The U.S. Tightens its Grip on South Korea to Strengthen its Anti-China Alliance
What Washington wants is South Korea and Japan cooperating, and GSOMIA is seen as a stepping stone to drawing the two nations more deeply into an anti-China and anti-Russia alliance.
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South Korea’s GSOMIA Withdrawal Opens the Door to a New Peace Paradigm in East Asia
As prospects for peace between North and South Korea loom closer than they have since the Korean War, the widening rift between South Korea and Japan has opened a door of opportunity for a new peace paradigm in the region.
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Korea News Roundup (June 25, 2019)
“Come hike the demilitarized zone between the Koreas” | Shared Understanding between North Korea’s Kim and China’s Xi | Trump to visit South Korea for summit with Moon on June 29-30 | Special report on Global Samsung’s unsustainable labor practices
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Korea News Roundup (May 3, 2019)
Human Chain Formed Along DMZ to Commemorate Panmunjom Declaration | Choe Son-Hui Openly Criticizes Pompeo and Bolton | Did the CIA Orchestrate an Attack on the North Korean Embassy in Spain?
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Korea News Roundup (April 7, 2019)
Labor unions mobilize to call on South Korean government to adopt internationally acknowledged standards for labor organizing | Further details emerge on failed DPRK-US Summit in Hanoi | Spain investigates attack on North Korean embassy | South Korean Defense Minister meets with US Senate Foreign Relations Committee member.
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Korea News Roundup (March 22, 2019)
South Korean parliamentarians and peace advocates in DC call for diplomacy and end to Korean War | After Hanoi, US re-thinks “sequencing” while North Korea considers suspending talks | CIA may be linked to attack on North Korean embassy in Madrid | US-South Korea continue annual war games under changed name.
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Korea News Roundup (March 8, 2019)
Commemorating 100th Anniversary of the March 1 Movement | North Korea and US Remain in Contact after Hanoi Summit | US, South Korea Cancel Major War Games ‘To Support Diplomatic Efforts’ | South Korean President Moon Makes North Korea-US Dialogue a Top Policy Priority.
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Media Roundup: Reactions to the DPRK-U.S. Summit
Washington’s neoliberal pundits and politicians reacted with horror at the outcome of the historic U.S.-North Korea summit on June 12. Korean Americans and other progressive Korea experts had a different take. They praised the summit as a breakthrough that can finally bring closure to the unresolved Korean War and gave a sobering assessment of the challenges ahead.
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4 Reasons Trump Will Pledge Peace in Korea
Would Trump try to promote real peace on the Korean Peninsula? Here’s four reasons why Trump will pledge for peace on the Korean Peninsula.
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