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September 29, 2017 Country Reports
Country Report: South Korea (September 2017)

From July to September of 2017, South Korean news editorials discussed threats facing the country from three angles: 1) “Korea scaring,” referring to the latest set of North […]

Eun A Jo

Berlin framework, ICBM, Korea Passing, Nuclear Test, THAAD, US-ROK alliance
October 18, 2016 Country Reports
Country Report: South Korea (October 2016)

In the aftermath of North Korea’s 5th nuclear test, the ideological divide in South Korea has become more intense. On the conservative wing, the need for tougher sanctions […]

Editorial Staff

comfort women, GSOMIA, Nuclear Test, strategic patience, THAAD
October 6, 2016 National Commentaries
Seoul’s THAAD decision and its implications for China-ROK relations

On the heels of China’s approval of tougher sanctions on North Korea—following Pyongyang’s fourth nuclear test—there was, for a moment, a sense that China’s policy on Korea was […]

Eun A Jo

Ballistic Missiles, China-South Korea relations, Nuclear Test, sanctions, Six-Party Talks, SLBM, THAAD, US-South Korean relations