Joel Atkinson
@joelatkinson.bsky.social
Researching and teaching Northeast Asian international politics in Seoul. Opinions my own. [email protected]
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My new article on the South Korea's THAAD episode is now available (open access)
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Reposted by Joel Atkinson
I wrote something on Trump’s abrupt scaling down of the Ulchi Freedom Shield joint military exercise with South Korea for the Prospect Foundation
www.pf.org.tw/tw/pfch/13-1...
www.pf.org.tw/tw/pfch/13-1...
Reading Korea’s Early Autumn Winds: Trump Abruptly Scales Down a Major Joint Exercise
Prospects & Perspectives
www.pf.org.tw
September 23, 2026 at 10:26 PM
I wrote something on Trump’s abrupt scaling down of the Ulchi Freedom Shield joint military exercise with South Korea for the Prospect Foundation
www.pf.org.tw/tw/pfch/13-1...
www.pf.org.tw/tw/pfch/13-1...
A Korean folk poem for Chuseok (via a 1959 year book)
September 24, 2026 at 3:44 AM
A Korean folk poem for Chuseok (via a 1959 year book)
I wrote something on Trump’s abrupt scaling down of the Ulchi Freedom Shield joint military exercise with South Korea for the Prospect Foundation
www.pf.org.tw/tw/pfch/13-1...
www.pf.org.tw/tw/pfch/13-1...
Reading Korea’s Early Autumn Winds: Trump Abruptly Scales Down a Major Joint Exercise
Prospects & Perspectives
www.pf.org.tw
September 23, 2026 at 10:26 PM
I wrote something on Trump’s abrupt scaling down of the Ulchi Freedom Shield joint military exercise with South Korea for the Prospect Foundation
www.pf.org.tw/tw/pfch/13-1...
www.pf.org.tw/tw/pfch/13-1...
Just a reminder that we are hosting an event with the WSJ’s Jonathan Cheng tomorrow at the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. So if you’re in Seoul and free tomorrow afternoon, please come along
September 14, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Just a reminder that we are hosting an event with the WSJ’s Jonathan Cheng tomorrow at the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. So if you’re in Seoul and free tomorrow afternoon, please come along
Rather remarkable story of a German woman initiated into Korean shamanism
www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/g...
www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/g...
[WEEKENDER] Korean shamanism spreads far beyond its homeland - The Korea Times
As Korea has taken its place among the world leaders in technology, many facets of its traditional culture also have found their way to a global au...
www.koreatimes.co.kr
September 4, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Rather remarkable story of a German woman initiated into Korean shamanism
www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/g...
www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/g...
Reposted by Joel Atkinson
Wall Street Journal China bureau chief (and former Korea chief) Jonathan Cheng will be at the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies to discuss North Korea, China and the region on Sept. 15. So if you’re in Seoul and the schedule works, please join us
September 1, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Wall Street Journal China bureau chief (and former Korea chief) Jonathan Cheng will be at the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies to discuss North Korea, China and the region on Sept. 15. So if you’re in Seoul and the schedule works, please join us
Wall Street Journal China bureau chief (and former Korea chief) Jonathan Cheng will be at the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies to discuss North Korea, China and the region on Sept. 15. So if you’re in Seoul and the schedule works, please join us
September 1, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Wall Street Journal China bureau chief (and former Korea chief) Jonathan Cheng will be at the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies to discuss North Korea, China and the region on Sept. 15. So if you’re in Seoul and the schedule works, please join us
A "pattern of Chinese gray-zone pressure...closely tracks U.S.-South Korea alliance decisions, easing when South Korea accommodates China, intensifying when it aligns with the United States" (red = air, blue = maritime)
May 7, 2026 at 9:55 PM
A "pattern of Chinese gray-zone pressure...closely tracks U.S.-South Korea alliance decisions, easing when South Korea accommodates China, intensifying when it aligns with the United States" (red = air, blue = maritime)
My new article on the South Korea's THAAD episode is now available (open access)
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
May 7, 2026 at 4:18 AM
My new article on the South Korea's THAAD episode is now available (open access)
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Some free downloads are available of my new article on the role of Chinese nuclear strike in decision making around the Korea THAAD episode
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/PAWTC...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/PAWTC...
April 6, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Some free downloads are available of my new article on the role of Chinese nuclear strike in decision making around the Korea THAAD episode
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/PAWTC...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/PAWTC...
