April 20, 2024

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

John Lee

John Lee

John Lee is the editor of KOREA PRO, based in Seoul. Prior to that, he was a contributor for NK News and KOREA PRO. His focus is on South Korean foreign policy and ROK-U.S. relations.

Opinion

How elections in U.S. and South Korea will impact North Korea policy

Time running out for President Park to set in stone North Korea pressure policies

John LeeJohn LeeJuly 28, 2016
Opinion

Why THAAD objections depend a lot on politics, in Korea and beyond

Chinese objections reflect understandable self-interest, but same cannot be said of S. Korea's left

John LeeJohn LeeJuly 15, 2016
Opinion

Once again, North Korea is the Hermit Kingdom

Pyongyang increasingly isolates itself, even from old allies, through its refusal to change course

John LeeJohn LeeJuly 8, 2016
Opinion

Diplomacy with North Korea? Not yet

Negotiations with Pyongyang are doomed until its end goals change

John LeeJohn LeeJune 23, 2016
Opinion

The carrot does not work on North Korea

No 'free' trade can happen as long as Kim Jong Un's coterie insist on exploiting the proceedings

John LeeJohn LeeJune 3, 2016
Opinion

Kim Jong Un doesn’t deserve an olive branch

Even talking of reconciliation risks undermining an international consensus against Kim's crimes

John LeeJohn LeeMay 20, 2016
Opinion

N.Korean refugees are Seoul’s best weapon

Sadly, it's a tool South Korean society neglects, as shown by stories of redefection to the North

John LeeJohn LeeMay 6, 2016
Opinion

North Korea is a failed state

Mass defections show that something is afoot in the North, even if collapse not imminent

John LeeJohn LeeApril 21, 2016
Opinion

The only way to deal with North Korea

Sanctions appear to be working, but now's not the time for the U.S., South Korea to let up

John LeeJohn LeeApril 8, 2016
Opinion

Sanctions and new technology could help divided families

Do divided Koreans need state level negotiations to hold reunions?

John LeeJohn LeeMarch 25, 2016