Resolving the Face-Off in Korea
On Monday, the Korean peninsula averted a cataclysmic showdown that could have escalated into full-blown war. The United Nations Security...
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The United States Can and Should Stop the Escalation
In the wake of live artillery exchange between North and South Korea on November 23, 2010 resulting in the deaths of four South Koreans...
Interview with Henry Em on Yeonpyeong Island
On November 22, 2010, military troops from the Republic of Korea (ROK, or South Korea) and the United States began joint war-simulation...
ASCK Steering Committee Statement on the Current Crisis in Korea
The armed forces of North Korea, South Korea, and United States stand poised to wage a war that could destroy the Korean peninsula and...
Obama’s Only Choice on North Korea
As the Obama administration dispatches an aircraft carrier to the region, following North Korea’s deadly and unprovoked shelling of South...
Retaliation, Retaliation
Update: Since I submitted my article to KPI and ZNET it has come to light that two South Korean civilians, in addition to two soldiers,...
The Cheonan Albatross
Riding out the wake of the sinking of the South Korean naval vessel Cheonan, it is a relief that so far there have been no further...
Forget the FTA Fix, Just Say No
The free trade push has begun again. Both U.S. President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak are calling for...
Testing North Korean Waters
Former President Jimmy Carter deserves great credit for traveling to Pyongyang and securing the release of a U.S. citizen, Aijalon Mahli...
Sixty Years of Failed Sanctions
In response to the March 26 sinking of the South Korean ship, the Cheonan, allegedly by a North Korean submarine, the United States is...
Dangerous Waters in Korea
For those who survived the Korean War, the sight of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier George Washington leading a fleet of U.S. and...
Rush to Judgment: Inconsistencies in South Korea’s Cheonan Report
On the night of March 26, 2010, the 1,200 ton Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy corvette Cheonan was severed in the middle and sank off...
High Time to End the Korean War
Rising military tensions on the Korean Peninsula at this time prove again the urgency and the necessity of achieving permanent peace in...
Sixty Years is Enough: One Woman’s Dream for Peace in Korea
Last fall, I woke up in the middle of the night, and instead of continuing to toss and turn, I decided to switch on my computer. On the...
Honor the Cheonan Dead with Peace
South Korea elections update: Widely viewed as a referendum on President Lee’s hardline policies towards North Korea, his handling of the...
Peace on the Korean Peninsula Cannot Be Secured by a Military Buildup and Sanctions
By Women Making Peace, South Korea International Women’s Day for Peace and Disarmament, May 24th, 2010 A series of events regarding the...
A View of the North Korea — U.S. Nuclear Crisis from South Korea: An Interview with Hye-ran Oh
Ms. Hye-ran Oh is the Director of the Peace and Disarmament Team of Solidarity for Peace and Reunification in Korea (SPARK). Formed in...
