Politics
categoryDealing with the DPRK (Pt. 1): The ROK’s Numerous Achilles’ Heels
By J. Lee Okay, so let me slowly walk you through the ROK's Achilles' heels. I don't like to rehash...
The Jang Ja-yeon Tragedy—A Strangely Disappearing Paper Trail
By Felix McGee The suicide-abuse case of South Korean actress Jang Ja-Yeon, who was found hanged from a stairway banister...
Mother of Anti-North Korean Activist Found Murdered Just Days Before Balloon Launch
By Iwazaru Update: The Joongang Ilbo reported over the weekend that the mother was struck in the head with a...
The Future of America in Wisconsin: Broke and Brutal
As U.S. state governments start to deal with deficits it's time to make cuts. So who are the first to...
Let the Two Koreas Peacefully Coexist
By J. Lee A week after the North Korean shelling of the Yeonpyeong Island, I e-mailed Sung-yoon Lee of the...
Aftermath of North Korean Attack: South Korea to Test-fire Artillery; Japan, South Korea in Washington
By Iwazaru Less than a week after the joint military exercises with the U.S. in the Yellow Sea, South Korea's...
A Visit to North Korea: 3WM Throwback Piece from the N.Y. Review of Books
By Suki Kim On February 16, 2002, the sixtieth birthday of the Great Leader Kim Jong Il, I was standing...
Green Korea United: A Profile of Defending the Land Pt. 2
By Rishika Murthy After the government survey, Green Korea went out to the land and found a rare species of...
The Machinations of Modern Diplomacy—the Cheonan Aftermath
By Iwazaru A Chinese businessman recently in Pyongyang reportedly snapped a picture of a propaganda poster that shows a naval...
Green Korea United: A Profile of Defending the Land
By Rishika Murthy Green Korea United, or Green Korea as it’s called for short, is one of the main environmental...
High Court and Drama at UN over Cheonan
By Iwazaru Now that both Koreas have presented their cases to the United Nations Security Council regarding the sinking of...
Conspiracy and Conjecture: Who Sunk the Cheonan?
By Andrew Morris Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have risen to their highest point in a generation. Reactions from all...