On June 14, less than 24 hours after the Trump-Kim Summit in Singapore, South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party (DP) won a landslide victory in local elections, winning 13 of 17 metropolitan mayoral and gubernatorial posts. It was a major boost for President Moon Jae-in and a reaffirmation of his country’s faith in him and his diplomacy with North Korea and the United … [Read more...] about Progressives in Korea now control both the National Assembly and municipal governments
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Sorry Dems, The Peace Train has Left the Station
An overwhelming majority of South Koreans have expressed support for both the April 27 Panmunjom Declaration for Peace signed by Moon and Kim and for the Trump-Kim summit. This support was made clear in June 13 local elections, in which Moon’s Democratic Party crushed the opposition in record-setting fashion. Despite this deep and widespread support for peace and … [Read more...] about Sorry Dems, The Peace Train has Left the Station
Non-US-centric reporting on Kim-Trump summit
Thanks to Seth Mountain for this list.Resources for those of you (especially In the US) who wish to get past the memes and extremely partisan, often ahistorical, US-centered and decontextualized narratives making the rounds this week about what happened in Singapore on Tuesday.Here are 11 LINKS (in English) to important articles, analyses, critiques, official documents … [Read more...] about Non-US-centric reporting on Kim-Trump summit
What to expect at the Trump-Kim summit (Tim Shorrock)
http://peaceinkoreanews.timshorrock.com/2018/06/11/what-to-expect-at-the-trump-kim-summit-on-tuesday/ https://youtu.be/3WUv8Gk-Le0 … [Read more...] about What to expect at the Trump-Kim summit (Tim Shorrock)
North Korea: * Peace? * Hypocrisy of U.S. Nuclear Policy
JAMES BRADLEY, james@jamesbradley.com Bradley, educated in Japan, has written about Korea in two of his books, published English and translated into Korean, among other languages. His books include Flyboys, The China Mirage: The Hidden History of American Disaster in Asia and The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War. He currently is working on a book about the … [Read more...] about North Korea: * Peace? * Hypocrisy of U.S. Nuclear Policy