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Facing the Reality of War on the Korean Peninsula
By Lee Scott By Iwazaru If you've been in Korea for a stretch of five or 10 or 20...
A Cult, Cronies, Kooks & President Park’s Undoing
For foreigners following Korean presidential politics, the last few years have been rather bemusing. When you ask most Koreans about...
Becoming a Korean Lawyer–the Battle Between the Bar and Law School
By K. Koo After finishing my undergraduate studies in New England two years ago, I came back home to pursue a...
On the Road with the Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP)– to the Chrysalis Election
Part 2 Read Part 1 I've looked at life from both sides now From win and lose and still somehow...
On the Road with the Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP)—to the Chrysalis Election
By Scott Liam Soper The corner of St. 282 and the north-south running, St. 51 (also known as Pasteur Street)...
Seeing Yellow: The Aftermath of the Sewol and its Political Implications
By Jenny Choi Korea’s doors, fences, car windows, and social media profile pictures are a sea of yellow ribbons right...
Andrei Lankov on Sex in North Korea
By Andrei Lankov The great social disruption of the 1990s had much impact on the sexual mores of North Korea...
Google and KJU–Another North Korean Propaganda Coup
By Donald Kirk Once again the North Koreans are scoring a propaganda coup by exploiting the presence of a high-level...
Our New President: the Views of Korea’s Young Women
By 3WM With the election of Korea's first female president, Park Geun-hye, on Dec. 19, 3WM asked three young Korean...
Little Ado in South Korea over North’s Rocket Launch–Stock Market Rises, Life Goes on
Toon by Lee Scott/Words by Iwazaru As North Koreans reportedly danced in the streets of Pyongyang following the government's announcement...
Ignorant Experts–Andrei Lankov on Watching North Korea
By Andrei Lankov The author has been studying North Korea for some 25 years, and for most of this time...
The Invisible Elephant — Asia and the U.S. Presidential Election
By Donald Kirk It’s hard to imagine Obama or Romney will have a credible answer on how to deal with...
Changing North Korea: Andrei Lankov on Yim Su-kyong and Cracking the Propaganda Picture
By Andrei Lankov The only way to change North Korea’s international behavior while improving the lot for the North Korean...
Jeju Island: Blood, Beauty and the Need for a Naval Base
By Donald Kirk The school girls in white blouses and plaid skirts surrounded me as I was deciding whether to...
The View from Okinawa–Donald Kirk on the U.S. Military’s 21st Century in Asia
By Donald Kirk OKINAWA, Japan – Ask just about any of the 18,000 or so U.S. marines on this battle-scarred...