South Korea

Even while Koreans cheer on their athletes, the tensions between Japan and South Korea are bringing a political tint to the Games.

The obvious path out of South Korea’s demographic crisis is encouraging more immigrants and women to join the workforce. What’s standing in the way?

President Moon’s Korea Peace Initiative has faced mixed results and daunting challenges, but there are no better options.

The threat from North Korea (and beyond) has changed. The ROK-U.S. alliance must change as well to keep pace.

With only eight months left in President Moon’s term, the two Koreas surprisingly agreed to restore channels and improve ties.

Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman is making the rounds in East Asia, with one notable omission from her itinerary.

After a Japanese senior diplomat’s lewd comment about Moon was reported, South Korea decided to stop negotiating with Japan over a presidential summit in Tokyo. 

Just as South Korea's economy began to pick up steam, a new surge brought the tightest social distancing requirements since March 2020.

Lee Jun-seok’s fate will hinge on the PPP’s performance in the presidential election.

President Moon’s potential visit to Tokyo is the object of a diplomatic tug-of-war. Both sides should treat it as an opportunity, not a bargaining chip.

Acknowledgement of the social and cultural ties between the ethnic Korean diasporas in Mexico and Eurasia and South Korea dovetailed with extant economic and political interests.