Reposted by Joel Atkinson
'Outsourcing anti-dependency: Brazil’s fraught embedded-autonomy approach to China' 🌟
New Review of International Studies article and video abstract OUT NOW 🚨
By Rute Ester Brasileiro da Silva co-authored with Joel Atkinson 🎉
Read and watch here! 👉 https://ow.ly/vovQ50XB999
New Review of International Studies article and video abstract OUT NOW 🚨
By Rute Ester Brasileiro da Silva co-authored with Joel Atkinson 🎉
Read and watch here! 👉 https://ow.ly/vovQ50XB999
December 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM
'Outsourcing anti-dependency: Brazil’s fraught embedded-autonomy approach to China' 🌟
New Review of International Studies article and video abstract OUT NOW 🚨
By Rute Ester Brasileiro da Silva co-authored with Joel Atkinson 🎉
Read and watch here! 👉 https://ow.ly/vovQ50XB999
New Review of International Studies article and video abstract OUT NOW 🚨
By Rute Ester Brasileiro da Silva co-authored with Joel Atkinson 🎉
Read and watch here! 👉 https://ow.ly/vovQ50XB999
Wrote something on South Korea's 2016-2017 THAAD troubles with Beijing and the ongoing episode over Japanese Prime Minster Takaichi's Taiwan comment
asia.nikkei.com/opinion/sout...
asia.nikkei.com/opinion/sout...
South Korea's THAAD pain shows what Takaichi can expect from China
Beijing pressure campaign on Seoul provides an object lesson for Japan's new PM
asia.nikkei.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Wrote something on South Korea's 2016-2017 THAAD troubles with Beijing and the ongoing episode over Japanese Prime Minster Takaichi's Taiwan comment
asia.nikkei.com/opinion/sout...
asia.nikkei.com/opinion/sout...
Reposted by Joel Atkinson
"...many in Taiwan quite reasonably expect the Lee Administration will cooperate substantively with China at Taiwan’s expense. But the reality is... here in Seoul, the secular trend is for relations to continue to worsen even with these periodic cycles of warming."
Wrote something on the recent US-China-South Korea summitry and implications for Taiwan for Taiwan's Prospect Foundation
www.pf.org.tw/tw/pfch/13-1...
www.pf.org.tw/tw/pfch/13-1...
November 25, 2025 at 5:46 AM
"...many in Taiwan quite reasonably expect the Lee Administration will cooperate substantively with China at Taiwan’s expense. But the reality is... here in Seoul, the secular trend is for relations to continue to worsen even with these periodic cycles of warming."
Wrote something on the recent US-China-South Korea summitry and implications for Taiwan for Taiwan's Prospect Foundation
www.pf.org.tw/tw/pfch/13-1...
www.pf.org.tw/tw/pfch/13-1...
November 25, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Wrote something on the recent US-China-South Korea summitry and implications for Taiwan for Taiwan's Prospect Foundation
www.pf.org.tw/tw/pfch/13-1...
www.pf.org.tw/tw/pfch/13-1...
Reposted by Joel Atkinson
I have a new article out with co-author Rute Ester Brasileiro da Silva on Brazil-China relations in Review of International Studies. It’s open access so free to read. You can access it here: doi.org/10.1017/S026...
November 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I have a new article out with co-author Rute Ester Brasileiro da Silva on Brazil-China relations in Review of International Studies. It’s open access so free to read. You can access it here: doi.org/10.1017/S026...
Reposted by Joel Atkinson
“North Korea is actively enhancing its nuclear and missile capabilities. It’s opening new enrichment facilities, new rocket engines... nuclear-capable destroyers,” I explained in a recent @globalnews.ca interview with @jeffsemple.bsky.social that appears in their vivid report on Operation NEON.
Operation Neon: RCAF members tracking North Korean ships suspected of UN violations | Watch News Videos Online
Watch Operation Neon: RCAF members tracking North Korean ships suspected of UN violations Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca
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November 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
“North Korea is actively enhancing its nuclear and missile capabilities. It’s opening new enrichment facilities, new rocket engines... nuclear-capable destroyers,” I explained in a recent @globalnews.ca interview with @jeffsemple.bsky.social that appears in their vivid report on Operation NEON.
I have a new article out with co-author Rute Ester Brasileiro da Silva on Brazil-China relations in Review of International Studies. It’s open access so free to read. You can access it here: doi.org/10.1017/S026...
November 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I have a new article out with co-author Rute Ester Brasileiro da Silva on Brazil-China relations in Review of International Studies. It’s open access so free to read. You can access it here: doi.org/10.1017/S026...
