16.12.2024  The President of the Republic of Korea has been removed from office. What comes next?

Recently, the National Assembly (Parliament) of South Korea passed a bill for the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol following his failed attempt to impose martial law in the country. He faces charges regarding the illegality of this decision, which violated constitutional provisions and failed to meet the necessary legal conditions and procedures. A total of 204 out of 300 members of parliament voted in favor of impeachment, achieving the required two-thirds majority. The first attempt to remove the president, which took place the week before, had failed due to a boycott of the vote by members of the ruling People Power Party (PPP). However, this time, several members from the PPP joined the opposition, ensuring the success of the vote. Consequently, the president has been suspended from performing his duties until the Constitutional Court reaches a final decision on the matter.

05.12.2024  Political Crisis in South Korea: What Lies Behind It?

On December 3, President Yoon Suk-yeol of South Korea announced the imposition of martial law in the country. In a televised address to the nation, he claimed that this measure was necessary to ensure security and eliminate «pro-North Korean anti-state forces.» He emphasized that the primary threat to the constitutional order was posed by the activities of the National Assembly, the country’s parliament. The president accused lawmakers of paralyzing the state’s functions by blocking appointments of high-ranking officials, as well as hindering the passage of budget laws and other important legislative acts. The martial law decree included a ban on all political activities, including the work of the National Assembly and local governments. Strikes and demonstrations were also prohibited, and media outlets were to come under government control.

05.11.2024  Lessons from Japan's Snap Parliamentary Elections

"The snap elections for Japan’s House of Representatives, held on October 27, produced an unexpected outcome. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)—the dominant force in Japanese politics, which has maintained control over both houses of parliament and formed successive governments for decades—lost its outright majority. Although it remains the largest parliamentary party, this result signifies a major setback for its leadership, particularly for its new chairman, Shigeru Ishiba, who assumed both the party leadership and the position of Prime Minister following the LDP chairmanship elections in September..."

27.08.2024  Article by Alexey Kupriyanov on the website of the journal “Profile”

On August 27, 2024, the website of the journal “Profile” published an article ” by Alexey Kupriyanov “Multipolarity will Bring to Kyiv. Why Narendra Modi Visited Ukraine and Met with Zelensky”.

24.07.2024  Sergey Lukonin in the program “CHEZ” on the RBC TV channel

Sergey Lukonin commented on the prospects and limitations of Russian-Chinese trade and economic cooperation in the live broadcast of the “CHEZ” (“What does it Mean”) program of the RBC TV channel.

16.05.2024  Article by Alexander Lomanov in the newspaper “Renmin Ribao”

On May 16, 2024, the Chinese newspaper “Renmin Ribao” in the “International Tribune” section published an article “Unity and Cooperation Can Create a Better Future for Mankind” by Alexander Lomanov.

31.03.2018  China: the external background of constitutional changes

Vasily Mikheev,
Sergey Lukonin 
"The main result of the first three months of 2018 was the final institutionalization of XI Jinping's monopoly on political and ideological power, which was authorized by the constitutional amendments passed at the March session of the NPC..."

08.02.2016  North Korea's nuclear ambitions and prospects for five-party talks

Commentary by Dr. Alexander Fedorovskiy and Kristina Voda.  "In the weeks since North Korea declared its H-bomb test on January 6, not only have international debates on this issue failed to reach any solid conclusions, but diplomatic negotiations between major Asia-Pacific countries have intensified.