When a president has failed as miserably as Joe Biden, you had to change the subject. You had to distract the public.
Patrick Lawrence: Exit the Man from Scranton
Category: South Korea
South Korea’s 6-Hour Martial Law
Yoon does not want to lose power, writes Kiji Noh, but more importantly the U.S. cannot allow Yoon to lose power. He is key to the Asian force posture against China.
Han Kang’s Nobel Prize is a Cry for Palestine
The South Korean author is dedicated to witnessing the historical atrocities perpetrated by imperial colonial powers, writes KJ Noh.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: The South Korean ‘Spy’ Affair
Ignoring the headlines about the case, let’s look at what it is that ex-C.I.A. analyst Sue Mi Terry is actually accused of doing.
NATO’s Obscure Relations With Israel
Ann Wright on the arms flowing between members of the military alliance and Israel, which despite its small size, ranks as the 15th top weapons importer in the world.
Vijay Prashad: ‘Rockin’ in the Free World’
As the U.S. celebrates $95.3 billion in military funding for Israel, Taiwan, Ukraine and itself, here’s a look at Washington’s Indo-Pacific strategy and what’s at stake.
John Pilger: Silencing the Lambs: How Propaganda Works
Leni Riefenstahl said her epic films glorifying the Nazis depended on a “submissive void” in the German public. This is how propaganda is done.
After Gaza, Conflict in Asia
As the world’s failure to stop massacre after massacre in Gaza shows the deep failure of the U.N.-centered international system, Vijay Prashad turns attention to the conflict looming over Northeast Asia.
Unease Over New Zealand Overtures to US in Pacific
New security-state documents show Wellington aligning its military with the “rules-based international order” while preparing Kiwis for war with key trading partner China, writes Mick Hall.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Biden’s Pointless Asian Summit
Let us consider the grist of the talks the U.S. president hosted at the presidential retreat in Maryland last week. This will not take long.