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Jan 16, 2025 | 
nationalinterest.org | Francis Shin
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Subscribe to RSS Print Topic: Security Region: Asia Blog Brand: Korea Watch Tags: North KoreaSouth KoreaYoon Suk-yeolCoup Now former President of South Korea, Yoon Suk-yeol, staged a just before the end of 2024. The result? It was over before it started, however, the short-lived coup rocked Korean politics to its core, and the ripple effects are still felt to this day.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
compassonline.org.uk | Harry Gold |Francis Shin
Despite winning a huge majority in parliament a few months prior, Prime Minister Keir Starmer went into last month’s Labour Party conference facing slumping party morale and growing unpopularity.
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Sep 1, 2024 | 
theneweuropean.co.uk | Francis Shin
The immediate aftermath of a landslide general election victory won on just 33.7 per cent thanks to the vagaries of first past the post seems like an odd time for Labour to start thinking about electoral reform. But that is exactly what they should be doing. To its credit, Labour is well aware that its success on July 4 is unlikely to be repeated at anywhere near the same scale in 2028 or 2029.
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Aug 2, 2024 | 
mosaic.nj.com | Francis Shin
With a resounding 75% of votes cast in the New Jersey Democratic primary, Congressman Andy Kim secured his party’s nomination for November’s U.S. Senate election. Already, this nomination is breaking new ground, as he is the first Korean American to be nominated by either of the major parties in U.S. politics for a Senate seat. If Kim wins the New Jersey Senate race (as is widely projected), he will also become the first Korean American Senator in U.S. history.
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May 18, 2024 | 
thediplomat.com | Francis Shin
Since its official launch as a multinational force at the 2014 NATO summit in Wales almost a decade ago, the United Kingdom-led Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) has consolidated itself as a multinational military framework composed of NATO members without being a part of the alliance itself. Alongside Britain, other JEF members include Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden.
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Apr 11, 2024 | 
ip-quarterly.com | Francis Shin
Two years after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’ Zeitenwende speech to the German Bundestag, the “historic turning point” that Scholz had outlined in which Germany would take on a more assertive role in security has only partially emerged.
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Mar 28, 2024 | 
atlanticcouncil.org | Francis Shin
Economy & Business European Union France Germany International Organizations Italy Japan Politics & Diplomacy United Kingdom United States and Canada The G7 needs a permanent secretariat. The 2024 elections cycle demonstrates why. This “year of elections” has the potential to reshape global politics. At first glance, among the Group of Seven (G7) nations, there are only general elections scheduled in the United States and the European Union (EU). However, it is widely expected that the United...
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Feb 15, 2024 | 
tribunecontentagency.com | Francis Shin
Despite winning the 2024 Taiwanese presidential election by a wide margin, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Lai Ching-te (also known as William Lai) will face a steep challenge in improving relations with the United States and European Union due to the DPP’s lack of a majority in Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan. Meanwhile, China remains displeased with the DPP’s victory, and could attempt to increase pressure on Taiwan to further reduce its interactions with the United States and Europe.
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Feb 15, 2024 | 
asiatoday.co | Francis Shin
Regardless of successful the 2024 Taiwanese presidential election by a large margin, Democratic Progressive Celebration (DPP) candidate Lai Ching-te (also referred to as William Lai) will face a steep problem in enhancing relations with the United States and European Union because of the DPP’s lack of a majority in Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan.
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Feb 15, 2024 | 
thediplomat.com | Francis Shin
Despite winning the 2024 Taiwanese presidential election by a wide margin, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Lai Ching-te (also known as William Lai) will face a steep challenge in improving relations with the United States and European Union due to the DPP’s lack of a majority in Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan. Meanwhile, China remains displeased with the DPP’s victory, and could attempt to increase pressure on Taiwan to further reduce its interactions with the United States and Europe.
