S. looks to 'calibrate' USFK posture to deter China: senior official2. Rethinking South Korea’s Naval Strategy for a Taiwan Strait Contingency3.

1 month ago | thestandard.org.nz | Nzctuby Jack McDonald |Jack McDonald |Bernard Hickey |Jihoon Yu

We often have favourite books to which we return. One of mine is Umberto Eco’s “The Name of the Rose.” Sherlock Homes meets the Inquisition in a riot of geo-politics, medieval cuisine, architectural critique and semiotic analysis and reference. Such are the layers of the novel that it bears re-reading far better than most. One theme rings contemporary bells.

1 month ago | thestandard.org.nz | Nzctuby Jack McDonald |Jack McDonald |Bernard Hickey |Jihoon Yu

The first demonstration I ever went on was at the age of 12, against the Vietnam War. The first formal history lesson I received was a few months later when I commenced high school. That day the old history master, Mr Griffiths, chalked what I later learnt was a quote from Hegel: “The only lesson we learn from history is that we do not learn the lessons of history.”  It’s about time we changed that.

2 months ago | thestandard.org.nz | Jihoon Yu |Bill Sweetman |Nick Rockel |Carl Bildt

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Jan 14, 2025 | aspistrategist.org.au | Jihoon Yu

With Donald Trump’s return to the presidency now a reality, the Indo-Pacific faces an era of heightened uncertainty driven by North Korea’s growing military capabilities and China’s expanding regional influence. In this environment, trilateral security cooperation between the United States, South Korea and Japan is paramount. However, Trump’s typical approach to alliances—characterised by unpredictability and transactional diplomacy—poses a challenge to this partnership.