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Games of war and peace

PYEONGTAEK - U.S. soldiers pour out of the walk-in gate of Camp Humphreys on a weekend afternoon, strolling by bars and restaurants, tailor shops and souvenir stands, breathing in the atmosphere after constraints are lifted and “the ville,” as GI's have been calling the strip for years, is open again for fun and games.

2021-02-25 16:44

Republic of Korea Quo Vadis?

Four years ago in 2017, I wrote a column titled “Quo Vadis Korea” about the then commotion and trouble we Koreans were experiencing following the National Assembly impeachment of then President Park Geun-hye over the corruption and cronyism scandal dubbed “Choi Soon-sil gate.”

2021-02-25 16:40

Gangwon Miracle

Recently I interviewed Choi Moon-soon, the governor of Gangwon Province. This cheerful and energetic third-term leader of the province - with his citizens - has carried out a small version of the Korean development miracle. This week (Feb. 7 to 9), he hosted the PyeongChang Peace Forum, dedicated to promoting peace and friendship on the Korean peninsula and beyond.

2021-02-23 17:04

Biden's options on N. Korea

Not much is known about how the Biden administration is doing in developing a new strategy to address the threats of North Korea's nuclear and missile programs. It is widely known that in the course of formulating a new policy, Biden's security team will coordinate closely with U.S. allies and partners in the region.

2021-02-22 16:33

The resentment trap

In his talk, “Inequality and hierarchy give life its purpose,” Jordan Peterson asserts that hierarchy is a state that allows people to set goals so that they can climb up to the next rung in the system. Further, hierarchy is necessarily unequal since you can't have an upper-trajectory achievement journey unless there is inherent inequality between one achievement milestone an...

2021-02-21 15:51

What do Biden administration's trade, economic policies mean for Korea?

While U.S. President Joe Biden has only been in office about two months, there are already signs that suggest how his administration's priorities could affect South Korea.

2021-02-18 18:30

Let's start anew from Singapore accord

Will the U.S.-DPRK dialogue, which has remained dormant since the Hanoi summit in February 2019, resume with the launch of the Biden administration?

2021-02-18 18:28

Protests from right to left

The great divide in the U.S. between far right and far left parallels debates around the world between political and ideological extremes, but there's one big difference. The main provocateur of the most violent protest in the U.S. remains at large if still under fire.

2021-02-18 18:23

Deepening asymmetry between Korea, China

I once received an apology from a Chinese woman who was enrolled in an MBA course at Tsinghua University, the alma mater of Chinese President Xi Jinping. After learning that she was from Guangdong Province, I mentioned that Wang Yang, then-Guangdong's Party Secretary, had recently visited Korea. I also said that there would be a Korea-China summit soon. It was a gesture to bu...

2021-02-16 17:07

Controversy over 'comfort women'

The Korean press has been buzzing with reports of a Harvard Law School professor's academic journal article on Korean "comfort women" saying there were hired prostitutes. I've been dragged into the fray by many friends and some people I don't know who have asked that I respond since I, after all, have a PhD from Harvard. I've taken the bait and have prepared responses and cri...

2021-02-14 17:05

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