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For Korean-speakers out there, a recent interview: www.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/A2...

"S. Koreans allowed to access N. Korean propaganda newspaper starting Tuesday." As if some South Korean newspapers aren't "propaganda"? Nevertheless, an important step in expanding basic knowledge of the DPRK's stance on the issues of the day. www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffai...

hey #polisky - besides the annual meeting, APSA has a Virtual Research Meeting in April. connect.apsanet.org/vrm2026/ We're entirely shifting to a format of research groups: eight 90-minute sessions over two days where you curate a research network of 10-30 people to do cool shit. Examples:

#OpenAccess from @ejisbisa.bsky.social#OpenAccess- Rethinking survival in IR: Ontological security and narrated statehood - https://cup.org/4qrdmVN - Eteri Tsintsadze-Maass #FirstView

In cellophane, a new issue arrives, a special issue Narrating War edited by @adamblerner.bsky.social @profmiskimmon.bsky.social & I, with great authors, available here: journals.sagepub.com/toc/mwc// cc @alexhlar.bsky.social @paulinesophieh.bsky.social @minseonku.bsky.social @jarrodhayes.bsky.social

A special counsel requested a 15-year prison sentence for former South Korean first lady Kim Keon-hee on Wednesday. english.hani.co.kr/arti/english...

In addition to rum, moonshine and peanut butter whiskey, this raccoon at a Virginia liquor store also got into some vodka and eggnog. If you have not tried it, peanut butter whiskey “is excellent,” a PR manager for the store said. The raccoon apparently agreed. trib.al/XurZIQv

The masked burglar broke into the closed Virginia liquor store early on Saturday and hit the bottom shelf. The bandit was something of a nocturnal menace: bottles were smashed and alcohol pooled on the floor. The suspect acted like an animal because, in fact, he's a raccoon.

Arrests and killings of political opponents Natl Assembly shut down State control over media Protests banned Political parties and local councils suspended False accounts of past elections All could have happened in South Korea had the people and the parliament not blocked martial law one year ago.

李대통령, 자체 핵무장론에 "현실적으로 불가능…무책임한 얘기"

The State Department said on Friday that it had ramped up its capacity at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul to process more business visas for South Koreans, as the Trump administration tries to repair the damage from an immigration raid on a large South Korean-run factory in Georgia.

Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”

美민주 하원의원, 韓日 등 인도태평양 동맹 관세 폐지법안 발의

Breaking News: President Trump said he would visit China in April for the first time since returning to office to meet with Xi Jinping.

Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine envisages a DMZ like the one that divides the Korean peninsula, Simon Shuster and Jonathan Lemire report. “It’s like the world is shattering around us,” one diplomat told them after hearing the details.

Google has started automatically opting you in to let it read your stuff to train AI. You need to turn this off in SEVERAL places in your settings (not just for Gmail), if you want to maintain privacy and confidentiality. www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

Yoon called foreign leaders ‘leftist populists,’ revealing troubling diplomatic mindset - The Korea Times www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/p...

With a big stick in one hand and a small stick in the other, he says he’ll only hit us with the small stick if we offer something in return. Now that he’s secured a deal, he’s taking a finger instead of the arm and leg that he threatened to cut off. english.hani.co.kr/arti/english...

Not all Koreans are happy w/ this framing. Below, the Hankyoreh newspaper warns against seeing S. Korea as "a military stronghold within a striking distance of China." "For Brunson, such musings may read like an original 'strategic suggestion.' But for Koreans, they are a matter of life and death."

The top US commander in Korea makes the case for an "east-up" perspective of the region (see map below). Gen. Xavier Brunson says it highlights the strategic military importance of the Korean Peninsula. www.usfk.mil/Media/Press-...

軍, 남북군사회담 제안…"군사분계선 기준선 설정 논의하자"

Good.

대통령실, '동북아 3국' 표기 순서 '한중일'로 통일키로

#FirstView from @risjnl.bsky.social - Global politics of cultural heritage: Status, authority, and geopolitics - https://cup.org/4qUpTSA - @elifkalay.bsky.social & @jelenasubotic.bsky.social#FirstView

“Since some of my teaching assistants want to give students another chance, I will give a 0 on the midterm exam to any students who fess up. For cheaters who don’t take me up on that offer, I will request a suspension under school regulations.” english.hani.co.kr/arti/english...

