Nation Topics - Korea | The Nation

For Mary Dudziak, we are now experiencing a time of permanent war, one that does not bother everyday Americans.

Why do patriotic members of an elite combat unit refuse to serve in the occupied territories?

The aesthetic illusions of a Korean artist.

King’s progressive credentials are impressive, but his popularity with members will be tested as he goes up against the Big Three in tough contract talks.

Obama's Asia trip was declared a failure, but that's an oversimplification: it was also a chance for the US to reconnect with India and Indonesia, and there Obama did well.

On the American left, there's no consensus about how to respond to China's emergence. Confront China or accommodate? Slam China with tariffs or invite it to build in the US? And what about human rights? Robert Dreyfuss talks to progressives about what the country's rapid rise means for the Chinese—and for Americans.

Why are poorer and less-educated citizens more likely to die in America's wars?

Going abroad is no longer just a school-time pleasure cruise. It's an employment opportunity.

Park Chan-wook's Thirst, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne's Lorna's Silence and Lucrecia Martel's The Headless Woman.

The funky chaos of the 2009 Venice Biennale.