Not as Easy as A-B-C? Looking at English Proficiency in South Korea
Even a cursory glance at the South Korean education system reveals a fervent interest for English learning in both public and private spheres.
The Beginning of a New South Korea-Iran Relationship?
While relations with Iran hold significant promise with the removal of economic sanctions, they also have the potential to be extremely complex.
Five Surprising Ways South Korea and the United States are Working Together
There are many arenas where the United States and South Korea work together outside of the military alliance. Here are five surprising places where these two countries collaborate.
The Meaning of Korea’s Recent Legislative Election and Implications for Foreign Policy
Like many Korean dramas that have earned popularity across different continents, this election was full of dramatic turnovers that made Korea experts on the other side of the world, in Washington, D.C., surprised and excited as well.
Is Trouble Bubbling Under the Surface of South Korea’s Tourism Boom?
By Jenna Gibson Walking down one of Seoul’s many shopping streets, sandwiched between food carts and two-story portraits of the latest k-pop phenom, store clerks…
A Record Setting Five Koreans Debut in Major League Baseball
While more Japanese professionals have played in the major leagues, players from Korea are increasingly making their mark in MLB as well.
What Would an American Politician Do? South Korea’s Parliamentary Election Clamps Down on Negative Campaigning
In many ways the Korean election could not be more different than the one currently underway across the United States.
A Look at the Major Political Parties’ Positions in the 2016 National Assembly Election
On April 13, 2016, South Korea will hold elections for the 20th National Assembly.
The Korea International Cooperation Agency Turns 25
Twenty five years ago today, South Korea established the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), officially cementing its unprecedented transition from aid recipient to donor.
Is Trump Right to Suggest that South Korea and Japan Should Go Nuclear?
As Donald Trump beings to lay out more of his thinking on U.S. foreign policy, one issue that is gaining attention is his suggestion that the United States should remove its nuclear umbrella from South Korea and Japan and that these nations should be allowed to develop their own nuclear deterrent.