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Academic Sources: Victor Shih at the Journal of East Asian Studies on Chinese Elites
With the 7th Party Congress coming to a close, some of the most significant outcomes are likely to relate to promotions and demotions rather than to t...
May 12, 2016 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
North Korean Threats and Asset Markets. Again.
It has long been alleged that North Korea has the capacity to impose asymmetric damage on the financial markets of its neighbors through threats and p...
May 11, 2016 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
United Nations DPRK Needs and Priorities
Last week, Marc Noland walked through WFP/FAO food security report, and reports that North Korea might be entering a new phase of shortages (for examp...
May 10, 2016 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Global Inequality: A New Approach for the Age of Globalization
Branko Milanovic, City University of New York, discussed his new noteworthy book, Global Inequality: A New Approach for the Age of Globalization, on M...
May 09, 2016 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Kim Jong Un Doubles Down I: The Opening Speech and the Central Committee Report
The two documents we have from the 7th Party Congress so far—Kim Jong Un’s opening speech and his report on the work of the central committee—have one...
May 09, 2016 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Brexit Scenarios for June 24
Scenario 1: The UK Votes to Stay in the EU If UK voters decide to remain in the EU, the deal forged by Prime Minister David Cameron will take effect q...
May 02, 2016 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Thinking About the Day after Brexit
Will they or won’t they? The question facing voters in the United Kingdom (UK) on June 23—whether or not to leave the European Union (EU)—has emerged ...
May 02, 2016 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
North Korean human rights activity in Australia
Yesterday I discussed new modeling of Korean unification by Warwick McKibben, Jong Wha Lee, and Larry Weifeng Liu. Another highlight of the conference...
Apr 26, 2016 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
A new model of Korean unification
This past Friday I had the pleasure of participating in a conference on Korean unification held at the Australian National University. The highlight o...
Apr 25, 2016 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
TPP and the Environment
The Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, is an ambitious trade deal involving the United States and 11 other countries. The agreement will open new mark...
Apr 22, 2016 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Billy Graham meets Kim Il-sung
As a teenager in Appalachia, my father drove a milk truck (though as far as I know, I am not the subject of the Kentucky Headhunters’ “My Daddy Was a ...
Apr 22, 2016 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Europe's Welcome Attempt to Harmonize Rules on Asylum Seekers
Europe's migration crisis has reinforced the importance of recent proposals by the European Commission to overhaul the so-called Dublin Rules for trea...
Apr 15, 2016 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail