Eric J. Ballbach
@ericballbach.bsky.social
Korea Foundation Fellow, German Institute for International and Security Affairs - SWP Berlin.
Research on North and South Korean foreign and security policies, EU-Korea relations, identity politics.
Research on North and South Korean foreign and security policies, EU-Korea relations, identity politics.
Quoted by the wonderful Yaroslav Trofimov,
Chief Foreign-Affairs Correspondent of the WSJ, discussing whether a Korea-style armistice could be a realistic scenario for the future of Ukraine/Russia? Prepare, but understand the many challenges that would come with it.
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Chief Foreign-Affairs Correspondent of the WSJ, discussing whether a Korea-style armistice could be a realistic scenario for the future of Ukraine/Russia? Prepare, but understand the many challenges that would come with it.
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www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Essay | What Is the Endgame for Ukraine?
History offers a range of precedents for what an agreement with Russia could look like—and how bad the consequences might be.
www.wsj.com
March 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Quoted by the wonderful Yaroslav Trofimov,
Chief Foreign-Affairs Correspondent of the WSJ, discussing whether a Korea-style armistice could be a realistic scenario for the future of Ukraine/Russia? Prepare, but understand the many challenges that would come with it.
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www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Chief Foreign-Affairs Correspondent of the WSJ, discussing whether a Korea-style armistice could be a realistic scenario for the future of Ukraine/Russia? Prepare, but understand the many challenges that would come with it.
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www.wsj.com/world/europe...
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South Korea enters the top 10 arms exporters globally, while Ukraine becomes the world’s largest arms importer, according to SIPRI’s latest data on #ArmsTransfers.
South Korea enters the top 10 arms exporters globally, while Ukraine becomes the world’s largest arms importer, according to SIPRI’s latest data on #ArmsTransfers.
March 13, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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South Korea enters the top 10 arms exporters globally, while Ukraine becomes the world’s largest arms importer, according to SIPRI’s latest data on #ArmsTransfers.
South Korea enters the top 10 arms exporters globally, while Ukraine becomes the world’s largest arms importer, according to SIPRI’s latest data on #ArmsTransfers.
I am very thankful to Prof. Kim Sihong of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies for the opportunity to discuss Korean Peninsula security from a different angle. More to come soon...
March 13, 2025 at 8:45 AM
I am very thankful to Prof. Kim Sihong of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies for the opportunity to discuss Korean Peninsula security from a different angle. More to come soon...
“The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters.” Antonio Gramsci
March 1, 2025 at 8:38 AM
“The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters.” Antonio Gramsci
Ausführliches Interview mit Dietmar Ringel (Telepolis) zu den aktuellen Entwicklungen auf der koreanischen Halbinsel.
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Trump, Kim und Yoon: Das explosive Dreieck in Asien
Südkoreas Präsident rief Ausnahmezustand aus – angeblich wegen Nordkorea. Er scheiterte. Warum, erklärt Eric Ballbach im Telepolis-Podcast.
www.telepolis.de
January 27, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Ausführliches Interview mit Dietmar Ringel (Telepolis) zu den aktuellen Entwicklungen auf der koreanischen Halbinsel.
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www.telepolis.de/features/Tru...
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www.telepolis.de/features/Tru...
I finally found the time to realize a project close to my heart. Together with Prof. Hannes Mosler and Dr. Florian Pölking, we organized a workshop for students from the Universities of Duisburg-Essen and Bochum, in which we discussed non-university career paths for Korean Studies graduates.
January 25, 2025 at 9:31 AM
I finally found the time to realize a project close to my heart. Together with Prof. Hannes Mosler and Dr. Florian Pölking, we organized a workshop for students from the Universities of Duisburg-Essen and Bochum, in which we discussed non-university career paths for Korean Studies graduates.
New SWP policy paper analyzing the motives driving South Korea's ever-closer relations with NATO.
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www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/...
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South Korea’s Ever-Closer Relations with NATO
Intersecting and Varying Motives of South Korea’s Moon Jae-in and Yoon Suk-yeol Administrations
www.swp-berlin.org
January 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
New SWP policy paper analyzing the motives driving South Korea's ever-closer relations with NATO.
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www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/...
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www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/...
Zitiert in diesem ausführlichen Bericht über Nordkoreas militärische Unterstützung für Russland.
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www.fr.de/politik/ukra...
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www.fr.de/politik/ukra...
„Unvermeidlich“: Experte rechnet mit zweiter Welle an Nordkorea-Soldaten im Ukraine-Krieg
Wie wird China reagieren? Das Xi Jinping könnte Kim Jong-un zurückpfeifen oder gewähren lassen: Mehr Kräfte aus Nordkorea in der Ukraine sind möglich.
www.fr.de
January 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Zitiert in diesem ausführlichen Bericht über Nordkoreas militärische Unterstützung für Russland.
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www.fr.de/politik/ukra...
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www.fr.de/politik/ukra...
Latest SWP podcast on the implications of Trump 2.0 for South Korea and Japan and what to expect with respect to US-China relations and the Taiwan and North Korea conflicts (in German).
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www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/...
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Trump 2025: Wie sich China und Asien auf die zweite Amtszeit des US-Präsidenten vorbereiten
Asien blickt gelassen auf die Rückkehr von Donald Trump – trotz zahlreicher sicherheits- und wirtschaftspolitscher Konfliktthemen. Angela...
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January 15, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Latest SWP podcast on the implications of Trump 2.0 for South Korea and Japan and what to expect with respect to US-China relations and the Taiwan and North Korea conflicts (in German).
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www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/...
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www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/...