2 years after Dr. Baron's request, I thought about it for a while. 3 additional suggestions: a) @ashleytrubin.bsky.social 's "Rocking Qualitative Social Science" b) Jennifer Cyr and @saragoodman.bsky.social 's edited volume "Doing Good Qualitative Research" (1/2)

The release of the #jointfactsheet outlining the outcome of #Korea-#US #tariff #negotiations has been delayed due to adjustments in wording regarding #security issues, according to Korea's presidential office on Friday. buff.ly/NJc7MXf

We have just published the call for the Nuffield Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellowships in Politics. These are 3-year fully-funded postdocs that will allow you to focus on your research in a great academic environment. (And with excellent food) www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/...

BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

A sandwich, Shroff said, cannot be a weapon hurled with force anywhere near enough to justify federal charges, and a bulletproof vest, she said, “is definitely going to keep you safe from a sandwich thrown at you.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

BREAKING EXCLUSIVE MUST CREDIT: Lunch for jurors in the “sandwich guy” trial are a variety of sandwiches, according to a source familiar with lunch.

Got a great paper on how AI is reshaping public opinion research? Submit it to POQ's special issue on Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Survey Research! Papers are being reviewed and accepted on a rolling basis starting now – full details here: s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/clarivate-sc...

NIS detects signs of N. Korea's preparations for possible U.S. summit | Yonhap News Agency en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN2025...

Japan Conveys Wish to Hold Summit with N. Korea: Takaichi | Nippon.com www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2...

I’m very excited that years of work with Dorry Noyes (@mershoncenter.bsky.social) and a fantastic group of friends and colleagues finally resulted in this, I think, rather beautiful object. The Global Politics of Exemplarity! @normativeorders.bsky.social @prif.org @brisunipress.bsky.social 1/4

Come celebrate the publication of @giuspapa.bsky.social 's book Abiding Influence: Presidents, Nationalist Beliefs, and US Policy in the Asia Pacific, 1898–1972 on November 21st, 17:00. The event is free to attend, and it will be followed by a drinks reception. Hosted by @warstudieskcl.bsky.social

The preparation for the special dinner for U.S. President Donald Trump and #APEC leaders in Gyeongju was overseen by famed Korean American chef Edward Lee, a finalist on Netflix's hit cooking competition program, "Culinary Class Wars." buff.ly/1PkNPq1

Remember - our Early Career Small Research Grants are open now! 🎉 "The Grant has helped me lay the groundwork for future impact." Alex Gilder Receive up to £3,000 to cover the cost of research expenses! 💵 Eligibility requirements 👉 https://www.bisa.ac.uk/members/funding Anna Katila Nisan Alıcı

[속보] 트럼프 "내년 4월에 중국 방문…그후 시진핑 美 방문"

Ngl I used to enjoy 함박스테이크 or 동그랑땡 with ketchup as a kid and I still do 😭

Looks like Seoul managed to pull off a favorable trade negotiation with the US: annual cash investment capped at $20b for 10 years, automobile tariffs reduced to 15%, and continued protection for its rice and beef markets along with tariff rate for semiconductors comparable to that for Taiwan.

BREAKING: Trump said a trade deal had been struck with South Korea, in remarks that sent the won up against the dollar, as a compact promises to dispel uncertainty for the trade-reliant economy reut.rs/48TMSGY

Korea, U.S. finalize bilateral trade deal, agree on $350-billion investment details koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-10...

Tariff negotiations, and then there’s domestic politics warranting this

South Korea's President Lee warns protectionism and nationalism are rising reut.rs/434Dc8K

New survey data from @global-affairs.bsky.social: a majority of Americans (53%) now say the United States should undertake friendly cooperation and engagement with China, up from 40 percent in 2024. More in the full report: brnw.ch/21wX0bJ

What a simplified world this movie represents - a world in which the US has no security allies and partners that would have alerted about a launch and the WH skips consulting with allies in Indo-Pacific and Europe before retaliating. Oh wait, so it is a likely scenario given how things are going. 🥴