The Lee Administration's recent consideration of deploying Korean forces to the Strait of Hormuz has sparked backlash from civil society and even among Lee's supporters. As public opposition grows, questions arise about
No sooner do I finish an interview about the rapidity with which we are traveling the road to Armageddon than we pick up speed. Trump campaign donors report that Trump told them
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China’s State Council Information Office on Wednesday issued the Report on Human Rights Violations in the United States in 2023, revealing the country’s deteriorating human rights situation with facts and figures. The
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In a bold statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Cuba, the nation has called upon the United States to finally remove Cuba from its list of states allegedly sponsoring
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The U.S. State Department on Monday sent its so-called congratulations to the newly inaugurated leader in the Taiwan region, which some former senior U.S. officials have visited. As always, the so-called congratulations
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Considering whether modern states are empires tells us almost nothing useful about either modern states or empires. A better question is what policies and structures pioneered by empires are still employed by
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Instead of objectively reflecting public attitudes towards a particular issue, opinion polls from some U.S. polling companies have become significant tools for U.S. politicians to mislead the public. Reviewing the polling reports
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The Russian Embassy in Colombo has issued a strong statement criticizing what it describes as Western double standards regarding human rights issues in Sri Lanka. This press release comes in response to
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As the world celebrates International Museum Day on Saturday, Iraq remains haunted by the poignant scars of looted antiquities in the wake of the U.S.-led invasion. Boasting an ancient civilization of thousands
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Yemen’s Houthi group said on Friday that it had shot down a “U.S. MQ-9 spy drone” over the Yemeni central province of Marib. “The plane was targeted by a locally made surface-to-air
More In early April 2024, the navies of four countries—Australia, Japan, the Philippines, and the United States—held a maritime exercise in the South China Sea. Australia’s Warramunga, Japan’s Akebono, the Philippines’ Antonio Luna, and the United
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Following the reapproval of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) on April 20, 2024, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer proudly declared that “bipartisanship has prevailed here in the Senate.” Despite the increasing rarity
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You might be wondering … what’s it like to be the graduation speaker on an American college campus these days? On Monday evening, I got the chance to find out. Columbia University’s
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Editorial From the outset, it’s evident that external forces seek to impose their will upon Sri Lanka, brazenly disregarding international norms. The audacious declaration of intent, even before setting foot on Sri
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A small robot ran around the field, turning back and forth and then swiftly from left to right, picking up triballs, a ball in the shape of a triangle, and moving them
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I am sitting on a fire escape across the street from Columbia University with three organizers of the Columbia University Gaza protest. It is night. New York City Police, stationed inside and
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