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Four people crouch at the edge of a green rice field, looking inside.

Rainbow Fields: Korean Farmers Reviving Native Rice

Published: 9 October 2025
Background
For thousands of years, rice has been more than food. It has been culture, memory, and survival. In South Korea, a few farmers are bringing back native rice varieties lost to history. Their rainbow-colored fields tell a story of a future rooted in the past.
KIM Dong-gyu
Two taekwondo fighters exchange kicks mid-air during a match; one wears blue gear, the other red. Judges and spectators in the background.

Korean Masculinity Must Move From Endless Proof to Shared Care

Published: 16 September 2025
Analysis
South Korean men, trapped in the rigid ‘K-timeline’ from school to military to marriage, face endless pressure to prove their masculinity, fueling resentment toward women and radicalization. A transformation is needed, with care at its core.
Taehwan Kim
South Korean missiles on display.

If US-North Korea talks fail, nuclear proliferation in Northeast Asia may escalate

Published: 18 June 2018
Analysis
After several years of fast acceleration in North Korea's missile and nuclear program, this year the Democratic People's Republic of Korea put on the brakes, pursuing instead a “charm offensive”.
Mark Fitzpatrick

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Masculinities in Asia

Published: 4 September 2025
Dossier
This dossier shows how ideals of masculinity in Asia influence (young) generations and even entire nations, how men themselves suffer from hegemonic masculinity, and how queer interventions and traditional Asian ideas can offer alternatives.






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