Modern Nomads of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of Mongolia, is the coldest capital city in the world. It is home to around...
Market Economy Status: Does China deserve it?
Fifteen years after its accession into the World Trade Organisation (WTO), China is now looking forward to seeing its...
Interview with Dr. Shin Bongkil
Before coming to Yonsei GSIS, Dr. Shin Bongkil enjoyed a distinguished career as a diplomat. He served as Minister...
The United Nations at 70: A uniquely American project
The people of the United States of America are fond of quoting and referring to the first generation...
Glory Days Ahead for Korea’s Filibuster?
The filibuster, a procedure used by legislative bodies around the globe to block or delay bills, is unfailingly a...
Why THAAD is Good for Nothing
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) is once again in the news in South Korea, the US, China and...
A Song of Gold and Silva
In 1998, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who later served as President of Brazil, was quoted saying that, “in...
North Korea’s ICBM Development
North Korea recently announced through its state-run Central News Agency that it had successfully created and tested an intercontinental...
Drumpf, America’s Authoritarian Mirror
Looking upon American politics this election cycle, one may feel disturbed and exhausted. As if the surprising rise of...
A Tale of Zika
Zika, a mosquito-transmitted virus has, until now, remained a fairly obscure illness, largely confined to a narrow tropical belt...