Will We be Hired? (우리가 취업할 수 있을까?)
지난 1년 동안 교내의 일명 ODAR (Office of Development and Alumni Relations)에서 사무조교로 일하면서 어떤 동문을 학교로 초대할 것인지는 나의 가장 큰 관심사였다. 초대할 동문을 […]
Economics
Nexus between the Tokyo Olympics, Coronavirus, and Politics
The COVID-19 pandemic has been making global headlines. Also commonly referred to as the coronavirus, the rapid spread of this newly identified virus has been […]
The Quest for Perfection : Women and the Beauty Myth
In 1990 Naomi Wolf published “The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women” to a polarized reception. The author argued that the […]
Korean Economic Blues: Can Sticking Together Save us This Time?
I still clearly remember my daily effort to collect discarded papers, even asking my neighbors to share their paper trash. Every week in elementary school, […]
True Tales of Korea’s Foreign Labourers
“The first condition of understanding a foreign country is to smell it.” -Rudyard Kipling. Indeed, it is impossible to understand a country if you never […]
The Decade of Acceleration
Senior Editor Joel Petersson Ivre looks back at a decade that promised to deliver humanity to greatness but only delivered fast-food. Although we are leaving […]
What 10 Countries in Asia are doing (or not doing) about the Climate Crisis
The effects of the climate crisis on our ecosystems becoming terrifyingly apparent by the day. A fundamental change in our economy and energy sector is […]
Korea has boycotted Japanese beer. How will I round out a 4-pack of tall cans?
Korea and Japan are squabbling again. Only this time, it’s serious. How do I know? All the Japanese beers have disappeared from the fridge at […]
A Fragmented Future? Huawei and the Future of the Global Economy
Are transnational corporations really as transnational as they claim to be? The recent crises surrounding Huawei suggest that corporations may be more constrained by politics […]
Episode 5 – A “Green and Clean” Belt and Road? (with Amanda Herath)
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has given rise to two broad concerns within the international community. It has been criticized for funding environmentally unsustainable […]