South Korea's Autumn of the Patriarchy South Korea's Autumn of the Patriarchy
President Yoon Suk-yeol is the first of his country's leaders eager to be a stooge of both Washington and Tokyo. His impeachment is testimony to the strength of Korean democracy.
Dec 19, 2024 / Bruce Cumings
This Is What’s Really Behind North Korea’s Nuclear Provocations This Is What’s Really Behind North Korea’s Nuclear Provocations
It’s easy to dismiss Kim Jong-un as a madman. But there’s a long history of US aggression against the North, which we forget at our peril.
Mar 23, 2017 / Bruce Cumings
Did Kim Jong Un Blow Up a Nuclear Weapon for His Birthday? Did Kim Jong Un Blow Up a Nuclear Weapon for His Birthday?
And what can Washington do about it?
Jan 8, 2016 / Bruce Cumings
Korean War Games Korean War Games
Pyongyang's bellicose posturing conforms to an old pattern, but the dangers may be greater now because tensions are rising throughout the region.
Apr 3, 2013 / Bruce Cumings
Where’s the Beef? Where’s the Beef?
South Koreans won't be buffaloed by US beef or the Bush Administration's erratic policies.
Jun 19, 2008 / Bruce Cumings
Letters Letters
MO & THE CHICKS New York City
Jun 4, 2003 / Bruce Cumings, Patricia J. Williams, and Our Readers
Bush’s Bomb Bush’s Bomb
The latest crisis with North Korea appears to be about the North finally declaring that it has the bomb, but in fact it is about the Bush Administration's inability to hide or ...
May 1, 2003 / Bruce Cumings
Rising Danger in Korea Rising Danger in Korea
Bruce Cumings's book Parallax Visions: Making Sense of American-East Asian Relations has recently appeared in paperback (Duke) and contains an extended analysis of the first nuclea...
Mar 6, 2003 / Bruce Cumings
Endgame in Korea Endgame in Korea
On a sparkling Indian Summer day fifteen years ago, I was waiting in front of the Pyongyang Hotel with a British documentary producer.
Nov 25, 2002 / Feature / Bruce Cumings
Endgame in Korea Endgame in Korea
On a sparkling Indian summer day fifteen years ago, I was waiting in front of the Pyongyang Hotel with a British documentary producer.
Oct 31, 2002 / Bruce Cumings