Eastern Asia

The developing economic, political and military links binding Iran, China and Russia in what I see as an emerging Golden Triangle in Eurasia, are continuing to deepen insignificant areas.

Besides the scandal surrounding the confidante of the President, other events have also been occurring in the political life of South Korea.

The results of the US presidential race 2016 might become a formidable challenge for the US-Japanese Alliance. It concerns not only the bilateral relations of the allies in the field of defense enshrined in a number of agreements, including the 1960 Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security, but their cooperation in other domains.

North Korea’s announcements of the completion of its Nuclear Weapons Development Programme have caused an outburst of discussion on “who is to blame”. More accurately, it concerns who is primarily responsible for the escalation of the situation to its current level. Against the backdrop of growing USA-China opposition, now Beijing has even been accused this, with accusations varying from “did nothing, although it could” to “actively assisted”.

We are continuing to inform our readers on the scandal around Choi Sung-sil – confidante of President Park Geun-hye, as the crisis caused by her interference in the affairs of the state and linked to corruption continues to roll on.

Continuing the topic of the American reaction to the development of North Korea’s Nuclear and Missile Programme, it can be noted that the expert opinions on “what to do and who is to blame” are quite different. Different camps encourage (or disapprove) different versions of the American response on the basis of a very similar set of input data.
Here, we will look at three studies representing various think tanks and political camps.

In October 2016, the Presidential Advisory Council on Democratic and Peaceful Unification of Korea suggested to the President of the Republic of Korea returning US tactical nuclear weapons to the country.

In the context of increased tension on the Korean Peninsula, representatives of the USA and DPRK decided to hold a closed bilateral meeting in Malaysia. The non-official negotiations took place in one of the hotels in Kuala Lumpur on October 21-22.

We continue to keep the audience apprised of the sensational South-Korean scandal surrounding Choi Soon-sil – a friend of the President Park Geun-hye, who has participated in the formation of public policy, read secret documents, and introduced amendments to the president’s speeches without holding any official status. In addition, she is suspected of using her influence to force major corporations to make contributions to two foundations related to her – Mir and K-Sports.

People all over the world are fed up with capitalism. They don’t always know how to formulate their aversions anymore (the result of a confusing ‘education’ and disinformation campaign pouring out of the West). But intuitively they are increasingly longing for socialism or even Communism; definitely for some humane, compassionate system based on social justice, kindness and anti-imperialist principles.