Search results for: Sangsoo Lee
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New Dawn or False Hope on the Korean Peninsula?
…will be to maximize concessions at every opportunity; but this will not involve conceding on anything that it views as undermining the regime’s security. Sangsoo Lee, Head of ISDP’s Korea…
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Post-Strategic Patience
…its voice, reminding all sides – above all the U.S. and North Korea – that loose talk of military action is not the right way forward. Sangsoo Lee is Senior…
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The Fifth Nuclear Test: Weapons first, Negotiation later
…In light of North Korea’s fifth nuclear test, Dr. Sangsoo Lee delves into Pyongyang’s greater strategy. Late last week, the US Geological Survey detected a 5.3-magnitude earthquake in the…
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The Oscar-winning Chinese American Director Chloé Zhao
…losing everything during the Great Recession, embarks on a journey through the American West as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad”. Ms. Zhao reminds of the Taiwan-born director Ang Lee, who grew…
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Path to Inter-Korean Development Cooperation
…As witnessed though Lee Myeong-bak’s “Vision 3000: Denuclearization and Openness” Plan, consisting of development assistance provision as a trade-off for denuclearization efforts, the new plan is unlikely to bring about…
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New Year’s Thaw on the Korean Peninsula: Will It Last?
The meeting between high-level North and South Korean officials on January 9 was the first inter-Korean dialogue since December 2015. Following months of escalating tensions over North Korea’s…
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South Korea’s Presidential Election: Candidates and Key Policies
…top of the list being managing the mounting crisis with North Korea. In this two-part series, ISDP profiles the five presidential candidates and their declared policies, while Dr. Sangsoo Lee…
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North Korea’s Crisis: Sanctions over Disaster Relief
Although many have cried foul over human rights abuses in North Korea, few took up the cause when its citizens suffered from a natural disaster earlier this year….
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Shut Up or Shut Down: Significance of the Hong Kong Primaries Case
…the territory now. It is not surprising that the voter turnout had been low and Hong Kong people voted with their feet. In the meantime, the John Lee administration has…