English Posts — 국제전략센터/The International Strategy Center

Move Over, Corporate Democrats. A New Wave of Left Populists Is on the Rise

IN SPRING 2016, a U.S. presidential candidate made the above prediction to Businessweek. That candidate was none other than Donald Trump, and he was speaking of the GOP.

The [su:p]International Strategy CenterMarch 29, 2018USA, Donald Trump, unionComment

The Mausoleum: Chavez Lives

A gentle breeze blows, and the sun is warm. I soak the Caribbean into my skin and bones. Today is my first day out of the conference area and the last in Venezuela. I hop onto the petite car of my attache…

[Report] Workers Become Owners — Woojin Traffic, A Korean Case Study of Workers' Self-Management union

It is important to identify factors behind workers’ self-management (WSM) companies’ success that can be applied to other cases: empowerment of workers through…

Research PaperInternational Strategy CenterMarch 29, 2018Korea, unionComment

GM Plans on Shutting Down GM Korea Plant That Would Impact Thousands of Workers

The U.S. multinational General Motors (GM) is planning on shutting down GM Korea’s Gunsan plant. This would mean a loss of 2,000 jobs. GM has requested bailout funds from the Korea Development Bank.

Korean NewsInternational Strategy CenterMarch 29, 2018Korea, USA, GMComment

Former President Lee Myung Bak is Arrested for Corruption

On Mar. 14, President Lee Myung Bak (MB) was finally summoned on suspicion of possessing illegal slush funds estimated at 10 billion won (a bit less than 10 million dollars). Testimony from former aides are…

Korean NewsInternational Strategy CenterMarch 29, 2018Candlelight Revolution, Korea, Lee Myung-BakComment

It Was Always #MeToo: Korea’s Fight Against Sexual Violence

On Oct. 2017, in the U.S., the hashtag #MeToo went viral as women shared online incidents of sexual harassment and assault in the workplace. The hashtag soon made news headlines with accusations…

The [su:p]International Strategy CenterFebruary 27, 2018MeToo, Me Too, Feminism, Seo Ji-Hyun, Korea, equalityComment

What Iceland’s Crowdsourcing Constitutional Reform Teaches Us

In Korea, dictators and corrupt presidents such as Rhee Synghman, Chun Doo-hwan and Park Geun-hye have been brought down by people’s power. And while people’s anger towards these…

ISC ArticlesInternational Strategy CenterFebruary 27, 2018Europe, Iceland, KoreaComment

Finding the Seeds of a Better World: Worker Self-Management

When I set out as part of a small team to write a report on workers’ self-management (WSM) in Korea last spring I had no idea how laborious an undertaking it would be.

The [su:p]International Strategy CenterFebruary 26, 2018Korea, Woojin, Paris Baguette, unionComment

Singori Nuclear Reactors 5 and 6’s Public Consultation and the Tasks Ahead

On Dec. 16, the International Strategy Center invited our Advisor Director of Energy Justice Actions Lee Heon-seok to present on “Singori Nuclear Reactors 5 and 6's Public Consultation and the Tasks Ahead.”

ISC ArticlesInternational Strategy CenterFebruary 26, 2018Korea, Energy, Environment, Nuclear, Nuclear Reactor, Moon Jae-inComment

Telling the Government to First Solve North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Problem Is Absurd

On Jan. 9, high level North-South Korea took place for the first time in two years. In his New Year's address, President Moon Jae-in even mentioned the possibility of a North-South Summit talk.

If You Don't Raise the Minimum Wage, Then a Bigger Calamity Will Follow... Let’s Not Become Like Japan

In light of the recent efforts by the Moon administration's efforts to raise the minimum wage and the arguments by his detractors, this article investigates Japan's lost 20 years to argue for increasing…

Korean NewsInternational Strategy CenterFebruary 26, 2018Korea, minimum wage, lost 20 years, Japan, NEET, AsiaComment

Understanding Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution: A View into the National Constituent Assembly

The following analyzes the current situation in Venezuela within the global struggle, effort and creation of a world beyond capitalism. It is based on research and informed by an interview with…

PEOPLE POWER: 12 struggles of resistance and hope in 2017

The bad news streaming through our media in 2017 has been relentless. Behind the headlines, though, social movements are on the rise and scoring impressive victories. Here are 12 struggles that inspire…

Why North Korea developed nuclear bombs: US-North Korean relations (1990 to today)

Few people are aware that before taking out its nuclear card, North Korea had approached the United States in earnest. As Communism crumbled and the Soviet Union established diplomatic…

The [su:p]International Strategy CenterNovember 29, 2017Kim Jeong-Un, Nuclear, Peace Process, Peace, North Korea, Korea, Bill Clinton, George W Bush, USAComment

A world without nukes: The UN treaty to ban nuclear weapons

On July 11, 2017, 122 (63 percent) of United Nations member countries ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Thus, the majority of the world’s people called for denuclearization…

The [su:p]International Strategy CenterNovember 28, 2017Nuclear, UN, USA, Japan, Asia, Nagasaki, Peace, Peace Process, banComment

President Moon gives up on nuclear phase-out and a renewal of the nuclear free movement

After the election, the political winds changed on the Shin Kori 5 and 6 nuclear reactors’ issue. President Moon shifted…

Dongpo: Korean Education and Exposure Program

For twenty-three years, KEEP has immersed Korean diaspora into Korea’s social movements and struggles on a nearly two week trip. Adoptees, multiracial, Korean-born, he, she, they, 1.5, 2nd generation…

The truth about Venezuela: Interview with Yadira Hidalgo, Venezuela’s Charge D’Affaires in South Korea

The International Strategy Center is launching a Venezuela Solidarity campaign to dispel the mainstream media’s blackout and misinformation about Venezuela’s Revolutionary process.

Candlelight Revolution Part 2: South Korea’s Constitutional Reform

A democracy is founded upon the consent and power of the people. Its fundamental compact is the constitution which establishes the rules and government that shape and determine the lives of…

Is the Korea-U.S. FTA really unfair for America?

Many Korean proponents of the country’s free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States believe it will boost our economy by spurring consumer demand for imported goods through lower prices and…

The [su:p]International Strategy CenterOctober 30, 2017Korea, FTA, free trade agreement, USA, North Korea, Donald TrumpComment