Analyzing the future of Korea-Japan relations under President Lee Jae-myung and PM Takaichi Sanae. How domestic politics shapes bilateral diplomacy in East Asia.
Why did Korea-Japan relations hit rock bottom in 2019? From the Supreme Court ruling to export controls and GSOMIA.
From the 1965 normalization to today, analyzing 70 years of Korea-Japan relations from a state-building perspective.
1954: Two divided nations, both backed by America. 2024: One is a global power, the other doesn’t exist. What explains South Korea’s success and South Vietnam’s failure? A final comparative analysis.
Why did America ‘lose’ Vietnam? The wrong question. The real question: Why couldn’t South Vietnam build a state worth defending? The answer reveals hard truths about state-building’s limits.
The Jeju 4.3 incident killed up to 30,000 people. Why did the newborn ROK massacre its own citizens? An analysis of scorched-earth operations, the Northwest Youth, and the logic of state violence.