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...
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...
by ZoominKorea | Mar 22, 2019 | News, News Headlines, NK-SK Relations, Peace and Militarism, SK News, US-NK Relations
US-NORTH KOREA RELATIONS After Hanoi, US Re-thinks “Sequencing” While North Korea Considers Suspending Talks Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on March 18 that the United States and North Korea are trying to get the “sequencing” right in their...
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...
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...
by ZoominKorea | Dec 30, 2018 | News, News Headlines, NK-SK Relations, Peace and Militarism, SK News, US-ROK Alliance
SOUTH KOREA NEWS Taxi Drivers Stage Nationwide Strike On December 20, an estimated 250,000 taxi drivers staged a nationwide day-long strike, calling for a ban on Kakao’s ridesharing service. Around half the nation’s drivers rallied in front of the National Assembly...
