by ZoominKorea | Jun 20, 2018 | Democracy, Special Features
This article was originally published in Counterpunch. By K.J. Noh The South Korean president, Moon Jae-in, has been a discreet if powerful mover in the recent détente and peace-building process between North and South Korea and the United States. If the momentum of...
by ZoominKorea | Jun 19, 2018 | Democracy, News, News Headlines, SK News, South Korean Elections
The day after the historic U.S.-North Korea summit in Singapore on June 12, South Korea made its own history as the liberal Democratic Party won landslide victories in nationwide local elections. Moon Jae-in’s party won 14 of the 17 contested provinces, as well as...
by ZoominKorea | Jun 12, 2018 | News, Peace and Militarism, Statement, Trump, US-DPRK, US-NK Relations, US-ROK Alliance
Following the DPRK-U.S. Summit in Singapore on June 12, the leaders of the two countries released the following joint statement: “President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic...
by ZoominKorea | Jun 11, 2018 | News, Peace and Militarism, Trump, Updates from D.C., US-DPRK
Less than a day away from the DPRK-U.S. Summit in Singapore, Representative Ro Khanna of California’s 17th Congressional District sent a letter today calling on the U.S. president to understand that diplomacy is the only option in resolving the conflict with...
by ZoominKorea | Jun 11, 2018 | Analysis, Peace and Militarism, Trump, US-DPRK
By Tim Beal As the Singapore Summit between President Trump and Chairman Kim approach we have been submerged under a deluge of articles and op-eds. Most are uninformed, some are ignorant. Symptoms are confused with issues, consequences with causes. Causality is...
