Tag Archives: Korea
U.S. Pivot to Asia: What’s Next?
June 2, 2015
In this public seminar, five Georgetown University professors who specialize in Asia discussed the future of U.S.-Asia relations, offering their insights on some of the most important issues in the region, ranging from politics and security to climate and energy. … CONTINUE »
Ambassador Ahn Ho-Young: A Hoya’s look at 35 years of Korea-US Relations
March 5, 2014
The SFS Asian Studies Program hosted the honorable Ahn Ho-Young, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the United States and Georgetown MSFS ’83 alum as part of the Lunch with an Ambassador Series. Ambassador Ahn discussed the history of … CONTINUE »
VP Joe Biden Visits Asia in the Midst of Regional Tensions
December 2, 2013
Vice President Joe Biden has begun a week-long trip to Asia, taking place in the midst of heightened regional tensions following China’s announcement of a new Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). In this installment of the Spotlight: Asia podcast, Professor Victor … CONTINUE »
On the Ground Perspective: Gwangju, a Blast from the Past
May 23, 2013
The Economist magazine (London) in 1981 asked me to write a short article on Korea and the anniversary of the Kwangju incident as I was doing field research in Korea about that time. The magazine wanted a reportorial piece, but the article submitted was, in … CONTINUE »
On the Ground Perspective: Seoul-Tokyo Relations
May 22, 2013
The series of short- and medium-range missiles shot off by the North Koreans has garnered a good bit of attention here in Seoul. While no one is concerned about a war, people see the tests as evidence that the North’s … CONTINUE »
North Korean Ideology and Economics in Recent Events
April 18, 2013
There are important connections between juche ideology and North Korea’s recent rhetoric. The New York Times and other media outlets are reporting various military threats from North Korea as it unilaterally nullifies the 1953 Armistice agreement ending the Korean conflict, … CONTINUE »
North Korea Endgame: 3 Scenarios
April 16, 2013
This article originally appeared in CNN Opinion on April 11, 2013. Hyperbolic North Korean threats of war are not new. What is new is the intensity and persistence of those threats this time around. Add to that an untested 29-year-old … CONTINUE »
Time to Pass the Umbrella?
April 12, 2013
Currently there is little being done to provoke DPRK to end its pursuit of nuclear weapons beyond sanctions and reductions in aid and overall development. There is however another method of coercing DPRK leaders to take the attack capabilities of … CONTINUE »
China-North Korea Relations: Changing Attitudes?
April 9, 2013
Is China finally getting fed up with North Korea? Professor Victor Cha discusses the response pattern and motives of North Korea’s biggest ally.