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The Future of South Korean Democracy
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Darcie Draudt
March 14, 2017
The Park Geun-hye scandal revealed the flaws in South Korean democracy. Now the challenge is to fix these issues.
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January 28, 2016
New Realities, Old Fears: Escalation on the Korean Peninsula
When tensions rise, history illuminates U.S. and ROK fears of entrapment and abandonment.
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New Realities, Old Fears: Escalation on the Korean Peninsula
November 30, 2015
Asia’s Political Dynasties
Postwar dynasties in Asia have been remarkably persistent.
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Asia’s Political Dynasties
November 20, 2015
Rewriting History in South Korea
In the name of security, the people of South Korea are losing a crucial element of their national identity.
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Rewriting History in South Korea
October 29, 2015
South Korea: The Politics Behind the History Wars
Latent within South Korea’s state-controlled history textbook controversy, a Game of Thrones
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South Korea: The Politics Behind the History Wars
September 17, 2015
The Mixed Legacy of a South Korean Dictator
Polling data suggests South Koreans approve of Park Chung-hee himself, but disapprove of the system he used to rule.
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The Mixed Legacy of a South Korean Dictator
July 03, 2015
Evolution of the U.S.-ROK Alliance: Restraining the ROK
The alliance is about more than just deterring Pyongyang.
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Evolution of the U.S.-ROK Alliance: Restraining the ROK
June 22, 2015
Evolution of the U.S.-ROK Alliance: Abandonment Fears
South Korea has at times had reason to fear the strength of its alliance with the United States. Part II in a series.
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Evolution of the U.S.-ROK Alliance: Abandonment Fears
April 04, 2015
South Korea's History Textbook Controversy
A South Korean court ruled in favor of allowing the Ministry of Education to mandate history textbook revisions.
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South Korea's History Textbook Controversy
October 23, 2014
What ‘Clean India’ Can Learn From South Korea’s New Village Movement
The methods of Seoul’s meteoric rise could help spur Indian growth.
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What ‘Clean India’ Can Learn From South Korea’s New Village Movement
July 09, 2014
South Korea: Dependence in the Age of OPCON
The transfer of wartime operational control is part of larger questions about the US-ROK alliance.
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South Korea: Dependence in the Age of OPCON
May 10, 2014
Why Did North Korea Build Nukes While South Korea Foreswore Them?
The conventional military balance on the Korean Peninsula best explains North and South Korea’s nuclear trajectories.
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Why Did North Korea Build Nukes While South Korea Foreswore Them?
April 29, 2014
North Korea Calls S. Korean Leader a ‘Dirty Comfort Woman’
North Korea has stooped to a new low in its ongoing sexist tirades against South Korean President Park Geun-hye.
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North Korea Calls S. Korean Leader a ‘Dirty Comfort Woman’
February 23, 2013
Park Geun-hye Takes the Reins
Park enters office in South Korea facing a daunting array of domestic and foreign policy challenges. She may very well prove up to the task.
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Park Geun-hye Takes the Reins
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