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Oh Young-jin Column

Sun, August 25, 2019 | 09:49

Would N. Korea use nukes against South Korea?

I don’t necessarily buy the proposition that North Korea is destined to use its nuclear weapons on its southern brethren when it is painted into a corner; but still, it is worth following up on just for the sake of giving a once-over of our current reasoning about the North’s nuclear armament. The prevalent thought is that Pyongyang is giving its all in developing nuclear arm...

2017-10-08 17:32

Would N. Korea use nukes against South Korea?

I don’t necessarily buy the proposition that North Korea would use its nuclear weapons on its southern brethren when it is painted into a corner; but still, it is worth following up on just for the sake of giving a once-over of our current reasoning about the North’s nuclear armament.

Oh Young-jin | 2017-10-03 13:12

Did Moon OK it?

Did President Moon Jae-in give the green light to a dangerous flyby of U.S. strategic bombers along North Korea’s east coast? If he okayed it, did he think of the consequences?

Oh Young-jin | 2017-09-26 12:21

We love to hate villains; one in N. Korea

There is a long lineage of villains, who are pilloried, ridiculed, mocked and feared. We love to hate them and sometimes act as if we can’t live without them. A check with them can give a lesson or two about how to deal with today’s most-wanted villain in North Korea, a.ka. Rocket Man. The roster includes Saddam Hussein of Iraq, Muammar Gaddhfi of Libya, Bashar al-Assad of Sy...

2017-09-22 17:35

How US pullout could take place

To tweak Mao Zedong’s phrase, few would disagree that the United States is comparable to lips that protect teeth, which is South Korea.

Oh Young-jin | 2017-09-15 11:44

Monster of our imagination

In six years, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has transformed from a baby-faced 20-something heir of one of the world’s most destitute nations to a dictator in his own right, going mano-a-mano with the leader of a superpower. What has made such a quantum leap possible? Is it a leap of faith?

Oh Young-jin | 2017-09-08 11:07

Moon's palace coup

As with most successful power grabs, this coup attempt took place in the din of distractions. Few noticed it until it was well underway. The most stunning part of it was that the coup leader was not an Army general, a usual suspect, with no tanks or troops involved. His cause was to close the dysfunctional legislature and usher in the rule through direct partnership between t...

Oh Young-jin | 2017-08-25 10:58

Information attack on N. Korea

How would the United States differ from South Korea in dealing with North Korea’s nuclear and missile threat? Is there any way of influencing the North in pursuit of weapons of mass destruction?

Oh Young-jin | 2017-08-18 16:45

Populist dictatorship

The May 9 election of Moon Jae-in as president was a Korean version of Brexit. It was a two-stage affair. The first was about candlelit protests that ousted Moon’s predecessor, Park Geun-hye. The second was Moon’s election. The candlelit protests showed the masses were in charge. Millions of people demonstrated for weeks. They demanded Park be impeached and removed from offic...

Park Si-soo | 2017-08-11 10:55

Victor Cha - Korean Caesar wannabe

The U.S. Trump administration is in chaos. I am not talking about its internal power struggle but its North Korea policy. President Donald Trump has zigzagged, with his mantra being the end of strategic patience - the idle-minded policy of his predecessor President Barack Obama.

Oh Young-jin | 2017-08-04 11:57

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