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2. John Burton

It could get worse

There are many times when I wish I was back in Korea after I left the country for the U.S. in late 2016, but never more so than now. I compare how Korea has been able to contain COVID-19 while the disease appears to be spiraling out of control in the U.S.

2020-07-20 17:20

Rise of the rest

Korea and several other nations in the Asia-Pacific region - Taiwan, New Zealand, Australia, Vietnam and Thailand - have successfully contained the COVID-19 outbreak. The leadership of these middle-sized powers in responding to the pandemic has provoked talk of the “rise of the rest,” meaning countries that can play a more influential and independent global role between the superpowers of the U.S. and China.

2020-07-06 17:28

It's all about sanctions

By John Burton The theatrical destruction by North Korea of the inter-Korean liaison office in Gaeseong last week carries a clear message: Pyongyang is frustrated about its apparent inability to get the international sanctions regime against it eased.The crisis has been building for some time. To understand why, it is useful to briefly review the history of the sanctions policy. Although the U.S. has been applying unilateral sanctions against North Korea for decades, it was only in 2006 that the United Nations began applying international sanctions in response to North Korea's first nuclear ...

2020-06-22 17:18

N. Korea's cruel dilemma

North Korea is confronting the same dilemma that more advanced countries are facing when it comes to COVID-19: whether the cure will prove more damaging than the disease.

2020-06-08 17:12

Korean cinema had its breakout moment in the U.S. when “Parasite” won the Oscar for Best Picture, while the same could be said for K-pop when BTS soared to the top of the music charts. Is it now the turn of Korean baseball?

2020-05-25 17:15

“The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated,” the 19th century American humorist Mark Twain once said after his obituary was mistakenly published in a newspaper. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un can now say the same thing.

2020-05-11 18:00

Korea's medical advantage

When Korea recently airlifted test kits for the coronavirus (COVID-19) to the U.S. government as well as the state of Maryland, it was important for two reasons. The first was that it was another example of Korea's growing “soft power.” The second was that it highlighted that Korea is becoming a global provider of medical supplies.

2020-04-27 17:59

A crucial election

Americans normally don't pay much attention to foreign elections. But, for several reasons, they should when it comes to Korea's national assembly elections on Wednesday.

2020-04-13 17:54

N. Korea - Winner or loser?

Could North Korea benefit from the COVID-19 crisis? The conventional view is that the virus poses a significant threat to North Korea's stability by weakening its economy and putting severe stress on its public health systems.

2020-03-30 17:51

Korea leads the way

Although there has been criticism by some Koreans about the government's response to the coronavirus, the country is seen in the U.S. as the gold standard in dealing with the outbreak.

2020-03-16 17:38

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