Inter-Korean Rivalry Takes the Field
Sports are always political. International sports competitions especially can serve many purposes, such as an outlet for nationalist sentiment—in a…
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Tiptoeing Past Vesuvius
While several other areas in the world have gone completely to hell, Northeast Asia seems only to be rumbling, like…
Lee Myung Bak, Pragmatic Moderate? The Way We Were, 2007
In 1962, Decca records turned down the Beatles, saying guitar groups were on their way out. A few years later,…