Baby Scooping “Stateless” Children
Pending legislation may make it possible for international adoption agencies to “baby scoop” children who aren’t actually orphaned.
Reinforcing Washington’s Asia-Pacific Hegemony
The Obama administration’s military “pivot” to the Asia-Pacific region is opening up a new Cold War and trampling over the region’s peoples.
Environmentalists Stifled in Jeju
South Korea’s conservative government is building a naval base on top of a wealth of natural treasures — and it’s dead set on keeping environmentalists out of the discussion.
Korea and the U.S. Elections
When it comes to foreign policy, significant transformation is as unlikely in Washington as it is in Pyongyang.
Environmentalists Miss Chance to Protest Base
Why are the organizers of the World Conservation Congress holding their meeting near the construction of a military base in South Korea that is destroying the environment?
South Korea: Stuck in the 20th Century?
South Korea is cutting-edge in so many ways, except its foreign policy.
Tall Tale about Special Forces in North Korea?
The Army denies a story about the use of Special Forces in North Korea. But a great deal lies behind this slip of the lip.
The Accidental Experts
Two new films introduce the world’s premier experts on militarism (hint: you won’t meet them in Washington).
Iraq and the Limits of U.S. Power
Iraq is showing leading neoconservatives the limits of America’s influence in a country it laid to waste.
Raw Trade Deals
With cheap imports woven tightly into U.S. manufacturing and retail, corporations have a lot at stake.
Resuming Contact with North Korea
The resumption of contact between Washington and Pyongyang will not likely yield immediate results, but the United States can still take certain steps to improve relations now.
South Korea Cracks Down on Dissent
The South Korean government used the National Security Law to suppress dissent in Jeju in 1948 and again today.
A Korean Spring?
All eyes are on North Korea after Kim Jong Il’s death. But the real changes are taking place in the South.
The Other Kim
South Korean parliamentarian Kim Geun-Tae was a soft-spoken man dedicated to reunification of the Koreas.
Popping the Jeju Bubble
South Korea is on the verge of political change, and the anti-base movement in Jeju is a key part of the shift.