Mason Richey

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Rust on the ironclad alliance? - Mason Richey

Jan 17, 2025 | qoshe.com | Mason Richey

The U.S.-South Korea relationship is about to enter a period of uncertainty. On Jan. 20, Donald Trump will be inaugurated — for a second time — as the 47th president of the United States. Judging by his first term, Trump’s policy agenda and personal proclivities on international cooperation are likely to be misaligned with allies, including South Korea.
Rust on the ironclad alliance?

Jan 16, 2025 | koreatimes.co.kr | Mason Richey

By Mason RicheyThe U.S.-South Korea relationship is about to enter a period of uncertainty. On Jan. 20, Donald Trump will be inaugurated — for a second time — as the 47th president of the United States. Judging by his first term, Trump’s policy agenda and personal proclivities on international cooperation are likely to be misaligned with allies, including South Korea.
South Korea’s political crisis and Uncle Sam’s silence

Jan 9, 2025 | nation.lk | Mason Richey

By Mason RicheySince my last column in early December, South Korea has experienced massive political turmoil. On Dec. 3, President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, seemingly as part of an attempted self-coup. Several hours later the National Assembly managed to convene a plenary session to revoke the martial law decree.
K-Coup and its Limits: Popular Sovereignty, Civic Virtue, and Political Science Blind Spots

Jan 9, 2025 | 38north.org | Mason Richey

When abrupt, consequential political events happen, we tend to have recourse to the general to explain the particular. That is, we use models and heuristics as tools for understanding a novel, often unexpected phenomenon. In politics especially, we employ theories for this purpose. This is both necessary—theory is unavoidable, as it allows us to construct a framework for what is perceived as relevant information/data deserving attention—and valuable for comprehending mechanisms of events.
South Korea’s political crisis and Uncle Sam’s silence - Mason Richey

Jan 7, 2025 | qoshe.com | Mason Richey

Aa Aa Aa - A + Since my last column in early December, South Korea has experienced massive political turmoil. On Dec. 3, President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, seemingly as part of an attempted self-coup. Several hours later the National Assembly managed to convene a plenary session to revoke the martial law decree.
South Korea's political crisis and Uncle Sam's silence

Jan 7, 2025 | koreatimes.co.kr | Mason Richey

By Mason RicheySince my last column in early December, South Korea has experienced massive political turmoil. On Dec. 3, President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, seemingly as part of an attempted self-coup. Several hours later the National Assembly managed to convene a plenary session to revoke the martial law decree.
Trump 2.0: What we think we know - Mason Richey

Dec 2, 2024 | qoshe.com | Mason Richey

Aa Aa Aa - A + A month has elapsed since Donald Trump won the 2024 U.S. presidential election, earning a second term in the White House. I wrote my column last month only hours after U.S. media called Trump’s victory, and at the time there were still a lot of unknowns regarding the shape of Trump’s second administration. Of course, much is still unclear but at least now we know a bit more, and even the unknowns are increasingly of the known rather than unknown variety.
The divided states of America

Nov 7, 2024 | koreatimes.co.kr | Mason Richey

By Mason RicheyAs I write this column on the evening of Nov. 6 (Korea time), presidential election ballots in the United States are still being counted, but former President Donald Trump has defeated current Vice President Kamala Harris to win the presidency for a second time. Trump will thus become the 47th president of the U.S. following his 2017-2021 term as the nation’s 45th president.
The divided states of America - Mason Richey

Nov 7, 2024 | qoshe.com | Mason Richey

Aa Aa Aa - A + As I write this column on the evening of Nov. 6 (Korea time), presidential election ballots in the United States are still being counted, but former President Donald Trump has defeated current Vice President Kamala Harris to win the presidency for a second time. Trump will thus become the 47th president of the U.S. following his 2017-2021 term as the nation’s 45th president.
Oct. 7, one year after - wowing the wind, reaping the whirlwind

Oct 8, 2024 | koreatimes.co.kr | Mason Richey

By Mason RicheyThis week marks the one-year anniversary of the horrific Hamas attack against Israel, which unfolded on Oct. 7, 2023. With the follow-on conflict now spreading beyond Israel-Palestine to Lebanon and perhaps Iran, worry about Middle East conflagration abounds. Given the occasion of this dark anniversary, I want to reflect on the events of Oct. 7 and developments since.