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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

Iran Hijacking a South Korean Tanker

On January 4, 2021, Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC boats detained a South Korean-flagged vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. According to Iranian agencies Tasnim and Fars, the South Korean tanker MT Hankuk Chemi, which was going from Saudi Arabia to the United Arab Emirates, is now in the port of Bandar Abbas on the southern coast of Iran. There...

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A Christmas Gift for the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office

Late 2020 put a decisive end to the confrontation between Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl and Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae: season one in this political series ended with a victory for Yoon, but a second season, and perhaps one that is no less exciting, may begin in the new year. For those who have not been following this subject. In July 2019, President Moon...

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“The Struggle for Human Rights in the DPRK“ in 2020

The year 2020 was formally rich in events related to exposing the DPRK from the perspective of human rights. As early as January 15, 2020. Human Rights Watch has called on the ROK government to assess the human rights situation in North Korea: although “North Korea remains one of the most repressive countries in the world,” President Moon Jae-in's administration has...

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DPRK’s Battle against Novel Coronavirus

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Will President Moon go to Beijing Olympics?

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Have they Managed to Settle a Sex Scandal between South Korean and New Zealand?

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“A Beam in the Eye” of South Korea’s Foreign Minister Escapes Her Attention

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The Fuss inside the South Korean Conservative Party

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