On June 19, 2019, the International attended the Justic Party’s World Progressive Politics Forum and World Advancement Politics Forum’s video interview with journalist David Perejil.
Read MoreOn June 16, the International Strategy Center held the ‘Korea's Road To Democracy’ event, where we watched the movie Taxi Driver, which depicts the May 18the Gwangju Democratization Uprising.
Read MoreWhat does it mean to stand in solidarity with workers? For the taxi drivers calling out for recognition of their struggles, this is a key question and an opportunity to question how our current economic system is changing.
Read More4월 25일 국제전략센터가 참여하는 정의당서울시당 세계진보정치포럼에서 대만의 진보정당 시대역량과의 화상간담회를 진행했습니다.
Read MoreThe purpose of our event was to provide a space to expose and correct the distortions and media blackout of the reality in Venezuela. We explored how to understand Venezuela amidst the media attacks, threat of military intervention, and economic sanctions.
Read More2월 21일 국제전략센터가 함께하고 정의당서울시당 세계진보정치포럼에서 창립행사로 주최한 주한 베네수엘라 초청 간담회를 진행했습니다.
Read MoreWe like to think we have an adversarial media—one that will stand up, in particular, to Donald Trump. The media assured us that they would perform their crucial democratic role in holding this dangerous new president and commander-in-chief accountable at every turn.
Read MoreThe revolution continues! Hands off Venezuela! No to US intervention in Venezuela, the region, and the world!
Read More1월 23일 국제전략센터가 참여하고 있는 정의당 세계진보정치포럼에서 스페인의 진보정당 바르셀로나엔꼬무와의 화상간담회를 진행했습니다.
Read MoreDie Linke which translates as “The Left” is Germany’s left/progressive party. It was founded in 2007 incorporating political strands from West Germany (those dissatisfied with the Social Democrats) and East Germany (former members of the then ruling Socialist Unity Party of Germany).
Read MoreElectoral systems have their pros and cons. If you have a proportional system, the parties have a strong role because the parties decide who will be the leading candidates and the order of the lists.
Read MoreThe participation of citizens in public management and political dynamics is one of the fundamental pillars of the 5-Stars Movement. Since the beginning, our goal has been to bring citizens into institutions as well as to bring institutions closer to citizens.
Read MoreOn the March 2018 Parliamentary elections, the Five Star Movement won the most votes in Italy’s Parliament (32.5% in the Senate, 32 in the Chamber of Deputies). On June, it entered government by forming a coalition government with the right-wing populist party, the League.
Read MoreIn a press conference on July 18, 2018, the Intellectuals Declaration Network, comprised of 323 professors and intellectuals, announced the “Intellectuals Declaration Demanding Bold Socio-Economic Reforms from the Moon Jae-in Administration.”
Read MoreRecently, I joined the ISC’s Labor History Tour, and felt lucky that I could learn and connect to this city and country through living history. Having taught English in Jeollabuk-do before moving to Seoul, it can feel daunting to foster a sense of connectivity to a massive hive of grey high rises compared to a more countryside experience.
Read MoreI had already seen the line of tents on the sidewalk before while driving past the Blue House and didn’t think they were different from the ones I saw circling the U.S. embassy.
Read MoreThe United States Democratic party won a House majority in the 2018 Midterm Elections, with at least 233 seats to the GOP’s 199 and three seats still undecided. With the GOP’s increasing Senate majority
Read MoreOn September 3 of last year, reports of a small earthquake in North Korea spread throughout the news. This was widely believed to be the result of a successful nuclear weapons test.
Read MoreWhat is Blackness? Are all Black people the same? In an age when #BlackLivesMatter trends, Black athletes lose their jobs standing up against Black deaths, and the U.S. President refers to prominent Black people as “low-class” and “uneducated,”
Read MoreFrom January to May of 2018, about 550 Yemenis, mostly single men, arrived on Korea’s largest island through a visa waiver program for tourists.
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