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On the matter of North Korean spies in South Korea
The conservatives’ offensive against the opposition is partly carried out under the slogans of searching for pro-Pyongyang NGOs and North Korean spies, and in this regard here’s a digest of the most famous espionage scandals of recent years. Recall, back on August 6, 2021, four activists from Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, about 140 kilometers south of...
Echoes of the Itaewon tragedy
The investigation into the October 29 tragedy in Seoul's Itaewon district, in which 168 people were killed in a stampede, has finally concluded. Both the official investigation team and the parliamentary inquiry launched by the opposition Democratic Party announced their findings. And, because it was obvious from the start that the investigation would be highly politicized, it was...
The Thirty-Eighth Parallel and Russia’s Special Military Operation in Ukraine
On January 8, 2023 Andrey Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine suggested that the Russian government may propose a “Korean solution” for bringing an end to the military operations in Ukraine, which would involve dividing the country and legally enshrining Kiev’s loss of control over eastern Ukraine...
