Korea
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After Kim
News reports are circulating that Kim Jong-il, the supreme leader of North Korea, may have "suffered a serious health setback:" U.S. intelligence officials said today that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il may have suffered a serious health setback, amid… Continue reading
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Modernization and Family Breakdown in Korea
A couple of days ago I received an email from a blogger at Korea Dispatch, calling my attention to a post, “Korean families in crisis.” It is a sad, and all too common, saga, made the worse by the… Continue reading
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On Being Powerful
Good news today on the foreign policy front: the US has finally started to make progress in opening up its relations with North Korea. Don't get me wrong. I have nothing but disdain for the government of NK. But the… Continue reading
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Lee Myung-bak as a reminder that Korea is not as Confucian as some would want us to think.
Lee Myung-bak, the candidate of the conservative Grand National Party, won a significant electoral victory in South Korea’s presidential poll yesterday. The elections were free and fair, though turnout was relatively low (about 63%), and Lee captured about… Continue reading
The Useless Tree 