Increased interest in South Korean culture improves its diplomatic capabilities, as it is able to attract and influence nations as a means of securing and maintaining a heightened status and role in the global community, as opposed to using military and economic power to force influence. Culture has become an indispensable asset in the global environment. … Continue readingKorean Soft Power and the Hallyu Wave
“Anyone can make war but only the most courageous can make peace” Donald J. Trump North Korean-United States summit, June 12th 2018 The summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un in Singapore brought together two polarising and unpredictable figures. When Kim Jong-il died in 2011, … Continue readingDON’T BE BLINDED BY OPTIMISM: THE SINGAPORE SUMMIT AND FUTURE IMPLICATIONS
If something is immoral to do, then it is also immoral to threaten. Language is shaped to aid and abet the possession and proliferation of the most heinous weapons known to man – nuclear bombs. The dialogue that surrounds nuclear weapons has been carefully constructed … Continue readingNUKESPEAK: DEFENDING THE INDEFENSIBLE