Quotes for All
You know if you’re in Rome, live in the Roman way. I grew up there, I was born there, and so I should follow its guidelines, live like a Korean. And I really love Korea. I grew up listening to Korean music, and was able to get to where I am because of it. G-Dragon
North Korea aside, most authoritarian governments have already accepted the growth of the Internet culture as inevitable; they have little choice but to find ways to shape it in accord with their own narratives – or risk having their narratives shaped by others. Evgeny Morozov
If we begin to say, Well, maybe we can cope better with the Russians if we also transform ourselves into a managed society, if we, as somebody put it the other day, train our soldiers to be like the Turks, who have fought so bravely in Korea, if we are willing to change our whole … Read more
At a time when we are facing threats from nations such as North Korea and Iran, and attempting to convince others such as India and Pakistan to become responsible nuclear powers, it is vital that America reclaims the leadership we once had on arms control. Ellen Tauscher
In South Korea, there’s a lot of folks who are already saying this deal doesn’t go far enough. And I had one source say that President Park will, quote, \”get lots of love from D.C. for this\” but that the money itself for the fund – \$8 million – isn’t that much and that the … Read more
The first comfort women didn’t actually come forward until 1992, and since then, the issue has really been kicked up. Japan issued a 1993 acknowledgement on this. It’s called the Kono Agreement. But in recent years, South Korea has been wanting an apology to go much further. Elise Hu
Technically, Japan and South Korea normalized their diplomatic ties 50 years ago, but this wasn’t included in the Normalization Treaty because forced prostitution, coerced sex just was taboo to even talk about. Elise Hu
U.S. has certainly been wanting this to happen since both Japan and Korea are longtime allies of the U.S. and this estranged relationship has prevented better cooperation. Elise Hu
Japan admitted the Imperial Army ordered the building of these brothels and the trafficking of the women. And now that it’s been 70 years, there are only 46 remaining comfort women still alive in South Korea. So also in this deal, Japan is going to pay 1 billion yen – that’s about 8 million U.S. … Read more
North Korea has certainly, in the past, used detainees to initiate diplomatic exchanges with the United States. Elise Hu