by Yidian Zhao | Nov 15, 2025 | University of Pittsburgh
In July 2023, South Korea was hit by severe monsoon rains. The Marine Corps was dispatched to Yecheon for rescue operations. Corporal Chae Su-geun, a 20-year-old marine, and his team were ordered to enter fast-moving floodwaters without life vests or safety equipment....
by Olga Filippova | Apr 8, 2025 | Tartu University
In April 2025, South Korea’s Constitutional Court unanimously confirmed the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol, officially removing him from office after he attempted to impose martial law on December 3, 2024—the first such incident in the history of the Sixth...
by Sebastian Luu | Dec 9, 2020 | Suffolk University
The sign slogan reads “Three Principles of the People Will Unite China” and is located on Dadan Island, facing towards Mainland China. On the 10th of October, 2020, the Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan, had celebrated a live event in celebration...
by Kim Suheun | Nov 9, 2020 | University of Chicago
The core of populism is in creating an image of the people and representing them to justify political power. [1] It is based on a myth as “the people” as a singular entity does not exist. A populist idealizes the “people” to be pure and holy against a contrasting...
by Kim Suheun | Oct 23, 2020 | University of Chicago
The political structure of a country is often presented on a spectrum; it is the degree of democracy or autocracy rather than a dichotomous classification. [1] For sure, many scholars have argued for a link between a democracy and an autocracy, admitting that...
