America picked a fight with history — and history won (Part 3) This is a three-part series on the 106-day Iran War and what the United States got catastrophically wrong Part Three: After the Smoke, the Harder Question History's judgment of wars is almost never about the fighting. It is about what comes after. The Marshall Plan mattered more than D-Day. Not because D-Day wasn't necessary, but because winning the war was merely the condition for the real work. Germany and Japan became what they became — anchors of demo June 16, 2026

America picked a fight with history — and history won (Part 2) This is a three-part series on the 106-day Iran War and what the United States got catastrophically wrong Part Two: What You Cannot Destroy With Missiles Before the war, American analysts catalogued Iran's military assets with impressive thoroughness. Underground bunkers, hypersonic missile ranges, drone production capacity, cyber warfare units, the reach of the Quds Force across four countries. Good intelligence work. Necessary. And almost entirely beside the point. June 16, 2026

America picked a fight with history — and history won (Part 1) This is a three-part series on the 106-day Iran War and what the United States got catastrophically wrong Part One: You Can't Bomb a Civilization The war lasted 106 days. The official tally will show American hardware, American satellites, and American precision guided everything. It will show a nuclear program set back, missile stockpiles reduced, Revolutionary Guard installations turned to rubble. By the metrics that Washington tends to use — sorties flown, targe June 16, 2026

Spiritual Asia (12): Hinduism and Zoroastrianism, two civilizations diverged from single root This is the twelveth installment of AJP's Spiritual Asia series exploring the religious traditions, philosophical ideas, and moral foundations that have shaped Asia's civilizations. This chapter explores the roots of Hinduism and Zoroastrianism, two of the world's oldest living faiths, to find how the two religions have shaped ancient and current societies, and influenced other religions such as Buddhism and Islam. India and Iran, a Grand Epic of Spirituality Bo June 15, 2026

Editorial: AI wealth dividend debate is one Korea cannot ignore Artificial intelligence is already creating a new global order of wealth. The rise of AI has propelled figures such as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei into the center of global capital markets. Companies that dominate AI chips, frontier models, cloud infrastructure and data centers are accumulating value at a pace rarely seen in modern economic history. The question is whether that wealth will ultimately benefit society as a whole. June 14, 2026

Spiritual Asia (11): Zoroaster and the moral questions of the AI Age This is the eleventh installment of AJP's Spiritual Asia series exploring the religious traditions, philosophical ideas and moral foundations that have shaped Asia's civilizations. This chapter turns to Zoroastrianism, one of the world's oldest living faiths, and examines how its teachings on truth, free will and moral responsibility continue to resonate in an age increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence. Humanity is once again asking where civilization is heade June 14, 2026

Spiritual Asia (10): Religion and practitioners which influeced world This is the tenth installment of AJP's Spiritual Asia series exploring the religious traditions, philosophical ideas and moral foundations that have shaped Asia's civilizations. This chapter turns to Zoroastrianism, one of the world's oldest living faiths, and examines how its teachings on truth, free will and moral responsibility continue to resonate in an age increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence. The Buddhist Legacy Left by Shakyamuni and Great Monks June 13, 2026

Spiritual Asia (9): Why Buddhist scriptures matter in the AI age This is the ninth installment of AJP’s Spiritual Asia series exploring the religious traditions, philosophical ideas and moral foundations that have shaped Asia’s civilizations. This chapter turns to Buddhism’s most influential scriptures — the Heart Sutra, Diamond Sutra, Lotus Sutra and Korea’s Tripitaka Koreana — and examines why their teachings may be more relevant than ever in the age of artificial intelligence. Looking back at the histo June 11, 2026

South Korea's 20s and 30s were born into democracy, which explains their anger On the evening of June 3, voters in Seoul's Jamsil neighborhood lined up at their polling stations and were turned away. Not by armed soldiers, but by a paper shortage. Ballots had simply run out. It sounds almost absurd — a punchline for a country that has spent decades positioning itself as a model of democratic development in Asia. South Korea holds transparent elections, produces peaceful transfers of power, and boasts one of the most digitally sophisticated elector June 10, 2026

Spiritual Asia (8): Beyond suffering to freedom - Buddhism as Asia's spiritual pillar This is the eighth installment of AJP’s “Spiritual Asia” series exploring the religious traditions and philosophical foundations that have shaped Asia’s spiritual consciousness. This chapter turns to the ancient texts of Hinduism — the Vedas and Upanishads — and their enduring ideas on cosmos, consciousness and the nature of existence in the emerging AI era. Humanity in the 21st century is passing through the greatest civilization shift in hi June 9, 2026