Written by Dr Hannes B. Mosler
The short-term challenge of this election is to prevent a conservative majority in parliament, lest the current autocratic episode in South Korean democracy turn into a post-democratic vortex.
Read MoreWritten by Dr Hannes B. Mosler
The short-term challenge of this election is to prevent a conservative majority in parliament, lest the current autocratic episode in South Korean democracy turn into a post-democratic vortex.
Read MoreWritten by Dr Mi-son Kim
The current state of South Korean politics suggests that the country is at a critical moment that could determine its fate: democratic backsliding or consolidation.
Read MoreWritten by Abhishek Sharma
The trilateral summit is a stepping stone towards countering the DPRK and strengthening regional security; however, its success will only be judged in the face of changing politics in the respective capitals.
Read MoreWritten by Dr Yong Jae Kim
The critical conundrum for the political success of conservative evangelicals nowadays lies in the uncertainty of the relationship between evangelicals and the established conservative parties.
Read MoreWritten by Kevin Gray
The apparent ‘thaw’ of Korea-Japan relations is likely to be a ‘false spring’ rather than a genuine new era of bilateral relations and broader regional cooperation.
Read MoreWritten by Hannes B. Mosler
Alongside Japan, South Korea plays a central role for Western allies in the region to support value-based multilateralism with liberal-democratic principles and norms at its core.
Read MoreWritten by Chris Deacon
Almost eight decades after the end of the Second World War, the legacy of Japan’s military expansionism and colonial rule across the Pacific continues to haunt its contemporary international politics, particularly within Northeast Asia.
Read MoreWritten by Eunwoo Lee
South Korea, whose external engagement has so far revolved around the intractable security stances of the US and China, can surely hedge its security interests by embracing Europe.
Read MoreWritten by Shan-Jan Sarah Liu
Gendered expectations of women in South Korea are long-established and thus make the current feminist breakthrough even more significant than it might be in western societies. Recent developments illustrate that feminism can be an empowering tool for young South Korean women to stand in solidarity with one another in fighting misogyny.
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