Archive for the ‘ U.S. presence in Korea ’ Category
When travelling with a motley group of international tourists there can be rare but wonderful moments when one person in particular says or does something that exemplifies their national stereotype to a tee. Fortunately for my co-writer and I, there was such an occurrence this weekend. It was on a bus in the middle of the [ READ MORE ]
If you missed it, the Japanese Prime Minister was forced to resign the other day. His resignation came a week after he apologized to his voters for being incapable of fulfilling his campaign promise to move the American military base from the island of Okinawa to a less populated part of Japanese territory. Though Hatoyama Yukio’s [ READ MORE ]
Proponents of America’s controversial military presence in both Japan and Korea generally argue that it provides a stabilizing force in the region. Without U.S. military available to respond to threats to “stability”, they say, China or North Korea could run amok, or other contingencies that threaten the region might occur. But, as Doug Bandow writes [ READ MORE ]
Author’s Note: Below is an article I wrote for the Gwangju News in July 2009. While it is obviously out of date, everything written within it is still relevant and should serve as a very solid recap of North-Korean-U.S. diplomacy over the last two decades. Further, since I have not been credited by the [ READ MORE ]
This is an update on a previous post written about anti-Americanism in Korea. This post is part of an ongoing debate between two contributors of this site. It is ongoing. Check the comments section of this post for future updates. Please contribute to the debate. Everyone please go read this link, a response to my previous post about [ READ MORE ]
While I am far from the flag-waving type, I must say it: these days I’m pleased to be Canadian. This is primarily because I’m in Korea. I get it all the time from the locals in varying degrees: when they see a foreigner like me they often say, “Are you American?”, or “Ah, look an [ READ MORE ]