As Trump Visits Asia, Civil Society in the U.S., S Korea, and Japan Oppose War in Korea

by ZoominKorea | Nov 6, 2017 | News, Peace and Militarism, Trump

Ahead of Trump’s arrival in South Korea as part of his 13-day tour through Asia, hundreds of civil society organizations from Japan, South Korea and the United States issued a joint statement denouncing his policy of sanctions and war threats against North Korea...

“Trump Not Welcome!”: S Korean Peace Movement to Protest Trump’s Visit to S Korea

by ZoominKorea | Oct 28, 2017 | Analysis, Interviews, Peace and Militarism, Special Features, Trump

The following is a presentation given by South Korean peace activist Choi Eun-a on a webinar entitled “On the Brink of War: Peace Activists in South Korea and Japan Respond,” hosted by a consortium of US peace organizations on October 25, 2017. (For a video recording...

U.S. Bans Entry of S Korean Activists Opposed to Trump’s War Threats in Korea

by ZoominKorea | Oct 27, 2017 | Korean Diaspora, News, News Headlines, Peace and Militarism, SK News, Trump

*Sign in photo reads, “”We condemn the U.S. for denying entry” | Photo: Ban Trump’s Crazy Action (BTC) delegation Fourteen members of the Fellowship of South Korean Youth — calling themselves the “Ban Trump’s Crazy...

United against War and White Supremacy: Korean Americans Speak Out

by ZoominKorea | Oct 17, 2017 | Action, Audio/Video, Korean Diaspora, News, Peace and Militarism, Trump

Donald Trump recently responded to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s mention of direct communication channels with North Korea by tweeting, “I told Rex Tillerson, our wonderful Secretary of State, that he is wasting his time trying to negotiate with Little Rocket...

Opening More Channels in US-North Korea Relations

by ZoominKorea | Oct 9, 2017 | Analysis, DPRK, Peace and Militarism, Trump

This article was originally published in Lobe Log. By Daniel Jasper President Trump and Secretary Tillerson are at odds on diplomacy between the U.S. and North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or DPRK). Secretary Tillerson emphasized that the U.S. has...

Punishing a Nation: How the Trump Administration is waging a merciless economic war on North Korea

by ZoominKorea | Oct 4, 2017 | Analysis, DPRK, Peace and Militarism, Trump

By Gregory Elich Diplomacy never had a chance. It was not long after President Trump took office that he signed a directive establishing a North Korea policy based on overtly hostile measures. The Treasury Department was told to implement a series of sanctions against...