On the 6th of August in Hiroshima and the 9th in Nagasaki, Japan marked the 80th anniversary of the dropping of the two atomic bombs. […]
Author: Leon Havana
Visiting the Yūshūkan Museum and Shrine
Being a western ally means that Japan gets away with an awful lot. Where other countries had to apologize for their wartime deeds and start […]
Thailand and Cambodia on the Edge of War: Deadly Clashes and Mass Displacement as Border Conflict Explodes
The simmering border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia has erupted into deadly clashes that threaten to spiral into full- scale war. Since early July 2025, […]
The Dirty Secret of Bhutan’s Stateless Refugees
For a kingdom that sells itself to the world as the last Himalayan paradise, a bastion of peace and Gross National Happiness, Bhutan harbours a […]
Is Iran the Last Zionist Domino
Over the past several decades, the strategic balance of power in the Middle East has undergone a methodical and devastating transformation. States that once posed […]
The Tragedy of Sikkim
Once a Buddhist kingdom nestled between two great civilizations, Sikkim held its own for centuries. Flanked by the Gorkha dominion of Nepal and the Dragon […]
What Was and Is The Pyongyang Declaration?
In April 1992, as the world celebrated the apparent “end of history” with the collapse of the Soviet Union and the triumph of neoliberal capitalism, […]
Indian Imperialism: Beyond British Colonialism to Modern Hindu Nationalism
India’s history is often told as a singular narrative of British colonial oppression and the heroic struggle for independence. Yet, this framing obscures a more […]