Shin’s Reflections on Korea
Gray Skies Ahead: Prospects for Korea's Democracy
The decline of South Korea's democracy has probably bottomed out, but the country's leaders must take multiple steps to get it in recovery, including reforming institutuions and addressing underlying socioeconomic conditions.
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Koreans Should "Just Look Up"
Gi-Wook Shin argues that South Korea must act now to ensure that its climate, energy, and economic policies are ready to face the climate crisis, which is already upon us.
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The Urgency of Addressing North Korean Human Rights
South Korea's Yoon adminstration should depoliticize the issue of human rights and work to reach a domestic bipartisan consensus on ways to move forward and improve the situation in North Korea.
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Look South
South Korea has much to learn from the successes of India's overseas diaspora in catalyzing economic growth.
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Demographic Headwinds
If Korea is to overcome its demographic crisis, it is vital to formulate policies and strategies to attract and utilize highly skilled talent from abroad.
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Walking a Tightrope
As U.S.-China tensions escalate, Korea must establish a framework to address foreign policy issues in a non-ideological, non-partisan manner that garners broad public support.
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Why Korea’s Future Depends on its Universities
As it pursues educational reforms, the Yoon administration must remember that the country’s future depends on its universities.
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The Path Ahead for Yoon
Amidst a global crisis of leadership, President Yoon could learn from his mistakes and elevate Korea as a staunch defender of democracy. The choice is his to make.
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Will Hallyu Swell to a Tidal Wave? Korea's Future as a Cultural Superpower
The Korean Wave, which has unique characteristics and continues to evolve in intriguing directions, could become a first mover on the global cultural scene.
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Beyond Representation: How Diversity Can Unleash Korea’s Innovation
A social and corporate culture that values and enforces conformity surely cannot be a wellspring of creativity and innovation. Korean society must find a new source of vitality. Enhancing diversity to stimulate innovation and change could be the answer.
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Korea Should Join Its Peers in Defending the Liberal International Order
o successfully chart a safe course for South Korea in its foreign relations, the Yoon Suk-Yeol government must be highly attuned to the twists and turns of today’s geopolitical undercurrents.
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In Troubled Waters: South Korea’s Democracy in Crisis
This essay evaluates the decline of South Korea’s democracy over the past 10 years from a comparative perspective and provides an outside view of the historic tasks facing the Yoon administration as it prepares to set sail.
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