Written by Students: Chika Amalliah Purnomo (6092201218@student.unpar.ac.id); Fauzan Fadhil Ibrahim (6092201074@student.unpar.ac.id); Viandra Virgianto (6092201128@student.unpar.ac.id); Traviata Capella P. (6092201003@student.unpar.ac.id) The idea of reunification...
Perspective on Korea
Third Wheeling the Peninsula: How ASEAN Can Serve as a ‘Neutral’ Forum for the Peaceful Reconciliation in the Korean Peninsula
OP-ED Student : Rafi Rizkia Putra | 6092301088@student.unpar.ac.id Parahyangan Catholic University Despite the Cold War having ended for quite some time, the Two Koreas are still divided until this day, and many attempts of peaceful reconciliation were made after the...
Toward a Symmetrical Public Diplomacy: Rethinking Korea–ASEAN Engagement
This article was originally published at the Public Diplomacy Center (PDC) website, https://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/blog/toward-symmetrical-public-diplomacy-rethinking-korea%E2%80%93asean-engagement Every year, the ISEAS “State of Southeast Asia” survey...
Lee Jae-myung’s Pragmatism: A Re-Opening for ASEAN, and Why Indonesia Must Catch Up
On June 3, South Korea welcomed its new president after almost six months of paralysis caused by the declaration of martial law in December last year. Lee Jae-myung won the election with 49.42%, securing victory by a margin of 8.27% from his rival. Lee is no newcomer...
South Korea’s New Leadership : The Fate of a Stalled Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with ASEAN
Ratih Indraswari - Assistant Professor - Parahyangan Catholic University This article was originally published at Korea–Indonesia Connection (https://kicfisipui.org/south-koreas-new-leadership-and-strategic-partnership-with-asean) Next week, on June 3rd, 2025, South...
From Fandom to Frontlines: K-Pop Political Activism in Yoon’s Impeachment Saga
Ratih Indraswari, Korean and ASEAN Studies Expert Earlier this month, on the 4th of April. South Korea has finally received the Constitutional Court’s verdict on the fate of its impeached president. The court ruling ousted the president and mandated that an...




