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June 12, 2018 Columnists

[Kim Seong-kon] “One Hundred Years of Solitude” in Korea

Korea is radically different from Latin America in many respects. Unlike Latin America, for example, Korea was never directly colonized or exploited by Western countries. Unlike Latin America, Christ...

[Kim Seong-kon] Farewell Philip Roth, goodbye Columbus

Recently, I was invited by the Ohio State University to give a talk. I flew to Columbus, Ohio where I was greeted by a group of eminent professors, including Mark Bender, Naomi Fukumori, Chan Park, P...

May 29, 2018
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[Kim Seong-kon] Advice for young Koreans from Admiral Yi

Recently, someone sent me a list of “Admiral Yi Sun-sin’s advice.” Admiral Yi was a celebrated Korean Navy general who successfully defended his country at sea from the Japanese invasion in 1592. Tot...

May 22, 2018
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[Kim Seong-kon] With great power comes great responsibility

Watching the fall of quite a few prominent social, political, and religious leaders of Korea amid the #MeToo movement and the “anti-gapjil” campaign against the abuse of power, one cannot help but la...

May 15, 2018
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[Kim Seong-kon] Don’t blame your parents, forge your own future

These days, young Koreans tend to blame their parents for their disadvantages. When they feel envious of their well-off peers, they blame their parents, muttering “Because of my incompetent parents, ...

May 8, 2018
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[Kim Seong-kon] Three cheers for The Korea Herald!

Sincere praise and congratulations are due to The Korea Herald, which is currently celebrating its print-run of 20,000 copies. The internationally-famed English language newspaper is an undisputed wi...

May 7, 2018
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[Kim Seong-kon] Lessons from parenting in different cultures

Parents’ Day is just around the corner in Korea. While browsing the internet recently, I came across some interesting articles on parenting. One of them said that young parents never seek advice from...

May 1, 2018
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[Kim Seong-kon] Cultural differences: enlightening and embarrassing

Cultural differences are always intriguing and fascinating. Of course, as humans we all tend to feel similar emotions in similar situations. Nevertheless, we often perceive things differently due to ...

April 24, 2018
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[Kim Seong-kon] How to become a truly advanced country?

Thanks to its miraculous economic success, South Korea has now become one of the most affluent countries in the world. With an economy ranked 12th largest in the world, South Korea is admired as a ro...

April 17, 2018
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[Kim Seong-kon] The courage to make apologies -- and accept them

These days, apologies seem to have become a controversial issue in Korea. When a scandal breaks out, we immediately demand that the person involved apologize. Some people apologize instantly, but oth...

April 10, 2018
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[Kim Seong-kon] Lest we forget we were tadpoles once

Recently, while strolling through the National Mall in Washington, I stumbled into the Korean War Veterans Memorial. There I found statues of American soldiers who died during the Korea War. They wer...

April 3, 2018
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[Kim Seong-kon] The art of the deal: Trump vs. Kim

These days, South Koreans are full of expectations for the upcoming summit between the US and North Korea. However, experts point out a number of challenges that need to be dealt with to make the eve...

March 20, 2018
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[Kim Seong-kon] If you want peace, prepare for war

The famous Latin maxim “Si vis pacem, para bellum” means “If you want peace, prepare for war.” It implies several meanings. One meaning is “If you want peace, you should be strong enough to stand up ...

March 13, 2018
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[Kim Seong-kon] Sword of Damocles dangling above South Korea

These days, my American friends often compare the situation in South Korea to the “Sword of Damocles.” A friend recently wrote me, saying, “In my eyes, South Korea is, like Damocles, sitting under sw...

March 6, 2018
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[Kim Seong-kon] Things Seoul, Beijing, Tokyo and Washington should know

Recently in his blog titled “South Korea: The Unappreciated Ally,” my colleague Gregg A. Brazinsky posted three important issues regarding the Korean Peninsula. One of them was Washington’s misconcep...

February 27, 2018
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