https://www.scmp.com/rss/515041/feed Christoph Bluth is Professor of International Relations and Security at the University of Bradford in England. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Mongolia’s Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene recently expressed his country’s fear that the world is heading towards a new Cold War as relations between Russia and China and the West – particularly Nato – have taken a turn for the worse. “It’s like a divorce,” he said. “When the parents divorce, the children are the ones who get hurt the most.” The country sits landlocked between Russia and China, and is fearful of antagonising either country. It gets much of its electricity from Russia,... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3216112/divorce-mongolia-landlocked-between-russia-and-china-fears-new-cold-war?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3216112/divorce-mongolia-landlocked-between-russia-and-china-fears-new-cold-war?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Apr 2023 19:00:15 +0000 North Korea celebrated the 75th anniversary of the foundation of the Korean People’s Army in February. As it showed off 12 of its massive intercontinental ballistic missile in a military parade, expert Korea-watchers spotted there appear to have been some significant changes in the country’s military and political hierarchy. Choe Ryong-hae, the chairman of the standing committee of the Supreme People’s Assembly, was reportedly the only member of the politburo presidium not in attendance. But the... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3211872/kim-jong-uns-purges-exacerbate-climate-fear-tensions-north-korea-peninsula?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3211872/kim-jong-uns-purges-exacerbate-climate-fear-tensions-north-korea-peninsula?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 Feb 2023 21:00:10 +0000