Andy Lim

Jul 1, 2024 | csis.org | Andy Lim |Victor Cha |Korea Chair

Since late May, North Korea has launched thousands of balloons into South Korea filled with trash, marking the return of a long-used tactic of psychological warfare between the two Koreas. Rather than a sign of impending conflict, as some posit, the campaign is a manifestation of Kim Jong-un’s new decoupling policy and a preemption of the new South Korean unification policy focused on the values of freedom and human rights.

May 11, 2024 | digitalrepository.unm.edu | Andy Lim

ASL, mentoring, interpreting, interpreterDissertationEducational LinguisticsLanguage, Literacy, and Sociocultural StudiesJill MorfordBarbara ShafferHolbrook MahnAijuan CunRaychelle Harris Lim, Andy. "A MULTIPLE CASE STUDY OF ASL MENTORING FOR THE FIELD OF INTERPRETING." (2024). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/educ_llss_etds/165

Apr 10, 2024 | csis.org | Victor Cha |Jinwan Park |Andy Lim |Korea Chair

On April 10, South Korea held its 22nd general election. The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) emerged victorious, winning a majority of the 300 seats in the National Assembly, with 174 of seats to the ruling People Power Party’s (PPP) 109 seats. The overall voter turnout was 67 percent, which was the highest record in 32 years.

Jan 16, 2024 | csis.org | Victor Cha |Andy Lim |Korea Chair

Though it appears things could not get any worse with Kim Jong-un, CSIS Korea Chair analysis indicates there will likely be an uptick in North Korean belligerence in 2024. North Korea exhibits a tendency to ramp up provocations during U.S. election years. While diplomacy could stave off some of the violence, Kim Jong-un has rejected all calls from the Biden administration to meet.

Sep 15, 2023 | cc.pacforum.org | Ji-Young Lee |Andy Lim

Japan-South Korea relations are going strong. In the months leading up to the historic Camp David trilateral summit in August, we saw the return of shuttle diplomacy between Korea and Japan. If President Yoon Suk Yeol’s March visit to Japan was groundbreaking, Prime Minister Kishida Fumio’s May visit to Seoul signified the continued momentum of improving bilateral ties. The Aug.