The Future of Korean Democracy

The Future of Korean Democracy

Korea faces the same democratic deficits as other countries–polarized opinion, rising populism, pervasive fake news–just when it needs responsive democracy the most.

The Plot Against America

The Plot Against America

They say comedy is tragedy plus time, but it is clearly too soon for the events of Jan. 6 to be presented as comedy.

North Korea’s Real Threat

North Korea’s Real Threat

North Korea’s greatest liability is something that it currently views as an asset: its radical isolation.

The Climate Crisis and Korea

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.

The Next US-North Korea Summit

The Next US-North Korea Summit

Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un are scheduled to meet again. Here are several reasons to be optimistic about next month’s summit.

What Trump Means by the ‘Deep State’

What Trump Means by the ‘Deep State’

Sure, federal agencies have acted illegally — when the president tells them to. Trump’s war on the “Deep State” is entirely about impunity for himself.

Competitive Suffering

Competitive Suffering

As we focus on a particularly appalling human rights problem within its own context, we must remember the old labor slogan that ‘an injury to one is an injury to all.’

The Paradoxes of the Pacific Pivot

The Paradoxes of the Pacific Pivot

The U.S. needs to come up with a new and different Pacific pivot that places peace and prosperity on the Korean peninsula at the top of the list of priorities.

Revisiting the Velvet Divorce

Revisiting the Velvet Divorce

Czechoslovakia, though it no longer exists, remains a symbol of courageous resistance and sensible conflict resolution