A Korean Tragedy, Part 3

by ZoominKorea | Sep 12, 2017 | Analysis, Peace and Militarism, Reunification, Trump

This is an update to an article originally published in The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus. By Tim Beal Since parts one and two of this article were published on 15 August (by a cruel irony the anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese colonialism), events...

Rocky Start for Inter-Korean Exchange in the Moon Jae-in Era

by ZoominKorea | Jun 9, 2017 | News, Reunification

The first attempt at resuming civilian inter-Korean exchange under the new Moon Jae-in administration was called off this week. The South Korean Committee for the Implementation of the June 15 Joint Declaration had received approval from the Moon administration to...

S Korean Activists Discuss Left Priorities in the Moon Jae-in Era, Part 1

by ZoominKorea | May 19, 2017 | Analysis, Peace and Militarism, Reunification, Stop THAAD

After months of mass protests that led to the impeachment of former President Park Geun-hye, South Korea now has a new administration. Where does the mass movement go from here? ZoominKorea asked labor, LGBT, and peace/reunification activists in South Korea about...

[Audio] Beyond Flying Missiles and Goose-stepping Soldiers: Understanding the US-N Korea Crisis

by ZoominKorea | May 12, 2017 | Analysis, Audio/Video, DPRK, Interviews, Peace and Militarism, Reunification, Special Features

Part 1: “It was the only thing left standing”: The Human Cost of War As the United States threatened a preemptive strike and escalated military provocations against North Korea in recent weeks, the western media barraged the U.S. public ad nauseum with images of...

Reunification on the Korean Peninsula: Toward a Peaceful Confederation

by ZoominKorea | May 10, 2017 | Analysis, Reunification

What would a reunified Korea look like? Where would its capital be? Would it have a single unified military? What would happen to the North’s nuclear weapons?  The election of pro-engagement Moon Jae-in ushers in a new era in North-South relations and makes these...

[Interview] Shin Eun-mi: Deported for Preaching Peace

by ZoomKorea | Jan 17, 2015 | Interviews, Reunification, Special Features

How one Korean-American woman got tangled up with the South Korean security state after a life-changing visit to the North. This article first appeared at Foreign Policy in Focus and the Asia Pacific Journal on January 26, 2015. On January 10, after detaining her for...