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EAI Newsletter [April 2020]

2020-04-29

Knowledge-Net for a Better World

April 2020

[EAI Roundtable] Evaluating the Election Results and Forecasting the Future
"The General Election: Nothing Has Changed, Problems Begin Now"
The East Asia Institute (EAI) hosted a roundtable with Professor Won-Taek Kang of Seoul National University and Professor Taewook Choi of Hallym University of Graduate Studies. The session was moderated by President Yul Sohn of EAI. The participants discussed a range of topics including COVID-19's effects on the general election, polarization in Korean politics, the absence of a strong third party, contentious politics between the two major parties, changes and continuities in ideological and generational landscapes, as well as future agenda and prospects for reform.

JEAS

"JEAS Opened its Official Twitter Account! @JEAS_journal"

Issue Briefing

Sook Jong Lee, COVID-19 Infects International Organizations

"What Ill Winds has COVID-19 Brought upon International Organizations?"

Issue Briefing

Niranjan Sahoo, Democratic Downslide: A Turbulent Road Ahead for a Post-Elections Sri Lanka

"How can the Rajapaksa Brothers’ Return to Power Threaten Sri Lankan Democracy?"

Global NK Commentary

Tom Le · Michelle Tunger, Making the North Korean Economic Project Work

"Is it possible for North Korea to become a member of the global economic network?"

Global NK Commentary

Soo-hyung Lee, The International Order and Inter-Korean Relations after COVID-19

"What Kind of Horizon Will the World Face After COVID-19?"

EAI Special Commentary Series - The COVID-19 Shock and China

<Introduction>"China at a Crossroads between Crisis and Opportunity amid the COVID-19 Crisis: Where Is it Headed?" (in Korean)

① Dong-Ryul Lee, COVID-19’s Effects on China’s Foreign Relations and China-Korea Relations (in Korean)

② Pilsoo Choi, Will COVID-19 Strengthen China’s Economic Status? (in Korean)

③ Namsuk Ha, The Chinese Society’s Response to COVID-19 (in Korean)

④ Gabyong Yang, The Two-Sidedness of and Changes within the Central Authority as seen through COVID-19 (in Korean)

E-AIR, EAI Radio

Wong Gon Park, North Korea’ Head-on Breakthrough of COVID-19: Is it a Crisis or an Opportunity? (in Korean)

"North Korea’s Head-on Breakthrough, Will it End in the Face of COVID-19?"

Events

"Strengthening Civil Society Organizations in Myanmar" Online Discussion (in Korean)

"Promoting Civil Society Participation in Myanmar’s Electoral Democracy"

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