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Konstantin Asmolov
PhD in History, leading research fellow at the Center for Korean Studies of the Institute of China and Modern Asia at the Russian Academy of Sciences
As a barometer of voter sentiment, the by-election in Gangseo-gu District is keenly watched. What does the victory for the Democrats mean?
On October 11, an early by-election was held in Seoul for the chief of the Gangseo-gu district. Seven candidates, including Jin Kyo-hoon of the main opposition force, the Democratic Party of Korea, and Kim Tae-woo of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), were registered to run, according to Central Election Commission data released on October 4. Since the election was considered a predictor of the sentiments of the capital’s voters ahead of the National Assembly elections, which would take place on April 10, 2024, it attracted a lot of media attention. Despite the fact that this is only a by-election with around 500,000 participants, there would be no more voting until April, and accordingly, experts interpreted the outcome as a kind of political barometer…
Konstantin Asmolov
Park Sang-hak and company are given the go-ahead, and IT’S DANGEROUS
The author has devoted about ten articles to the activities of Park Sang-hak and his organization Fighters for a Free North Korea (FFNK), who was viewed as being quite dangerous. Recall that some of his alleged “merits” include attempting to send coronavirus-infected items to North Korea, for which he was criticized by other defectors, or launching drones with explosives from the PRC to blow up statues of Kim, which were supposed to be a justification for “humanitarian intervention.” In 2020, Park & Co.’s activities triggered an inter-Korean crisis…
Konstantin Asmolov
The Mideast Conflict and the Korean Peninsula: Part Three. Potentially Broken Seals.
In this article, we will talk about the global consequences of this conflict, especially taking into account the fact that while this text was being written, even more gasoline was poured on the fire. According to Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum, Israel launched the guided missiles at al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in the Gaza Strip on 17 October, which was overcrowded with wounded and refugees, allegedly several hours after Israel’s General Security Service contacted hospital staff several times, threatening to blow up the hospital…
Konstantin Asmolov
The Mideast Conflict and the Korean Peninsula: Part Two. South Korea’s Concerns
Konstantin Asmolov
The Mideast Conflict and the Korean Peninsula: Part One. Immediate Reaction
Konstantin Asmolov
Regarding the Russian Foreign Minister’s visit to the DPRK
Konstantin Asmolov
Yoon Mee-hyang’s ordeal
Konstantin Asmolov
Kim Jong-un’s visit to Russia, part six: consequences for relations between Russia and South Korea
Konstantin Asmolov
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