The victory of conservative candidate Yoon Suk-yeol in South Korea’s recent presidential election will push the country deeper into the U.S. embrace.
South Korea’s New Foreign Policy of One Yes and Two Nos
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South Korea
Working with North Korean Defectors
Nam Bada discusses the challenge of North Korean human rights and the experiences of North Korean refugees in South Korea.
South Korea’s Green New Deal: Myths versus Realities
There’s one place in the world where the Green New Deal is a policy reality. But is it living up to its hype?
The Real Meaning of Squid Game
South Korea has been a big winner in the game of globalization. But it has come at a price.
The Climate Crisis and Korea
The two Koreas cannot by themselves stop the climate crisis, but they can establish a model that the rest of the world can follow.
Online Gender-Based Violence Is a Nightmare Without Borders
Tech-facilitated abuses against women and girls have been particularly widespread in South Korea
The Pitfalls of U.S.-South Korean Economic Cooperation
Seoul and Washington should be working together to bring China on board for the kind of economic transformation that the planet so desperately needs.
After Election, Seoul Braces for Environmental Inaction
In South Korea’s capital, voters chose a new mayor who doesn’t care about a major problem: air pollution.
The Case for a New Approach to North Korea
Taking even small steps toward ending the 70-year-old Korean War would be a welcome change from the hostility and denial of past administrations.
What Explains COVID’s East-West Divide?
Asia has done a much better job of containing the pandemic. Do values have anything to do with it?