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South Korea
South Korea news and analysis from The Nation
May 29, 2020
Homophobia may help tip South Korea back into its Covid-19 crisis. It may also keep America deeply mired in its own public health disaster.
May 28, 2020
The US response to a dictatorship’s repression in Gwangju in 1980 was even worse than we thought.
May 1, 2020
Citizens say they are ready for a renewed emphasis on making peace with North Korea and creating a greener future less dependent on fossil fuels.
March 20, 2020
Testing, national health care, and transparency saved the day.
March 5, 2020
They fear Mike Pompeo’s diplomacy is backfiring and may be alienating South Korea—and they worry that sanctions will vastly worsen the COVID-19 epidemic.
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February 10, 2020
Bong Joon-ho’s film about the gap between rich and poor challenges English-language dominance in the industry.
January 24, 2020
Now we need a film to cut through US myths about the North.
December 23, 2019
Beneath the radar in Korea, a military buildup—by both sides—has raised tensions to an alarming degree.
November 7, 2019
“We are on the cusp of a dangerous time,” a peace delegation declared at the UN.
August 27, 2019
Trade restrictions, an end to intelligence sharing, heated rhetoric—it’s all rooted in Japanese war crimes, papered over by a 1965 treaty in which Washington played a hidden hand.
