Tag Archives: South Korea

Don’t Get Your Hopes Up

June 12, 2018 · by · in World Affairs · Leave a comment

The big news today is that Donald Trump has signed a document committing himself and the US to an ongoing de-nuclearization and peace process in Korea. Of course, the last time President Trump signed an international statement was last weekend – an agreement he repudiated within two hours. Makes you wonder what his signature is […]

The Biggest Prize

June 11, 2018 · by · in Politics, World Affairs · Leave a comment

After a week of reflections on the trail above St. Ulrich, I’m ready for a break. We’ll return to the trail in a few days, but I have a few other things on my mind that I want to share. Barrack Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize when he had been the American president for […]

Korean Reflections

May 12, 2016 · by · in World Affairs · Leave a comment

They play ice hockey in South Korea. They became interested in it during the Korean War, watching Canadian troops in action. That was one of the pieces of trivia I picked up last month when I was invited to dinner at the Korean Embassy, a meal coupled with a briefing on Canada-Korea relations. Strictly speaking, […]