Opinion – North Korea’s Gambit in the Russia-Ukraine War
Russia offers Pyongyang geopolitical leverage, enabling North Korea to diversify its foreign partnerships and reduce its dependence on China.
Interview – Dan Slater
Dan Slater discusses the concepts of strength and weakness in democratisation, and how to account for variations in democratisation patterns across Asia.
Review – Bandwagoning in International Relations
Dylan Motin explores the idea of bandwagoning with great powers in contemporary Asia and Europe, but could do with more discussion of the accompanying theories.
Reading Kim Jong-Un’s Face
Understandings of culture can help us better understand attempts to study Kim Jong-Un’s character via physiognomic readings, which are widely practised in South Korea.
Opinion – North Korea’s Nuclear Tests and Potential Human Rights Violations
Despite regime propaganda asserting safety, multiple groups have raised accusations concerning radioactive leakage within, and beyond, North Korea.
Reflecting on a Career Researching Climate Change and Security in North Korea
In the Anthropocene, all politics is climate change politics – and this understanding is no longer a niche in scholarship.
Opinion – Remembering North Korea’s Human Side
Whilst the North Korean government will likely continue to focus on its military capabilities in 2023, life for ordinary people is unlikely to improve significantly.
The Danger of Passive Containment and Ignoring North Korea
If stagnation in inter-Korean cooperation is to be bypassed, there needs to be a new approach that goes beyond leveraging economic support for denuclearisation.
Interview – Timothy S. Rich
Timothy Rich talks about recognition of Taiwan, South Korean perceptions of refugees, and the advantages and challenges of collecting public opinion data.
Opinion – South Koreans Support Unification, But Do They Support Integration?
Reunification should be conceptualized as not just the end of conflict, but also as the start of new sources of tension.
