Byung-joon Ahn is Visiting Professor of international relations at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo, Japan, and a Member of South Korea's National Academy of Sciences.
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Commentaries by Byung-joon Ahn
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America's Retreat from Asia
The United States' planned withdrawal of troops from Asia, which President George W. Bush announced on August 16, need not harm peace and st…
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China Must Do More than Mediate
Despair is dangerous in diplomacy. But North Korea's latest actions are making much of Asia hopeless. Only China, long reluctant to flex its…
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South Korea's Dangerous New Dawn
North Korea's decision to expel UN atomic energy inspectors is but another reason to view Roh Moo Hyun's election as South Korea's president…
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Sinking the Sunshine Policy
Last week's naval battle between North and South Korean warships sank more than a South Korean frigate. It also probably sank the "Sunshine …
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Building on the Kim/Kim Summit
PYONGYANG: Is the Cold War's last glacier beginning to melt? The summit between South Korean President Kim Dae Jung and North Korea's "Dear …
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Korea Emerges from Crisis
SEOUL: Last year saw the worst of times in South Korea since the end of the Korean War, with Asia's crisis bringing a devastating 33.8% drop…
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Korea's Economy Remains a Prisoner of Korean Politics
SEOUL: Despite World Bank emergency grants and IMF rescue funding of $57 billion, Korea's economy, the world's 11th largest, remains on the …
