22.04.2025
 

[Article] The New North Korea: How Geopolitical Advantages and Growing Middle Class Prosperity Challenge the Next South Korean President

On 38 North, Prof. Rüdiger Frank explores the evolving dynamics of North Korea's geopolitical stance and internal developments, and how these pose...

20.03.2025
 

Join the hybrid u:japan lecture with TOKU Satoko (Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Japan in Austria)

02.02.2025
 

[Article] The January 2025 Session of the North Korean Parliament: An Unusual Oath and the Absence of a “Russia-Effect”

On 38 North, Prof. Rüdiger Frank discusses the main issues of North Korean Supreme People's Assembly's latest session.

27.01.2025
 

[Event] The Economic Situation of North Korea in 2025

Save the date for an University of Vienna guest lecture by Prof. Dr. Bernhard Seliger on January 27, 2025.

21.01.2025
 

[Interview] Discord between President Marcos and Vice-President Duterte of the Philippines (German)

On the Ö1 Mittagsjournal, Alfred Gerstl elaborates on the background of the political unrest within the Philippines' leadership.

15.01.2025
 

[Event] Cultural Representations of North Koreans in South Korean Popular Culture:The Intersectionality of Gender, Class & the Division System

Save the date for an University of Vienna guest lecture by Prof. Sung Kyung Kim on January 15, 2025.

08.01.2025
 

[Event] Reconciling Divided States: A Comparative Perspective on Korea and Ireland

Save the date for an University of Vienna guest lecture by Prof. Dong Jin Kim on January 8, 2025.

12.12.2024
 

[Article] Die Welt hat gewählt – und jetzt? (German)

Alfred Gerstl and Fabio Wolkenstein review 2024, an election year of records.

12.12.2024
 

[Op-ed] Seeing red: Yoon’s ‘pro-North Korea forces’ rhetoric evokes authoritarian past

Dan Gudgeon writes about the anti-communist logic behind the martial law declaration in South Korea to root out "anti-state forces."

10.12.2024
 

[Publication] How peace narratives avoid or invoke ontological insecurity: South Korean language games about building peace with North Korea

Dr. Dan Gudgeon published a peer-reviewed journal article about peace narratives and ontological security.

08.12.2024
 

[Interview] Staatsbankett und Streetfood – Wie mit Essen Politik gemacht wird (German)

In an interview with SWR, Martin Mandl discusses cuisine and dining as instruments of diplomacy.

06.12.2024
 

[Article] The Coup of December 3, 2024, in South Korea: Background and Lessons for Democracy

An assessment by Prof. Rüdiger Frank.

22.11.2024
 

[Discussion] Russia and North Korea Against the West: Is Escalation Looming? (German)

Prof. Rüdiger Frank and Dr. Tereza Novotná engage in a discussion with hosted by the Friedlich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF).

14.11.2024
 

[Podcast] Disastrous Consequences of Sending North Korean Troops Onto Ukrainian Soil (German)

In an NDR podcast, Prof. Rüdiger Frank talks about the Russian-North Korean partnership that raises the stakes for global security.

13.11.2024
 

[Podcast] North Korea and the Return of the Cold War (German)

In a podcast by 48forward, Prof. Rüdiger Frank discusses North Korea's growing alliance with Russia and China amid rising global tensions positions it...