South Korea

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Democracy

March 01, 2025

How ordinary people stopped a coup in South Korea

The country’s bloody history spurred citizens to do everything in their power to prevent a takeover of government

Namhee Lee

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Novelists

July 21, 2020

The Prospect Interview #139: South Korea in fiction

Prospect Team

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Economics

November 06, 2019

A new treaty raises questions over trade policy—and parliamentary scrutiny

Rita Donaghy

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Essays

April 16, 2018

North and South Korea: best of enemies

Jean H Lee

From the magazine

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World

February 26, 2018

As the Winter Olympics come to a close, could relations thaw between the US and North Korea?

Andrew Hammond

World

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As the Winter Olympics come to a close, could relations thaw between the US and North Korea?

Andrew Hammond

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World

November 16, 2017

What is it like to live in Pyongyang? Two recent events explored “ordinary life” in the city

Owen Hatherley

World

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What is it like to live in Pyongyang? Two recent events explored “ordinary life” in the city

Owen Hatherley

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Essays

May 12, 2017

How do you solve a problem like Korea?

Isabel Hilton

From the magazine

Essays

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How do you solve a problem like Korea?

Isabel Hilton

From the magazine

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Culture

October 16, 2013

Preview: The story shifts from east to west

George Magnus

Culture

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Preview: The story shifts from east to west

George Magnus

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Opinions

October 16, 2013

The story shifts from east to west

George Magnus

From the magazine

Opinions

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The story shifts from east to west

George Magnus

From the magazine

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