Asia-Pacific
Yoon's US-backed forced labor agreement with Japan is a sham
With Tokyo not required to offer an apology or compensation, the resolution to the decades-old issue is on shaky ground.
March 10, 2023
Tim Shorrock
Asia-Pacific
US media ignored major anti-US military protest in South Korea
Fake news about Kim Jong-Un gets wall-to-wall coverage but citizens of a key ally opposing a joint military exercise goes largely unnoticed.
August 23, 2022
Asia-Pacific
Chun Doo-hwan's bloody Gwangju legacy is America's problem too
Upon his death, the time is ripe for Washington to reckon with its role in the South Korean dictator's brutal rise to power.
December 14, 2021
Asia-Pacific
Old Obama hands on Korea policy could pose new problems for peace
With Blinken and Haines in charge, Biden's approach could send fragile relationships back to square one.
December 03, 2020
Asia-Pacific
The irresponsible statecraft of Trump's ambassador to South Korea
If there's one thing that unites conservatives and progressives in South Korea's polarized political climate, it's opposition to the U.S. ambassador.
February 25, 2020
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