Han River looking toward the South Korean National Assembly (D. Draudt, August 2019)


King Sejong statue at Gwanghwamun Plaza, Seoul (D. Draudt August 2019)

2022

Was Seoul’s deadly Halloween crush preventable? Monkey Cage at The Washington Post, November 1, 2022.

What President Yoon Suk-yeol’s Election Means for South Korean Democracy, The Diplomat, March 23, 2022.

The South Korean Election’s Gender Conflict and the Future of Women Voters, Asia Unbound at the Council on Foreign Relations, February 8, 2022.

What Kim Jong-un’s Diplomacy Tells Us about Sino-NK Relations, 9DashLine, January 12, 2022

2021

The Politics of Implementing the Korean Comprehensive Military Agreement in the Maritime Domain, Maritime Awareness Project at the National Bureau of Asian Research, March 31, 2021

2020

People’s Groups and Patterns in Neighborhood Surveillance: Another Tool in State Control Over Daily Life, 38 North at the Stimson Center, December 10, 2020.

Biden Has Inherited a Nuclear North Korea, The National Interest, November 17, 2020.

The Rise of Women Leaders in North Korea, 38 North at the Stimson Center, September 2, 2020.

Joe Biden Plans to Freshen Up Barack Obama’s North Korea Policy,The National Interest, August 31, 2020.

Co-opting the Narrative: How Changing Women’s Roles Provide Legitimacy to Kim Jong Un, 38 North at the Stimson Center, July 30, 2020.

How Do Unification Politics Thwart Ending the Korean War? The National Interest, July 8, 2020.

Inter-Korean Relations and Maritime Confidence-Building, Maritime Awareness Project at the National Bureau of Asian Research, March 3, 2020

2018

The Art of the North Korean Deal, China-US Focus, May 2, 2018

Will KORUS Be the Trump Administration’s Next Target on Trade? China-US Focus, March 6, 2018

2017

Security Hot, Economics Cold at Trump-Moon Summit, East Asia Forum, July 14, 2017

The Economic Side of the Trump-Moon Summit, The Diplomat, June 27, 2017

South Korea’s Presidential Election: Implications for China, China Brief, 17, no. 6, April 20, 2017

Korean Missile Deployment Sees Shifting Strategies in Northeast Asia, IPI Global Observatory, March 14, 2017

The Future of South Korean Democracy, The Diplomat, March 14, 2017

2016

South Korea’s Crackdown on Illegal Fishing in the Yellow Sea, China-US Focus, November 30, 2016

South Korea’s Ongoing THAAD Debate and Sino-U.S. Rivalry, China-US Focus, September 2, 2016

The Struggles of South Korea’s Working Women, The Diplomat, August 26, 2016

What Would a Trump Presidency Mean for the U.S.-South Korea Alliance?, East Asia Forum, August 4, 2016

THAAD and the Politicization of Missile Defense in South Korea, Sino-NK, July 29, 2016

South Korea Treads Uncertain Path with Park Impeachment, IPI Global Observatory, December 9, 2016

THAAD Deployment and Distrust on the Korean Peninsula, IPI Global Observatory, July 27, 2016

2015

The Park-Xi Friendship and South Korea’s New Focus on China, China Brief, 15, no. 18, September 16, 2015

Stories of Ordinary North Koreans and Human Rights. Asia Unbound at the Council on Foreign Relations. May 7, 2015

South Koreans’ Outlook on China and the United States, with Scott Snyder, Asia Unbound at the Council on Foreign Relations. May 4, 2015

Korea’s Immigration Policy Backlash, Asia Unbound at the Council on Foreign Relations. April 15, 2015

The Real South-South Conflict Deepens, Sino-NK, January 16, 2015

2014

South Korean Multiculturalism and the Next Step in Civic Nationalism. Asia Unbound at the Council on Foreign Relations. October 2, 2014

The Sewol Controversy and Parliamentary Deadlock. Asia Unbound at the Council on Foreign Relations. August 27, 2014

2013

Outward Migration Flows in the Event of Regime Collapse: An Interview with Dr. Go Myong-hyun, Sino-NK, October 22, 2013

Suspicion, Repentance, and Finding Spies in South Korean Media, Sino-NK, July 19, 2013

‘This Is Not a Test’: Yeongpyeong, Media Discourse, and Local Experience Today, Sino-NK, April 2, 2013