I have heard countless stories of Afghan women desperately reaching out for help and hitting a wall of silence.
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Se-Woong Koo is co-founder and publisher of Korea Expose, an online magazine specialising in Korean politics, culture and society.
I have heard countless stories of Afghan women desperately reaching out for help and hitting a wall of silence.
Western media’s repeated blunders in reporting on North Korea show its continuing lack of understanding and expertise.
South Korea’s biggest headache at the moment is not China or even North Korea – It is the Trump administration.
Donald Trump might turn out to be much more reckless on North Korea than he has been perceived to be.
By entering talks with Seoul, Pyongyang is trying to make it difficult for Washington to start a war.
Trump has done little to make South Koreans trust him.