Without Paik’s herculean effort, South Korea as we know it today—a vibrant, capitalist, and liberal democracy—wouldn’t exist.

This post is part of a series from Asia Unbound. The post is authored by Peidong Sun, associate professor of history at Fudan University.  On December 18, 2019, Fudan University changed its charte…

Colombia’s process to select a new attorney general is not going smoothly; electoral reform an early failure in omnibus fiasco; and the collapse of El Salvador’s opposition is bad news for Bukele

Hou Yu-ih has vowed to invest in Taiwan’s defenses while pursing dialogue with China. It is unclear whether Beijing would condition the latter on Hou not pursuing the former.

Angela Merkel urges European Union to reclaim control over data; Suspected Chinese hackers target U.S. manufacturing industry group; Brazil to break ranks with United States on Huawei, says Chinese a…

Ten people who passed away this year who shaped world affairs for better or worse.

As 2023 comes to a close, here are the top ten most notable world events of the year.