The real Korean Wave.

⚛️ Will South Korea’s Nuclear Ambitions Subside in the Next Five Years? Analysis by Lami Kim, Professor, Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Read here CSIS CSIS Geopolitics and Foreign Policy: csis.org/analysis/will-…

NEW: In light of ROK officially beginning primaries, I track the thematic, philosophical and rhetorical shifts in Lee Jae-myung’s campaign kick-off speeches from 2017, 2021 and last week: what he said, what he changed, and what he’s no longer saying. koreapro.org/2025/04/from-p…

This is an imperial horror story I've been longing to write about for years. Don't miss our new Empire Podcast series VICTORIAN NARCOS- THE STORY OF THE OPIUM WARS

Oscar winning South Korean actress Youn Yuh-jung reveals her son came out as gay in 2000 and she threw a wedding for him in New York. 🫶 She’s a household name here & this revelation will make headlines in a country still grappling with LGBT rights. amp.scmp.com/lifestyle/ente…

"Prosecutors are investigating a shaman who went by the name 'Geonjin' for allegedly receiving a diamond necklace from a Unification Church official to gift to former first lady Kim Keon-hee." english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_e…

I really do blame Obama for convincing a generation of Democrats that you can will your way into power via platitudes.

BREAKING: Choi Sang-mok resigns as finance minister just before parliament could vote to impeach him. With Han Duck-soo also resigning as acting president at midnight, power passes to next-in-line Lee Ju-ho, education minister, who becomes acting president. Total power chaos.

This is actually really embarrassing and not a good look for South Korea on the world stage. Hours ago, South Korea notified foreign missions in Seoul that the new acting president would be Choi Sang-mok. Now it will be education minister Lee Ju-ho.

Find it quite interesting to see a technocrat-for-life Kim Hyung Jong is on campaign with Lee Jae Myung… maybe he will run for president one day after potentially resolving the tariff mess. Just my speculations - coming back to this post in 5 years

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Starter pack for emerging literary translators:

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rudimentary thoughts on veganism/vegetarianism. will come back to this after some more Peter Singer content consumed. happy day of epiphany

As a first semester freshman, I took a course where we read the entirety of Proust’s In Search of Lost Time. The class had a dozen students, and some weeks we read around 500 pages. There are still students who want college experiences like that but it’s fewer every year.

Baghdad, Iraq, 90's 🇮🇶

2. In South Korea, the solar panels in the middle of the highway have a bicycle path underneath..cyclists are protected from the sun, isolated from traffic, and the country can produce clean energy.

🌙 Mosque in Honhot, Inner Mongolia, China.

Ex-FM Kang likely to be appointed as ambassador to U.S.: sources en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN202508…

On Aug. 13, Korea’s presidential committee unveiled a comprehensive set of policy tasks for the Lee administration’s five-year term—covering politics, the economy, foreign affairs, and society. Here are some highlights. #이재명 #leejaemyung #southkorea #korea