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The Economic Situation in Korea is Not Looking So Bright Either
By [January 6, 2009 | 0 Comments]
As the world’s economic condition continues to worsen, South Korea’s economy is not exempt. In 2007, as the sub-prime mortgage disaster began to surface, many experts believed that the financial crisis would be limited to the U.S. and countries heavily intertwined with it […] {More...}
Perspectives of Culture: Chinese Film Culture in America and American Film Culture in China
[February 8, 2009 | Arts & Culture]
When most Americans think of Chinese cinema, they think of movies like Ang Lee’s 2000 martial arts epic “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.” Indeed, “Crouching Tiger” is one of the most successful international movies at the US box office […]
A Book Review of Social States: China in International Institutions 1980-2000
[February 8, 2009 | International Relations]
In Social States, Alastair Iain Johnston sets out to investigate two related questions: 1) whether realpolitik state preferences and practices are a function of material conditions or realpolitik norms (198) and 2) why Chinese foreign policymakers, in a threateningly “unipolar” environment of […]
Understanding the Taiwan Crisis: Foreign Policy or Domestic Issue?
[January 12, 2009 | International Relations]
As prominent political scientists often state, a country’s foreign policy is strongly linked to its domestic policy. Taking this simple idea, no other crisis in the history of the world complicates and yet reinforces it much like the current Taiwan Crisis […]
Democracy in China: Is It Possible? Why and Why Not?
[January 12, 2009 | National Focus: China]
A decades old question of democratization in China has been revived by its resurgence as a world power under the non-democratic leadership of the CCP […]
The China International Famine Relief Commission: Leadership, Sustainability, and Prevention
[January 12, 2009 | National Focus: China]
The China International Famine Relief Commission (CIFRC) stands out in history as an institution that was decades ahead of its time […]
With Stellar Statistics, Higher Education Caches Fundamental Problems in Korea
[January 6, 2009 | Economics]
Since the majority of high school graduates pursue higher education in South Korea, the competition is undoubtedly fierce among college bound students. It is the norm that students take 3-5 private lessons […]
Karl Marx Loves Americans: A Duke Student’s Journey to Post-Communist Vietnam
[January 6, 2009 | International Relations]
On April 30, 1975, South Vietnam ceased to exist. In one day, my father, a South Vietnamese officer, found himself without a country to defend […]