John Nilsson-Wright

1 month ago | globalasia.org | John Delury |Taehwan Kim |John Nilsson-Wright |Ankit Panda

ARCHIVE/SEARCH > Articles Articles Short Reviews By John Delury , Taehwan Kim, John Nilsson-Wright Afraid of the Bomb Before? Try Now​The 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.

Jan 14, 2025 | engelsbergideas.com | John Nilsson-Wright

In just two intense weeks in December, politics in South Korea was dramatically transformed – ‘all changed, changed utterly’, as W.B. Yeats once described revolutionary upheaval. President Yoon Suk-yeol’s bizarre and anachronistic declaration of martial law late on 3 December suddenly plunged the country back into a high-stakes drama reminiscent of 1970s authoritarianism.

Sep 25, 2024 | globalasia.org | John Nilsson-Wright

ARCHIVE/SEARCH > Articles Articles Balancing Economic Engagement with a Growing Security Rivalry By John Nilsson-Wright ​AS NORMAN ANGELL famously and controversially argued in the early 20th century in his book The Great Illusion, economic integration — particularly through close trading and financial co-operation — may mitigate the risk of war.1 Applied to East Asia, specifically China, Japan and South Korea, Angell’s thesis might be seen as an optimistic indicator of the opportunities for...

Jun 28, 2024 | globalasia.org | John Nilsson-Wright |Gary Bass

ARCHIVE/SEARCH > Articles Articles The Contentious Legacy of Post-War Justice for Japan By John Nilsson-Wright  ORDER AND THE rule of law in contemporary East Asia are elusive concepts.

Mar 28, 2024 | globalasia.org | John Nilsson-Wright

ARCHIVE/SEARCH > Articles Articles Valuable Insights on the Roots of Today’s Global Disorder By John Nilsson-Wright STUDENTS OF GEOPOLITICS and international relations could be forgiven for thinking that their field is in the midst of an existential crisis.