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Trouble in Paradise: The Militarisation of Jeju Island

John Feffer, IPS News. November 11, 2011.

Will South Korea's environmental jewel be transformed from a favorite honeymoon destination into a massive naval base?

Most South Koreans Skeptical of Report Blaming North Korea for Deadly Ship's Explosion in March

Peter Certo, Greg Chaffin, Hye-Eun Kim, Foreign Policy in Focus. November 19, 2010.

The incident added tension between North and South Korea. But the international community and the South Korean public can help defuse this potentially dangerous situation.

Did a North Korean Torpedo Really Sink That South Korean Military Vesselt?

Brewerstroupe and New America MediaJune 4, 2010.

Doubts emerge over South Korea and the US's version of events.

Korean Warships Exchange Fire on the SK/NK Border

Staff, AlterNet. November 10, 2009.

The two sides blamed each other for the confrontation, which left one North Korean boat engulfed in flames.

George W. Bush to Speak at South Korea Economic Forum

Agence France Presse July 21, 2009.

Bush will give a speech "on the importance of ratifying a U.S.-South Korea bilateral trade agreement, ways to respond to trade protectionism and threats from North Korea."

Obama's Multilateral Approach to North Korea: Are You Kidding Me?

Byard Duncan, AlterNet. June 17, 2009.

Obama and South Korean president Lee Myung-bak met yesterday to discuss a multilateral approach to confronting North Korea.

South Korean Leader in U.S. as North Korea Tension Soars

Agence France Presse June 15, 2009.

South Korea Sends More Troops to North Korea Border

Agence France Presse June 12, 2009.

Hundreds of Marines have been sent to the tense border, as world powers prepared to punish Pyongyang for its nuclear test.

Obama's Weird Idea of Auto Industry Rescue: Use Our Money to Build Car Factories Abroad

William Greider, The Nation. May 11, 2009.

Can someone explain how outsourcing the auto industry is in our national interest?

How Mad Cows and "Free Trade" Threaten Korean Democracy

Gavan McCormack, Foreign Policy in Focus. July 15, 2008.

"Through the prism of beef, South Koreans confront the limitations of key contemporary institutions: democracy, capitalism, and nationalism."

South Koreans Protest U.S. Trade Deal

Evmonk, The Largest Minority. June 10, 2008.

South Koreans have a beef with the U.S.

Bush: US Troops in Iraq for 50 More Years

Guest Blogger, May 31, 2007.

Kathy Kattenburg: President Bush ignorantly compares Iraq's situation to that of South Korea's during the Cold War, meaning Iraqis can expect real democracy around 2038.