Russia's Veto Power Under Fire: Violating UN Decisions with North Korea Arms TradeOn April 11th, Robert Wood, the U.S. Deputy Representative to the UN, criticized the weapons trade between North Korea and Russia during a meeting of the UN Security Council. Wood stated in a meeting themed on Peace and Security in Ukraine that “Russia is blatantly procuring ballistic missiles and other weapons from North Korea, violating […]
Anti-Regime Death Stokes Fear and Protests Ahead of Belarus ElectionIhar Lednik, detained on charges of defaming Lukashenko, dies in prisonFollowing the death of Russia’s Navalny, another anti-regime figure dies in jail in Belarus, a Russian allyCivil control intensifies ahead of the general elections on the 25th Following the death of Alexei Navalny, an enemy of Russian President Vladimir Putin, in prison, another anti-regime figure […]
South Korea's Secret Diplomatic Mission to Cuba, North Korea's Isolation DeepensStudents waving the Cuban flag./Yonhap News Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung Se having his first official diplomatic meeting with Bruno Rodriguez, the Cuban Foreign Minister, at the Cuban Convention Palace on June 5, 2016./Yonhap News The sudden announcement of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and Cuba on the night of the 14th was […]
Ongoing Risk of Accidental Nuclear War: A Look Back at Historical Close CallsOver 150 near-misses of accidental nuclear war during the Cold War, with Stanislav Petrov's quick thinking in 1983 averting disaster.
Russia's Veto Power Under Fire: Violating UN Decisions with North Korea Arms Trade On April 11th, Robert Wood, the U.S. Deputy Representative to the UN, criticized the weapons trade between North Korea and Russia during a meeting of the UN Security Council. Wood stated in a meeting themed on Peace and Security in Ukraine that “Russia is blatantly procuring ballistic missiles and other weapons from North Korea, violating […]
Anti-Regime Death Stokes Fear and Protests Ahead of Belarus Election Ihar Lednik, detained on charges of defaming Lukashenko, dies in prisonFollowing the death of Russia’s Navalny, another anti-regime figure dies in jail in Belarus, a Russian allyCivil control intensifies ahead of the general elections on the 25th Following the death of Alexei Navalny, an enemy of Russian President Vladimir Putin, in prison, another anti-regime figure […]
South Korea's Secret Diplomatic Mission to Cuba, North Korea's Isolation Deepens Students waving the Cuban flag./Yonhap News Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung Se having his first official diplomatic meeting with Bruno Rodriguez, the Cuban Foreign Minister, at the Cuban Convention Palace on June 5, 2016./Yonhap News The sudden announcement of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and Cuba on the night of the 14th was […]
Ongoing Risk of Accidental Nuclear War: A Look Back at Historical Close Calls Over 150 near-misses of accidental nuclear war during the Cold War, with Stanislav Petrov's quick thinking in 1983 averting disaster.
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