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South Korea’s Presidential Election: The Big Picture
Karl Friedhoff, Sang Kim, and Lee Sook-Jong on the issues driving South Korea's big election, and the implications for Korean politics and society.
This Is South Korea’s K-pop Soft Power Moment
By Brandon Valeriano and Aleydis Nissen
K-pop offers something different to the nationalism projected by China and the territorial politics of exclusion.
In Trilateral Talks, Japan, South Korea, US Reaffirm Alliance on North Korea
By Mitch Shin
The three countries emphasized the importance of the alliance to cope with North Korea’s missile tests while urging Pyongyang to renew dialogue.
Learning From South Korea’s Fight Against Inflation
By Yong Kwon
One lesson from South Korea’s battle against runaway inflation in the 1980s: The importance of public communication.
With His Term Coming to a Close, Moon Reiterates Importance of Peace Process on Korean Peninsula
By Mitch Shin
In an interview with news agencies of OANA, South Korean President Moon Jae-in expressed his hope for the U.S. and North Korea to renew talks.
Breaking the Internet: China-US Competition Over Technology Standards
By Joshua Park
High-tech middle powers like Japan and South Korea will be crucial to avoiding a “splinternet.”
South Korea-US Economic Ties Are Changing
By Tom Byrne
Amid supply chain worries and high-tech competition, there has been a distinct shift in the tenor of the business relationship between Seoul and Washington.
South Korea’s Shift Away From Reunification Is a Bad Sign for the Korean Peninsula
By Eunwoo Lee
South Koreans increasingly reject reunification with the North amid intensifying hostility and indifference. But inter-Korean relations that prioritize economic ties over reconciliation easily fall prey to global geopolitics.
Small Firms Will Determine South Korea’s Economic Future
By Yong Kwon
The chaebol spearheaded the country’s rapid industrialization, but it’s SMEs that will keep South Korea’s economy driving forward in the digital era.
South Korea Expands Rapid Testing Amid Record COVID Infections
By Kim Tong-Hyung
Since January, South Korea’s daily cases have grown five-fold.
Biden Must Recalibrate Policy on North Korea
By Mitch Shin
North Korea is not testing missiles in a bid to entice the U.S. into talks. Pyongyang is honing its missile arsenal as a goal in and of itself.
Why Tech Cooperation Will Reshape South Korea-U.S. Relations
By Troy Stangarone
The alliance is slowly changing to incorporate technological changes and challenges, which are crucial for the future of both countries.