Listening to Korea’s Liberals
The resounding defeat handed to South Korea’s ruling conservative party in last week’s legislative elections had, on the surface, little…
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The Politics Lesson
“This is urgent.” Inspector O was pacing the floor. He hadn’t shaved in a while, and it didn’t look as…
North Korea’s July 19 Local Elections Dispel ROK Allegations of Public Unrest
Summary The West’s take on North Korean elections is familiar: they are neither free nor fair, neither competitive nor democratic.…
South Korea’s President-elect Needs a “Team of Rivals” to Deal with North Korea
“The Presidency has become a sort of family business here in South Korea,” grumbled an IT-related businessman friend of mine…