Japan has long been considered politically stable, dominated by the Liberal Democratic Party since 1955. Opposition parties were historically fragmented and weak, leaving the LDP […]
Author: Leon Havana
Rio Tinto The Original Evil Corp
Rio Tinto is not just another multinational mining company. It is the archetype of the destructive, exploitative, planet-wrecking behemoth. If you wanted to write a […]
Japan Marks 80th Anniversary of the A-Bombs in Continued Silence of its Dark Past
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. […]
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 […]