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1 month ago | 
globalasia.org | John Delury |Taehwan Kim |John Nilsson-Wright |Ankit Panda
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By John Delury , Taehwan Kim, John Nilsson-Wright
Afraid of the Bomb Before? Try NowThe New Nuclear Age: At the Precipice of Armageddon By Ankit Panda Polity Press, 2025, 288 pages, $29.95 (Hardcover) The New Nuclear Age brings welcome clarity to abstruse arguments over nuclear “doctrine” and the complexities of weapons technology.
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2 months ago | 
foreignaffairs.com | Michael Horowitz |James M. Lindsay |John Delury |Robert Kelly
On December 3, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol tried to demolish his country’s democracy. In a shocking late-night television address, Yoon declared “emergency martial law” and put the country under military rule. He prohibited all political activities and suspended freedom of speech and the press.
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Dec 17, 2024 | 
newstatesman.com | John Delury
The world was blindsided on 3 December when South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol declared “emergency martial law”. In an unscheduled TV address at half-ten on an otherwise tranquil Monday night, Yoon announced that he and the military were now in charge of a country that still carries the battle scars of its long fight to secure liberal democracy and civilian rule. All political activities were prohibited, Yoon said, and media were given a gag order.
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Mar 28, 2024 | 
english.aawsat.com | Hazem Saghieh |Emile Ameen |John Delury |Nadim Koteich
As some voices call on Hezbollah and Hamas to become more open to criticism, increasing numbers are demanding that no criticism be made of either groups while they fight Israel in Gaza and Lebanon.
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Mar 28, 2024 | 
english.aawsat.com | Osman Mirghani |Hazem Saghieh |Emile Ameen |John Delury
In his announcement the day before yesterday that the Jeddah Platform negotiations to end the Sudanese war could resume on April 18th, the US Special Envoy Tom Perriello said that several recent shifts have increased the likelihood of resolving the conflict. To avoid creating an unwarranted sense of optimism, however, he quickly added that there is no more than a 50 percent chance of success. This diplomatic rhetoric, which combines opposites, clearly demonstrates that difficulties remain.
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Mar 27, 2024 | 
english.aawsat.com | Emile Ameen |John Delury |Nadim Koteich |Eyad Abu Shakra
Did someone send a message sealed with blood to the tzar who had just won a fifth term and 87 percent of the vote? It seems so. What is more clear is that the elected president of Russia is thought to be reinforcing the idea of a multipolar world order and putting the notion of a new world order led by the United States behind us, especially in light of his alliance with China and his efforts to forge a BRICS axis, then BRICS Plus.
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Mar 27, 2024 | 
english.aawsat.com | John Delury |Nadim Koteich |Eyad Abu Shakra |Astra Taylor
How do you solve a problem like North Korea? Since the end of the Cold War, it seems that every formula, from threatening war to promising peace, has been tried. And yet, despite being under more sanctions than just about any other country, North Korea developed a nuclear arsenal estimated at 50 warheads and sophisticated missiles that can, in theory, deliver those weapons to targets in the continental United States.
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Mar 16, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | John Delury
How do you solve a problem like North Korea? Since the end of the Cold War, it seems that every formula, from threatening war to promising peace, has been tried. And yet, despite being under more sanctions than just about any other country, North Korea developed a nuclear arsenal estimated at 50 warheads and sophisticated missiles that can, in theory, deliver those weapons to targets in the continental United States.
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Mar 31, 2023 | 
globalasia.org | John Delury
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Paralyzed by Fear of Corruption
By John Delury
TWO ISSUES HAVE EMERGED over the last decade as essential for understanding the politics of the Chinese state: corruption and data.
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Feb 13, 2023 | 
foreignpolicy.com | John Delury
Covert U.S. intrusions into Chinese airspace were common for decades. Sailors recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on Feb. 5.
