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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

Will South Korea become a QUAD+ Member?

The US government is seeking to include Korea in an expanded version of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD, a strategic forum created in 2007 to contain China. The Quad is made up of Australia, India, Japan and the United States, but the US wants to expand it by inviting South Korea, New Zealand and Vietnam. This project is known as QUAD Plus. So far the QUAD...

Konstantin Asmolov

On Malaysia and the DPRK Breaking of Diplomatic Relations

On March 19, 2021, the DPRK announced a complete break in diplomatic relations with Malaysia, accusing Kuala Lumpur of illegally extraditing a North Korean citizen to US authorities. The DPRK Foreign Ministry said in a statement published by the KCNA news agency that "Malaysian authorities committed an unpardonable crime...

Konstantin Asmolov

How Much will South Korea Pay for American Troops under Biden?

We can recall how one of the long-standing problems in the relations between Seoul and Washington under Trump was the question of how much the Republic of Korea would pay for American troops to be deployed on its territory. It is worth reiterating that by the autumn Korea was ready to pay 13% more than what had been set, while...

Konstantin Asmolov

The Lead-up to the Local By-elections in the Republic of Korea

Konstantin Asmolov

Yet Another Failure of Seoul

Konstantin Asmolov

On South Korea’s Prosecutor General’s Retirement

Konstantin Asmolov

Miracles of Sloppiness, or Another Ode to “Locked Borders”

Konstantin Asmolov

To What Extent does the Testimony given by DPRK Defectors Represent a Credible Source?

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