Japan & South Korea: Trade war tensions escalate

James Clement is a member of Socialist Alternative (England, Wales & Scotland). The ongoing trade war between Japan and South Korea has heightened with the decision by the South Korean government to sever their military intelligence cooperation with Japan. The trade war itself began when Japan removed South Korea from its white list of 27 […]

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The Nuclear Threat: Trump and North Korea

Hannah Sell is a member of the CWI International Secretariat. US president Trump’s standoff with North Korea and the numerous military conflicts around the world have renewed fear of the use of nuclear weapons. Although war between the major powers is not posed at the present time, today’s multipolar world is increasingly volatile. For many […]

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North Korea: Nuclear stand-off – dangerous escalation of Washington and Pyongyang conflict

Niall Mulholland is a member of the Committee for a Workers’ International. The North Korean bomb test on 3 September, the most powerful yet, and the bellicose reaction of the US, underlines the volatile and dangerous situation in the peninsula and entire region. The huge blast in the north of the country was felt in […]

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