The U.S. Tightens its Grip on South Korea to Strengthen its Anti-China Alliance

by ZoominKorea | Dec 11, 2019 | Analysis, Asia Pacific Region, Peace and Militarism, US-ROK Alliance

By Gregory Elich Back in August, South Korea’s 90-day notice that it would withdraw from the General Security of Military Intelligence Agreement (GSOMIA) set off alarm bells in Washington. The agreement provided the means for South Korea and Japan to directly share...

South Korea’s GSOMIA Withdrawal Opens the Door to a New Peace Paradigm in East Asia

by ZoominKorea | Sep 3, 2019 | Analysis, Asia Pacific Region, Korea-Japan Relations, Peace and Militarism

By Jeremiah Kim   For nearly a century, Japan posed the greatest threat to the security of Korea and most of Asia through its agenda of aggressive militarism and Western-style imperialism; today, that distinction belongs primarily to the United States. Yet the casual...

A Stumble at Hanoi, but Negotiations Remain on the Agenda

by ZoominKorea | Mar 4, 2019 | Analysis, Peace and Militarism, Trump, US-DPRK

By Gregory Elich President Trump’s hasty decision to pull the plug on the Hanoi Summit ahead of schedule came as a stunning surprise. The feeling of disappointment in those who were hoping for success contrasted with the sense of relief in the U.S. foreign policy...

The Hanoi Summit: Recognising the Irony and the Lessons of Vietnam

by ZoominKorea | Feb 25, 2019 | Analysis, Peace and Militarism, US-DPRK

By Tim Beal The second Kim-Trump, scheduled to be held in Hanoi scheduled for February 27-28 has attracted voluminous comment, much of it disapproving and most of either ill-informed or deliberately misleading. One way to cut through the nonsense is to focus on the...

[Interview] S Korea’s Labor Fight against Moon’s “Flexible Work Hour” Policy

by ZoominKorea | Dec 15, 2018 | Analysis, Interviews, Labor and People's Struggles

160,000 South Korean workers walked off the job last month to protest President Moon Jae-in’s labor policy. The following is an interview with Wolsan Liem of the Korean Public Service and Transport Workers’ Union (KPTU) about the strike, the current...

[Statement] President Moon’s visit – a lost opportunity

by ZoominKorea | Dec 10, 2018 | Analysis, N-S Relations, Peace and Militarism, Statement

A statement by the New Zealand DPRK Society on South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s recent visit to New Zealand This statement was originally released on December 6, 2018. Whilst we welcome President Moon Jae-in’s recent visit to New Zealand we are disappointed...