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Special Edition: COVID-19 Lessons from South Korea

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

On this special edition Deep Dish episode, The Wall Street Journal’s Dasl Yoon reports from Seoul on South Korea’s approaches to containing COVID-19.

Volunteers in protective suits line up to be disinfected
Reuters
Global Health

Coronavirus yet to Dent South Korea's Moon Jae-in in the Polls Power

BLOG
Global Insight by Karl Friedhoff

President Moon’s approval ratings have declined from 45 percent last week to 42 percent this week according to a Gallup Korea survey conducted from February 25-27.

President Moon Jae-in speaks during a press conference.
Jeon Han
Public Opinion

​Japanese Public Backs Additional Measures to Fight Coronavirus Outbreak

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Running Numbers by Craig Kafura

Japan has been one of the countries on the frontlines of the COVID crisis, highlighted by the case of the Diamond Princess cruise ship, quarantined off Yokohama following an outbreak of COVID-19 aboard.

People wearing medical face masks at a train station in Japan
Zhipeng Ya
Global Health

Dispatch From Seoul: City of Transportation Extremes

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Global Insight by Samuel Kling

In October, I visited Seoul with a delegation of Chicago Council Emerging Leaders on a Korea Foundation-funded trip led by Karl Friedhoff, the Council’s Korea specialist.

Metro station in Seoul.
Sebastiaan ter Burg
Global Cities

America First vs. Spider-Man — A Debate on Supporting Pro-Democracy Protests

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Rochelle Terman and Paul Poast join Deep Dish to debate the two competing options for prodemocracy movements - "America first" and "Spider-Man."

Police officers escort man dressed as Spiderman away after he installed banner in front of big screen in central Hong Kong.
Reuters
Global Politics

Taiwan's 2020 Elections and the American Public

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Running Numbers by Brendan Helm

The US will be keeping a close eye on the outcome of Taiwan’s upcoming general election, but Americans don't accord the same importance to Taiwan as does the government.

President Tsai Ing-wen and Vice President Chen Chien-jen attend the 2016 inauguration. Public Opinion

Ankit Panda on North Korea

Video Series
Wait Just a Minute

Ankit Panda discusses North Korea's nuclear program.

Defense and Security

Japanese Public Glad to See GSOMIA Stay In Place

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Running Numbers by Craig Kafura

We explore the tensions between two key US allies in Asia—Japan and South Korea—and what happened in 2019 that led the countries here.

South Korean president Moon Jae-in
Korean Culture & Information Service
Global Politics

Post-Election, Hong Kongers Remain Mistrustful of Police

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Running Numbers by Anqi Pan

Hong Kongers lose faith and trust in the police after a series of violent protests.

People walk outside the police headquarters in Hong Kong
Hans Vivek
US Foreign Policy

President Trump Fell in Love with Kim Jong Un—and North Korea Kept Building Missiles

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

We need a different approach, one that is more realistic about the growing threat North Korea represents.

A man stands near a TV showing a file picture of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for a news report on North Korea firing short-range ballistic missiles
Reuters
Defense and Security