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For the first time since the end of the Cold War, North Korea has embraced relations with Russia as a key component of its foreign policy and domestic development. However,…
On May 10, 2023, KEI held a special hybrid rollout event for the inaugural volume of its new flagship journal, Korea Policy. Event description below: “Like our previous publications, Korea Policy…
By Troy Stangarone For Greeks and European officials alike, the last five years must have seemed like the Greek myth of Sisyphus who was condemned to roll an immense bolder up a hill only to have it roll down and have to start over again for all eternity. In 2010 as the euro crisis began…
By Mark Tokola Ceremonies are being held in the UK to mark the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta. On June 15, 1215, in Runnymede, England, King John and a group of rebel barons agreed to a contract, drafted by the Archbishop of Canterbury , that placed limits on the King’s power. Historians will point…
By Mark Tokola The notion that Korea might be affected by the outcome of the May 7 UK General Election might seem far-fetched. In truth, it would be an exaggeration to say that the outcome is of major significance to South Korea. However, because it is of some importance, that makes it worthy of some…
For Human Rights Day Minister of State at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Hugo Swire, blogs on human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Last week, on the Thames embankment in London, I was honoured to attend the unveiling of a Memorial to the sacrifices made by British troops in the Korean War…