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Konstantin Asmolov

Moon Jae-in vs. Lee Nak-yon

On August 29, 2020, former Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea Lee Nak-yon was elected chairman of the ruling Democratic Party Toburo. He received 60.77% of the delegates’ votes. His rivals for the leadership of the ruling party were former Interior Minister Kim Boo-kyum and National Assembly MP Park Chul Min. In the author’s opinion, this is another, albeit an imperceptible, political loss...

Konstantin Asmolov

US Presidential Elections and the Korean Peninsula

In the United States, participants in the presidential election that will be held on November 3, have been determined. The Republican nominee is the White House's current head, Donald Trump, and the Democratic nominee is former Vice President Joe Biden. In this context, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea has launched a working group...

Konstantin Asmolov

Kim in a Coma, Stressed Out, or New Fairy Tales from South Korean Intelligence

On August 20, 2020, behind closed doors, South Korea’s National Intelligence Service presented to the National Assembly a report that evoked the latest round of commotion regarding the North Korean leader’s fitness to serve. Members of the media reported that Kim Byung-kee, a representative of the ruling Democratic...

Konstantin Asmolov