How to Stop the Next Korean War

For the first time in decades, a real war on the Korean Peninsula is possible. (Foreign Policy)

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Mudflow management: Lessons for S-E Asia   
The Hungarian toxic red mud spill in early October was a calamity for the people in the town of Ajka. This incident provides an important comparison with similar incidents in South-east Asia such as responses to the 2006 mud flood in Sidoarjo, Indonesia (known locally as Lumpur Sidoarjo or Lusi) and the need for precautionary measures in future development projects in Vietnam. (The Straits Times)

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New START Is Not About China  
China’s Nuclear Weapons Diversification and Modernization is not a legitimate reason to Delay Ratifying New START. (CogitAsia) 

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China’s Rethink: One Step Backward?     
China recently conceded, at least to the outside world, that in the last two years it had overstepped the boundaries of international behavior and there was an urgent need to introspect. (South Asia Analysis Group)
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Time to Think Anew and Act Anew on Myanmar (Burma) 
Myanmar (Burma) is in the news again -- thanks to Wikileaks, the recent release from house arrest of Nobel Peace Prize opposition icon Aung San Suu Kyi and fallout from the November 7 controlled election billed as a step in moving toward nominal civilian rule. (Asia Pacific Bulletin)

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A Rational Suggestion Regarding North Korea 

North Korea’s artillery attack on its Southern neighbour was not – as it claimed- a justified reaction to a South Korean military exercise. Rather, it was only the latest in a series of pin-prick attacks designed to pressure and bully its southern neighbour. (East Asia Forum) 

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