Reposted by Joel Atkinson
#OpenAccess from @risjnl.bsky.social -
Outsourcing anti-dependency: Brazil’s fraught embedded-autonomy approach to China - https://cup.org/4o18uEW
- @joelatkinson.bsky.social & Rute Ester Brasileiro da Silva
#FirstView
Outsourcing anti-dependency: Brazil’s fraught embedded-autonomy approach to China - https://cup.org/4o18uEW
- @joelatkinson.bsky.social & Rute Ester Brasileiro da Silva
#FirstView
November 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
#OpenAccess from @risjnl.bsky.social -
Outsourcing anti-dependency: Brazil’s fraught embedded-autonomy approach to China - https://cup.org/4o18uEW
- @joelatkinson.bsky.social & Rute Ester Brasileiro da Silva
#FirstView
Outsourcing anti-dependency: Brazil’s fraught embedded-autonomy approach to China - https://cup.org/4o18uEW
- @joelatkinson.bsky.social & Rute Ester Brasileiro da Silva
#FirstView
My new article with Review of International Studies on Brazil-China relations is now online open access: “There is a paradox at the core of Brazil’s partnership with China: despite aiming to advance industry, technology, autonomy, and national prestige, the relationship...
doi.org/10.1017/S026...
doi.org/10.1017/S026...
Outsourcing anti-dependency: Brazil’s fraught embedded-autonomy approach to China | Review of International Studies | Cambridge Core
Outsourcing anti-dependency: Brazil’s fraught embedded-autonomy approach to China
doi.org
November 18, 2025 at 11:23 AM
My new article with Review of International Studies on Brazil-China relations is now online open access: “There is a paradox at the core of Brazil’s partnership with China: despite aiming to advance industry, technology, autonomy, and national prestige, the relationship...
doi.org/10.1017/S026...
doi.org/10.1017/S026...
Call for submissions for The Journal of East Asian Affairs @joeaa.bsky.social 38/2 (Spring 2026). Submissions are on rolling basis, but guaranteed consideration for next issue, if received by January 1
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About JOEAA
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November 18, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Call for submissions for The Journal of East Asian Affairs @joeaa.bsky.social 38/2 (Spring 2026). Submissions are on rolling basis, but guaranteed consideration for next issue, if received by January 1
www.inss.re.kr/en/aboutus/P...
www.inss.re.kr/en/aboutus/P...
The new issue of the Journal of East Asian Affairs @JOEAA_INSS is out, the English-language journal of South Korea’s Institute for National Security Strategy (INSS). (I am executive editor, with Mason Richey as editor-in-chief)
www.inss.re.kr/en/publicati...
www.inss.re.kr/en/publicati...
November 7, 2025 at 8:20 AM
The new issue of the Journal of East Asian Affairs @JOEAA_INSS is out, the English-language journal of South Korea’s Institute for National Security Strategy (INSS). (I am executive editor, with Mason Richey as editor-in-chief)
www.inss.re.kr/en/publicati...
www.inss.re.kr/en/publicati...
Most newsworthy thing coming out of APEC and it's not even close
November 1, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Most newsworthy thing coming out of APEC and it's not even close
Reposted by Joel Atkinson
Feeling confident? Think again — you’re probably wrong. www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...
Feeling confident? Think again — you’re probably wrong.
A study finds that overconfidence by many national security experts “was so extreme that it essentially canceled out the knowledge that these individuals possessed.”
www.japantimes.co.jp
October 29, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Feeling confident? Think again — you’re probably wrong. www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...
If you want to know how Koreans are reacting to the immigration raid at the battery plant in Georgia, a recent poll has 59.2% responding “I am greatly disappointed in the Trump administration” and 30.7% responding “I understand the Trump administration’s measures”
www.realmeter.net/%eb%a6%ac%ec...
www.realmeter.net/%eb%a6%ac%ec...
September 9, 2025 at 4:44 AM
If you want to know how Koreans are reacting to the immigration raid at the battery plant in Georgia, a recent poll has 59.2% responding “I am greatly disappointed in the Trump administration” and 30.7% responding “I understand the Trump administration’s measures”
www.realmeter.net/%eb%a6%ac%ec...
www.realmeter.net/%eb%a6%ac%ec...
I'm stunned by this. In 2019 SEALs killed 2-3 North Korean civilians diving for shellfish and now it's in the NYT
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/u...
How a Top Secret SEAL Team 6 Mission Into North Korea Fell Apart
www.nytimes.com
September 5, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I'm stunned by this. In 2019 SEALs killed 2-3 North Korean civilians diving for shellfish and now it's in the NYT
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/u...