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Understanding South Korea’s Presidential Elections
On May 9th, South Koreans elected Moon Jae-in, a liberal candidate, to succeed Park Geun-hye’s conservative…
Asia-Pacific International Security
In recent years, security concerns in the Asia-Pacific region have risen to the forefront of national headlines.…
THAAD: A Tale of Four Countries
Amidst western cacophony surrounding the rise of a new radical right in European elections, a new U.S. travel ban,…
David Adjaye and Living Architecture
Despite its aesthetic affectations, urban architecture is far from a politically-detached art form. The city, as an…
Keeping Up with the Parks: All You Need to Know About…
A whole new bewitching Korean soap opera has completely redefined horizons for many K-drama fans worldwide. With…
South Korean MPs Break World Record for the Longest…
Every March 1st is Independence Movement Day in Korea, which commemorates the historic civil uprising in 1919…
An exploding North Korea: unifcation talks spurred by…
After a major H5N1 (Bird Flu) outbreak, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea fell into disrepair with Kim Jung…
Gender Discrimination in South Korea
Confucianism was, and still is, deeply rooted in South Korea’s society. One particular theme is patriarchy where …
A Good President Makes History, a Bad One Changes…
“He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past.” Does this sound…
Power Over Weakness: A Pipe Dream of East Asian Union
Last Saturday in Seoul, three East Asian nations’ (Korea, China, Japan) foreign ministers agreed to hold summit…
“Comfort Women”: Japan and Neighbour Relations
70 years ago, the Pacific side of the Second World War officially ended with Japan’s surrender after the landing of…
One law for the Rich and Another for the Poor?
A common rhetoric that says that “If Steve Jobs was born in Korea, Apple would not have been existed,”…