Coming two years after the historic Panmunjom agreement between South and North Korea, the landslide victory for President Moon’s party in recent legislative elections gives him a strong mandate to reinvigorate his engagement policy with North Korea. However, with Pyongyang in seemingly no mood to reciprocate, Sangsoo Lee urges caution on the prospects ahead. On […]
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While global headlines are dominated by the coronavirus, South Korea is pushing ahead with legislative elections on April 15, with millions of South Koreans heading to the polls. We seek to answer some of the key questions regarding the election. What elections are taking place on April 15? South Koreans go to the polls on […]
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On November 13, 2019, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga announced that the annual Cherry Blossom Viewing Party would not be held in 2020 because of criticism of the Abe Government in both the media and in the National Diet of Japan. The cancellation of one of the feature events on the political calendar, which has […]
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