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Konstantin V. Asmolov

PhD in History
Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow,
Russia
Korean Studies Center
Leading Research Fellow

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SPIN-RSCI: 9256-6834
ORCID: 0000-0003-1584-2748
ResearcherID: G-5161-2019
IstinaResearcherID (IRID): 5857994

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The Tripolar World and the Bloc Triangles of East Asia

Although the triangles’ emergence is increasing general tension in East Asia and driving a regional arms race, a conflict of Korean origin seems less likely than a conflict over Taiwan.

Konstantin V. Asmolov, Kirill V. Babaev

Russia’s Relations with the Korean Peninsula States in Perspective

The current “global turbulence” can be described as a changing world order in which the old footholds of the global security architecture are crumbling while new ones have not yet formed. The latest developments make use wonder what Russia’s relations with the two Korean states will be like in the new era.

Konstantin V. Asmolov, Liudmila V. Zakharova

North Korea’s Ideology and Propaganda: Signs of Change

In a word, of all the newly developed trends in the DPRK ideology we should first of all list the “rationalization of propaganda” and the official narrative’s departure from fantastic plots, which are gradually transformed into metaphors to highlight a certain virtue.

Konstantin V. Asmolov, Vasilii V. Lebedev

Lessons of Korean Democratization for Modern Russia

The Russian ideology might well take shape as an equivalent of chuch’es?ng ?a combination of ideas of self-strengthening and traditionalism, but tightly pegged to the endemics of a multi-ethnic/multicultural country.

Konstantin V. Asmolov

The Pre-Olympic Thaw Comes As Good News, but What Next for the Two Koreas?

On January 1, 2018, the leader of the DPRK Kim Jong-un delivered a traditional New Year message, which is perceived as a "task for the current year" and is an important statement from the point of view of determining the country's leadership goals.

Konstantin V. Asmolov

The Greater Evil

Russia loses the least from a nuclear North Korea. This is why, on the one hand, it should take measures to avoid a conflict, and on the other, pursue a prudent strategy so that a conflict, should it break out, affects Russia less than other geopolitical rivals.

Konstantin V. Asmolov

Choosing between Two Evils

Each of the serious players now has to make an inevitable and unpleasant choice between “bad” and “very bad,” not even knowing which of the choices has less dangerous consequences.

Konstantin V. Asmolov

Asian Values as a Road to Progress

The uniqueness of the Far Eastern mobilization breakthrough is largely based on the traditional Confucian legacy, which, effectively applied, have helped Asian countries boost their status in the changing world order.

Konstantin V. Asmolov