2017/01/31 |
Has Park Geun-Hye's Downfall Changed the Game for Women in Korea?
What does Park Geun-Hye’s impeachment mean for female politicians in Korea?
2017/01/22 |
How Russia Can Curb North Korea’s Nuclear Ambitions
History matters: Russia shares a land border with North Korea and has a wealth of experience in dealing with the Kim dynasty, whose installation it directly supported some 70 years ago.
2017/01/05 |
Taiwan Media at War over South Korea Comparison
'If this is the level of a newspaper’s editorial team, then it’s enough to make one embarrassed about the quality of Taiwanese media. What right do we have to flatter ourselves to be influential and have ‘international perspectives?' writes South Korea-based Taiwanese journalist Yang Chien-hao.
2017/01/02 |
An End to South Korea’s Middle Power Moment?
The next South Korean administration will face a choice on whether to continue promoting South Korea as a middle power.
2016/12/04 |
Has Big Business Hijacked South Korea?
South Korea must restore the balance between government and big business.
2016/12/01 |
Another Twist in the Park Scandal
Even if Park Geun-hye does step down, the vacuum at the apex of South Korean politics will persist; yet if she remains in office, Park will be too wounded to govern.
2016/11/27 |
The Crisis in Seoul and Risks to the Region
South Korea is engulfed in a month-long national crisis that has brought politics to a standstill, and the timing could not be worse for the Korean Peninsula and the region, writes John Delury.
2016/11/16 |
The Beginning of the End for South Korea's President
Is this the beginning of Park Geun-hye’s fall?
2016/11/10 |
Demonstrations in South Korea Calling on Park to Step Down
It is to be questioned whether Park’s Saenuri Party will be able to survive the scandal, and South Korea’s political future, not only internally but regionally, remains unknown.
2016/11/03 |
Scandal Rocks Seoul
'The scandal means that all of Park’s initiatives are more susceptible to criticism, and the temptation for outside powers, such as North Korea and China, to meddle in the campaign is increasing.'
2016/10/19 |
Learning to Live with a Nuclear North Korea
Like it or not, it is time to learn to live with a nuclear North Korea.
2016/10/18 |
South Korea 'Blacklists' 10,000 Members of Entertainment Industry
What does the 'blacklist' have to do with the South Korean ferry that capsized in 2014?
2016/10/13 |
OPINION: Beijing Talks Tough About 'New Cold War' in Asia
Emblematic of Beijing’s pugilistic mentality is a series of war games staged with Russia. Perhaps not by coincidence, 22,000 American military personnel held exercises in waters around Guam.
2016/10/11 |
An Escape from Politics: 'What We Seek is Just an Ordinary Life'
The North Korean refugee narrative badly needs redefinition.
2016/09/19 |
Murder in Chapel Prompts South Korea to Rethink Chinese Tourism
Chinese tourism has been a boon for the South Korean economy, but a rise in violent crime has some worried.
2016/08/22 |
Rise in Number of 'May-December Marriages' a Sign of Gender Equality
Nearly one in five new brides in Taiwan is older than her husband. Many see this new phenomenon as the result of a more open-minded society and the impact of feminism.
2016/08/05 |
Are Chinese Cram Schools Teaching People How to be North Korean Defectors?
Two cram schools in China are reportedly teaching people to be North Korean defectors to gain refugee status in Europe.