Konstantin Asmolov
Moon Jae-in’s Visit to the US
In May 2021, South Korea’s President paid a scheduled visit to the United State where he met with the recently elected US leader. The trip took place at a time when a number of internal political issues plague the ROK and the confrontation between the US and PRC continues. Prior to the visit, South Korean journalists and experts outlined quite a number of points that were supposed...
Democrats are Finally Ready to Take on Issue of Workers’ Rights
On April 20, 2021, South Korea completed the ratification process for three key International Labor Organization (ILO conventions. ILO Director-General Guy Ryder welcomed the ratification as an important step forward in the development of the nation’s labor relations. However, one needs to understand that the path towards...
Political Parties of South Korea in a State of of Transformation
Local by-elections failed on April 7, 2021; the Conservative Party regained Seoul and Busan, South Koreas’ most prominent cities. This result has caused specific changes in the leadership of political parties in the Republic of Korea and the departure of the administration’s aggravation of factional struggle. One example was a high-profile story when five freshmen DP...
