OPINION: Building mutual trust, common understanding in Northeast Asia

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has turned the European security order on its head.That such a war can break out in Europe -- where security cooperation between NATO and Russia has been institutionalized for decades through the Helsinki Final Act -- is an ill omen for Northeast Asia, where formal regional security cooperation is all but nonexistent.Northeast Asia is even worse prepared than Europe to handle the outbreak of a regional crisis.A more alliance-oriented new Cold War, resulting from the U.S.-China rivalry and the war in Ukraine is taking hold in the region.North Korea remains a p…READ FULL ARTICLE