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pward89.bsky.social
Research Fellow at the Sejong Institute, North Korea watcher.
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Five days to go! Get my book written with @edwardgoldring.bsky.social for free while you can!

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

(Cross-post from X) "Authoritarian Survival and Leadership Succession in North Korea and Beyond" by @pward89.bsky.social and me is now out with @cambridgeuppolisci.bsky.social It's FREE to download until Feb. 18: doi.org/10.1017/9781... So, what's in the Element...

submitted 27 days ago • 1 comment

New Cambridge Element 'Authoritarian Survival and Leadership Succession in North Korea and Beyond' by @edwardgoldring.bsky.social & @pward89.bsky.social is now free to read for 2 weeks. cup.org/411VOW4 #cambridgeelements #politics

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

The plot twist is that, during a post-vote presser, Kim reveals that, and I am summarizing, "I am a conservative and will vote the party line", which is to oppose impeachment. He added that he doesn't support boycotting the vote.

submitted 86 days ago • 1 comment

Impeachment in 🇰🇷 requires: - one-third of members to support proposal - two-thirds to approve - constitutional court ruling within 180 days FWIW the opposition currently has 192/300 seats. DPP alone has 170.

submitted 90 days ago • 1 comment

President Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law in South Korea, citing alleged anti-state activities by opposition forces. This extremely surprising move grants the military authority over civilian affairs. Why did this happen? Some context and thoughts are below. apnews.com/article/sout...

submitted 90 days ago • 2 comments

It will be interesting to see how elite opinion shifts after Trump returns. The China hawk picks for State and NatSec Advisor may reassure a bit because they are likely to be pro-alliance. But who knows how much influence they will have over US-ROK alliance…

submitted 108 days ago • 2 comments

Well, here I am. Hopefully this will be less addictive but more productive than Twitter, but also more funny too. Seems like an impossible combination…

submitted 108 days ago • 1 comment