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Yongusil 49: Korean Nexus at the University of Central Lancashire

By | October 25, 2014

Launches of new Korean Studies institutions and academic programs in the United Kingdom are an extremely rare event. Sino-NK marks the arrival of the University of Central Lancashire’s Institute of Korean Studies, under the guidance of Professor Hazel Smith.

October is For Meetings: #Shigak no. 14

By | October 20, 2014

This issue of #Shigak recaps a host of “meetings” in the first half month of October, including the high-level chats between North and South Korean officials during the Asian Games and Saenuri Chair Kim Moon-sung’s pan-Chinese tête-à-tête.

“New Politics,” Just like the Old? #Shigak no. 13

By | October 10, 2014

The latest issue of #Shigak covers a handful of the most pressing issues in South Korea for the latter half of September, including more rumblings in the progressive camp and what people think of Ahn Cheol-soo’s sudden departure from the political scene.

Yongusil 47: Tailored Engagement, a Stanford Solution

By | September 29, 2014

A team of Stanford University scholars of Korea policy have made a plethora of suggestions to the ROK National Assembly. Sino-NK takes a critical look.

Yongusil 46: Exit, Voice, and Plurality in Leiden

By | September 21, 2014

Last week, seven elite exiles from North Korea made a splash at Leiden University in the Netherlands, delivering a damning indictment of the role of the Party Organization and Guidance Department in the country’s extensive system of repression. Sino-NK was there en masse.