The proposal for a South Korean version of the U.S. Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) has sparked significant debate. The legislative move aims to monitor foreign influence by requiring registration of entities acting on behalf of foreign principals, similar to U.S. practices.
While foreign policy and diplomacy are often used interchangeably (particularly in America), they refer to distinct processes.
Event or Trend: Following the 30 October nuclear submarine shipyard fire in Barrow-in-Furness, UK, concerns over foreign sabotage by Russian agents have intensified.
How many International Relations (IR) professors have used Google’s new AI tool NotebookkLM? Just wondering, because it basically makes what you do everyday, absolutely pointless!
When you’re sending 12,000 troops to battle in support of a side not exactly known for its kind treatment of conscripts, you’ve got to be thinking twice about the soldiers you’re threatening to send and the soldiers coming back.
Event or Trend: A growing trend of Korean expatriates living in the West are returning to South Korea, driven by economic, social, and personal factors.
It’s a strange but irresistible question: What books occupy the nights of North Korea’s supreme leader, Kim Jong-un?
Folktales might seem like relics of childhood, full of fantastical elements far removed from the real world but these stories also carry tradition, cultural values, and societal norms that subtly influence the way we think.
North Korea has increased its cooperation with Russia and will now potentially either directly or indirectly support Russia’s war in the Ukraine.
In South Korea, academics are recruited into government service for both their knowledge, and as could be expected, their connections and influence.
