Search results for: Sang Hyun Lee
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Politics in East Asia Today: Between Democracy, Debates, and Discourse
...in the world goes hand in hand with a global power shift; and Yeau-Tarn Lee discusses how the democratization in Taiwan impacts the prospects for peace across the Taiwan Strait....
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North Korea Likely to Lift Pandemic Border Restrictions in 2023
...has already been exhausted after spending three years with strict limits on cross-border trade and traffic because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sangsoo Lee writes for The Diplomat. ...
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Allies should find new policy on North Korea
...convince Pyongyang to return to the negotiating table as it was just a soft version of “Denuclearization, Opening and 3000,” the failed plan proposed by former conservative President Lee Myung-bak...
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South Korea’s Foreign Policy in Changing Times: Reversing Course?
Abstract: The tragedy currently unfolding in Ukraine may be a symptom of new dynamics in global geopolitics. The changing balance of power epitomized by the rise of China...
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North Korea’s Pandemic Conundrum: Self-Containment and Humanitarian Crisis
Abstract: North Korea acknowledged its healthcare crisis this May and retreated to the Zero-COVID policy under self-containment, which they adopted in early 2020. Pyongyang also perceived economic stresses...
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Economic Transformation Under Kim Jong Il
Kim Jong Il noted the importance of both economic reforms and North Korea’s connecting with the outside world. However, domestic political constraints did not allow him to proceed...
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What North Korea Thinks About the Russia-Ukraine War
Introduction: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has raised many new security concerns not only for Europe, but also for the rest of the world. In Northeast Asia, Russia’s proximity...
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South Korea’s Relations With China and the US Under President-elect Yoon
...over Lee Jae-myung of the ruling Democratic Party. The election has been portrayed in the South Korean press as choosing the least unpopular candidate. Any regular election in South Korea...
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North Korea Is Joining China and Russia in Confronting the US
Introduction: The US is currently facing challenges from its adversaries in Northeast Asia: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, China’s military build-up on the Taiwan Strait and the Democratic People’s...
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North Korea Is Preparing to Confront the US in 2022
Introduction: Since Pyongyang rejected the Biden administration’s proposal of diplomatic talks as insufficient to entice Kim Jong Un back to the negotiating table, North Korea seems to have...