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Nevertheless, we Press On! US Military Historian | Post-1973 | US, Germany, South Korea UNC-Chapel Hill Postdoc | DPAA Partner Fellow This profile does not reflect views of UNC, DPAA
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Good summary of what exactly the three major candidates are saying.

submitted 8 hours ago • 0 comments

My Russian history professor told us that the sun never sets on the British empire because god doesn't trust an Englishman in the dark Good news, Brits - you've got about 40 minutes to do your thing

submitted 20 hours ago • 3 comments

Online you often see people take a (deserved) victory lap wrt how Russias war with Ukraine has cost them diplomatically. But it’s also the case that the war has cost the US a ton as well. Th DPRK has been revitalized to a level not seen since the 1980s, when the USSR kept elder Kim afloat.

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

North Korea launched its newest warship in Chongjin and apparently, it did not go well. With Kim Jong Un looking on, this happened:

submitted 2 days ago • 21 comments

My latest for the Guardian, on South Korea's only master of traditional aged soy sauce. Ki Soon-do preserves a 370-year family tradition while Korean jang-making culture receives UNESCO recognition. Where patience isn't just a virtue. It's an essential ingredient. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

submitted 3 days ago • 4 comments

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submitted 3 days ago • 2 comments

I see this kind of infrastructure project in the context of the Korean military sales to Poland over the last few years. I think this is such a good example of how military investment can have a ripple effect into totally unrelated industries. tvpworld.com/86792014/pol...

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

Pretty interesting dive (ehhhhyooo) into recreational culture in North Korea. Amazing what can be gleaned from aerial photography.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Example no. 243 of why its so hard to take the rhetoric of these rightwing parties seriously. LJM is a liberal conservative. Every policy hes articulated is either 'small change to big systems' or 'lets wait and see how it goes. koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-05...

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment