Politics - Aug. 31, 2009
Kim Dae-jung: Great Korean Leader, Great American Friend
           Former President Kim Dae-jung of South Korea died this week at the age of eighty-five. His extraordinary career demonstrates the triumph of discipline and determination over tremendous barriers. He also personifies the long-term value o...
Tags: Kim, Kim Dae-jung, Korea, South Korea, Republic of Korea, ROK, Lincoln, Mandela, Chun, Park, foreign policy, diplomacy, Korean War

Milwaukee Buzz - Aug. 31, 2009
Korea Detente?
          The release last week of Euna Lee and Laura Ling, the two journalists held by North Korea, is cause for celebration and also an opportunity to pursue change by Pyongyang. North Korea’s aging, inbred and isolated ruling clique confronts ...
Tags: Euna Lee, LauraLing, Korea, Korean War, Bill Clinton, U.S., United States, foreign policy, diplomacy

Politics - June 16, 2009
North Korea Tests Balance of Power
The nuclear test by North Korea on Monday, following an earlier one three years ago, occurred not only on Memorial Day in the U.S. but during mourning in South Korea for former President Roh Moo-hyun, who committed suicide. The explosion has also been accompanied by missile tests. This latest mo...
Tags: Korea, Nukes, Atomic Test, Missiles, Politics, Diplomacy, Obama, Asia

Politics - May 28, 2009
Torture, Morality & Laws of War
Barbarism and the law collide in war. Armed conflict is inherently terribly destructive. The law is a vital tool for mitigating the most brutal aspects of war. Both dimensions are present in the intensely politicized debate in Washington about torture.        &n...
Tags: Politics, War, Diplomacy, Iraq, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Bush, Cheney, Obama

Politics - April 7, 2009
Koreas North & South, and the UN
             Considerable public attention, and no little controversy, has attended statements related to both North Korea and South Korea in the past few days, underscoring the global strategic importance of that Northeast Asia peninsul...
Tags: politics, korea, un, diplomacy, military, security, war, terrorism