ROK Envoy at UN Emergency Session: Dividing Countries Causes Problems
South Korea’s UN envoy tackles Ukraine annexation, Russia’s nuclear threats.
Pro-Kremlin Media: Closer Ties with North Korea Needed Against the West
A sanctioned Russian media outlet calls for the Kremlin to shore up ties with North Korea against the West.
Katchi Kapshida, Comrades: Donetsk Leader Reacts to North Korea’s Support
A leader of a separatist Ukrainian republic annexed by Russia hails North Korea’s support as a sign of a revised international order.
Aura of Criminality: Perspectives of Empire in Japan’s East Asian Conquests, 1932-1945
In the second part of this series, Jessica Pitcher examines the relationship between Japanese imperial authorities in China and the practice of narcotics trafficking, which “weakened” the inhabitants of the occupied territories while filling government coffers in Manchukuo.
Divided Korea, United Nations and the Ukraine Annexation
North Korea and South Korea approach Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s territory very differently, yet both through the sense of the UN.