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...
Fortunate Son: Koreans re-evaluate military service exemption
In South Korea, where military service is mandatory for all men, exceptional talent may provide a way out. However,...
Four Hundred Years Since the Thirty Years’ War: the Evolution of Warfare
Four hundred years ago in 1618, one of the longest and deadliest conflicts in human history erupted in Europe....
100th Anniversary of the October Revolution: Why it Matters More Than Ever
November 7 was the centennial anniversary of the October Revolution, or Bolshevik Revolution as it is sometimes called. The...
70 Years of Two Koreas: The ’47 UN Vote For Elections
The past year of 2017 has been one of great change, tension and uncertainty on the Korean Peninsula. The...
How Socialist Remnants Are Hurting Vietnam’s Legacy
During the mid-1980s, Vietnam was plunged into a profound socio-economic crisis. Against this backdrop, the shift away from a...
Korea’s Girl of Peace Statue
There is nothing comfortable about rape. It is not easy to talk about it, read about it, or remember....
US entry in to World War I: More than the Lusitania
On April 6, 1917, the US Congress declared war on the German Empire, officially entering World War I and...
Attack on Pearl Harbor: 75 Years of charting new waters
On December 7th, 1941, 353 Imperial Japanese planes appeared across the early morning skies of Hawaii. By the end...
All the Shakespeares
“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” – (Hamlet, Act II, Scene II) It...