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...

12.11.2024
 

[Journal Article] Old Wine in New Bottles? A Triple Nexus Approach to Linking Aid Cooperation to Peacebuilding on the Korean Peninsula

Dr. Dan Gudgeon published a peer-reviewed article about the concept of the Triple Nexus and linking it to the Korean Peninsula.

08.11.2024
 

[Podcast] North Korea: The Secretive Dictatorship (German)

In a Podcast hosted by Deutschlandfunk, Prof. Rüdiger Frank and Prof. Bernd Stöver elaborate on the historical roots of North Korea, its unique...

25.10.2024
 

[Interview] North Korea and the War in Ukraine

Prof. Rüdiger Frank discusses the potential political implications if North Korea sends troops to support Russia in the Ukraine conflict, including...

23.10.2024
 

[Interview] North Korea's Involvement in the Russo-Ukrainian Conflict

Prof. Rüdiger Frank speaks about the alleged presence of North Korean troops in Ukraine and implications for global security.

18.10.2024
 

[Interview] Current Developments in North Korea

Prof. Rüdiger Frank speaks about current developments in North Korean in an extended interview with Deutsche Welle (DW).

16.10.2024
 

[Book Review] Reading between the Lines: Public Discourse in North Korea in the 1950s

Prof. Rüdiger Frank reviewed Andre Schmid's book on bottom-up influences in the North Korean society.