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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

Crisis in South Korea’s Democratic Party

The outcome of South Korea’s local election that took place on June 1, 2022 could be described as an unmitigated disaster for the Democratic Party of Korea. Whereas 4 years ago it won 14 out of 17 metropolitan mayor and governor posts in direct-administered cities and even chipped away at the Conservatives’ territory, the party now only held onto...

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Are We Approaching a Dangerous Line? Or a New World Order?

May and early June 2022 saw the development of an aggravation trend, continuing the course described in a previous article on this topic. On May 25, just one day after US President Joe Biden completed his Asian trip, North Korea fired three ballistic missiles. This was the 17th launch since the beginning of this year. All the missiles fell...

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Results of Local Elections in South Korea

On June 1, South Korea held local polls and parliamentary by-elections to elect 17 city mayors and provincial governors, 226 lower-level heads of administrative divisions, and 779 provincial and metropolitan council seats, as well as seven parliamentary seats. The elections were extremely important not only for the Democrats, but also for the Conservatives...

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South Korean Mercenaries in Ukraine: the “Return of the Navy Seal”

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South Korea's President Demonstrates Unusual Behavoir

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On Joe Biden’s Visit to South Korea

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Coronavirus has Reached North Korea

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“Invisible” Launches and a Possible Nuclear Test: a Point of No Return is One Step Closer

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