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...

Media Roundup: Reactions to the DPRK-U.S. Summit

by ZoominKorea | Jun 20, 2018 | Analysis, Audio/Video, Interviews, Peace and Militarism, Trump, US-DPRK, US-ROK Alliance

Washington’s neoliberal pundits and politicians reacted with horror at the outcome of the historic U.S.-North Korea summit on June 12. They balked at Trump’s mention of halting the annual military exercises in Korea and the possibility of withdrawing U.S. troops from...

DPRK-U.S. Summit in Singapore: Full joint statement

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...

Korean Solidarity Strawberries: Tasting More Than What Is Expected

by ZoominKorea | May 27, 2018 | Analysis, Labor and People's Struggles, Peace and Militarism, Stop THAAD, US-ROK Alliance

By Reece Chenault “The fight is never about grapes or lettuce, it is always about people.” – Cesar Chavez On a seven-day trip to learn about and build relationships with the South Korean labor movement in discussion centered around climate, workers’ rights and the...

Former Dictator Chun Doo-hwan Ordered Gwangju Massacre with U.S. Knowledge, New Evidence Shows

by ZoominKorea | May 21, 2018 | News, US-ROK Alliance

May 18 marked thirty-eight years since the historic Gwangju Uprising when thousands of Gwangju citizens took to the streets in 1980 to demand an end to decades of military dictatorship in South Korea. Armed civilians drove out the army, which had been deployed by...

[Book Review] A Strong Antidote to Western Propaganda on Korea

by ZoominKorea | May 7, 2018 | Analysis, Peace and Militarism, US-ROK Alliance

Patriots, Traitors and Empires: The Story of Korea’s Struggle for Freedom, by Stephen Gowans. Montreal: Baraka Books, 2018. Paper, $24.95, pp 270 The following is a review of Gowans’ book by Gregory Elich The release of Stephen Gowans’s superb new book could not...