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South Korean and US soldiers stand outside outside in the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea

The Hauntings of the Korean War: On the 70th Anniversary of the Armistice The Hauntings of the Korean War: On the 70th Anniversary of the Armistice

North and South Korea have been in a state of permanent war for decades, and the psychic toll stretches across oceans and generations.

Jul 26, 2023 / Grace M. Cho

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin

How American Exceptionalism Fueled Global Authoritarian Nationalism How American Exceptionalism Fueled Global Authoritarian Nationalism

Even as the West unites against the Russia that Putin built, it finds itself fighting homegrown variants of authoritarian exceptionalism, from Trump to Orbán.

Sep 23, 2022 / John Feffer

The Unknown Oligarch Fighting for an Endless Korean War

The Unknown Oligarch Fighting for an Endless Korean War The Unknown Oligarch Fighting for an Endless Korean War

Follow the money fomenting conflict on the Korean Peninsula, and all roads lead to Honolulu.

Mar 8, 2022 / Feature / Eli Clifton

Biden Is Adopting a Militaristic Approach to the Far East

Biden Is Adopting a Militaristic Approach to the Far East Biden Is Adopting a Militaristic Approach to the Far East

Appointees from the hawkish think-tank world indicate the potential for renewed tensions with North Korea as well as a Cold War with China.

Feb 15, 2021 / Tim Shorrock

Trump’s Dilemma: Who Will Give Him Asylum Now?

Trump’s Dilemma: Who Will Give Him Asylum Now? Trump’s Dilemma: Who Will Give Him Asylum Now?

The best candidate, by far, is Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un, the despotic ruler of North Korea.

Dec 8, 2020 / Ariel Dorfman

Joe Biden stands with his granddaughter and six soldiers at an Army post.

Biden Signals Flexibility on North Korea, but Peace Groups Are Wary Biden Signals Flexibility on North Korea, but Peace Groups Are Wary

Koreans fear a return to Obama’s failed “strategic patience” policy.

Nov 16, 2020 / Tim Shorrock

trump in iraq

An October Surprise of a Military Kind An October Surprise of a Military Kind

When all else fails, start a war.

Oct 12, 2020 / Michael T. Klare

Statue of Liberty

A Vote for Trump Is a Vote for Climate Apocalypse A Vote for Trump Is a Vote for Climate Apocalypse

It’s not complicated—four more years of Trump will consign us to a hell on Earth of a sort still only faintly imaginable today.

Sep 23, 2020 / Tom Engelhardt

‘We Need to Move From a Wartime Mentality to a Peacetime Mentality’

‘We Need to Move From a Wartime Mentality to a Peacetime Mentality’ ‘We Need to Move From a Wartime Mentality to a Peacetime Mentality’

US and Korean groups are pushing for a peace treaty to finally end the Korean War.

Jul 31, 2020 / Tim Shorrock

2 Days in May That Shattered Korean Democracy

2 Days in May That Shattered Korean Democracy 2 Days in May That Shattered Korean Democracy

The US response to a dictatorship’s repression in Gwangju in 1980 was even worse than we thought.

May 28, 2020 / Tim Shorrock and Injeong Kim

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