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Mason Richey

Mason Richey

The Korea Times

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The United States you know is gone

The new administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has moved quickly to disrupt — and in some cases dismantle — the normal functioning of the...

05.02.2025 10

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Mason Richey

Rust on the ironclad alliance?

The U.S.-South Korea relationship is about to enter a period of uncertainty. On Jan. 20, Donald Trump will be inaugurated — for a second time — as...

17.01.2025 10

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Mason Richey

South Korea’s political crisis and Uncle Sam’s silence

Since my last column in early December, South Korea has experienced massive political turmoil. On Dec. 3, President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial...

08.01.2025 3

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Mason Richey

Trump 2.0: What we think we know

A month has elapsed since Donald Trump won the 2024 U.S. presidential election, earning a second term in the White House. I wrote my column last...

03.12.2024 2

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Mason Richey

The divided states of America

As I write this column on the evening of Nov. 6 (Korea time), presidential election ballots in the United States are still being counted, but...

07.11.2024 2

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Mason Richey

Oct. 7, one year after - wowing the wind, reaping the whirlwind

This week marks the one-year anniversary of the horrific Hamas attack against Israel, which unfolded on Oct. 7, 2023. With the follow-on conflict...

08.10.2024 6

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Mason Richey

Three cheers for foreign diplomatic corps in Seoul

The autumn start of the new school year is always a moment of reflection for me, as it marks the anniversary of my arrival in South Korea. In 2024...

09.09.2024 2

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Mason Richey

Dialectics of Dionysus: the Paris Olympics as diplomatic spectacle

Mason Richey Sometimes the political is personal. As it happens, I’ve been in France to see friends and family for much of the summer. I’ve thus...

12.08.2024 2

The Korea Times

Mason Richey