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Asia Pacific Security

Solomon Islands: Tug of War in the Pacific

In April 2022, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) signed a bilateral security cooperation agreement with Solomon Islands. According to the PRC, the main purpose…

iGlobenewsOctober 17, 2022

Asia Pacific Security USA & Canada

Is the Use of Nuclear Weapons Ever Morally Justified: Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Almost 80 years have passed since the US used nuclear weapons to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki. These cities were not military targets – but populated…

iGlobenewsOctober 13, 2022

Asia Pacific Politics

The Return of Marcos in the Philippines

The Philippine parliament has proclaimed former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos's son - “Bongbong” Ferdinand Marcos Jr. - as the country's new president. Bongbong Marcos spent…

iGlobenewsAugust 31, 2022

Asia Pacific Global Science/Technology

Professor Hwang Il Soon’s Model for Unlimited and Safe Nuclear Energy: Small Modular Reactors and Multinational Fuel Cycle Centers

Professor Hwang Il Soon, Chair of the Department of Nuclear Engineering at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Engineering (UNIST) in the Republic of Korea…

iGlobenewsAugust 24, 2022

Asia Pacific Security USA & Canada

Pelosi’s Visit to Taiwan Marks the “New Normal” in the Taiwan Straits

Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan with her son despite words of warning from the White House. The cost to the US taxpayer of this visit amounts…

iGlobenewsAugust 16, 2022

Asia Pacific Politics

Sri Lanka: Problems in Paradise

Sri Lanka, the oldest democracy in Asia, is in a state of emergency. After the wave of protests because of soaring prices and shortages of…

iGlobenewsJune 17, 2022

Asia Pacific Politics

Nationalism and Repression in the World’s Largest Democracy

The rise of anti-Muslim sentiment in India is reaching a boiling point as Modi and the BJP government are sharing dangerous rhetoric and encouraging communal…

iGlobenewsMay 27, 2022

Asia Pacific Environment

Japan v. Its Neighbors: Japan to Release 1.4 Million Tons of Radioactive Fukushima Wastewater into the Pacific

Japan’s controversial decision to release contaminated nuclear wastewater from Fukushima into the Pacific Ocean is being opposed by ROK, China and other neighboring countries. The…

iGlobenewsMay 9, 2022

Asia Pacific Politics Russia & CIS

The Russia Japan Kuril Islands Conflict: “The Japan That Can Say No”

Following Japan’s surrender in WWII, no peace treaty was ever concluded between Moscow and Tokyo. The unresolved territorial dispute over the southern part of the…

iGlobenewsMarch 14, 2022

Asia Pacific Sports

The Beijing 2022 Olympics – Is it Time to Reform the IOC?

The opening of the 2022 Winter Olympics was a splendid spectacle and an impressive display of China’s global soft power. While China and the IOC…

iGlobenewsFebruary 15, 2022

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