SHAFR.org is proud to offer its second roundtable.  In recognition of the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War, we asked some of the most accomplished scholars on the conflict to reflect on the war’s significance for the world today.  We are honored to publish essays by William Stueck and James Matray on [...]

On 25 June 2010, we will commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of the beginning of the conventional phase of the Korean War when Communist forces staged a massive military offensive southward across the 38th parallel to reunite the nation.  At first blush, this event would seem to provide few lessons or legacies still relevant twenty years [...]

Anniversaries of wars invite reflection, but since wars are often complex in nature and ambiguous in legacy the question of what exactly to reflect on can be difficult to resolve.  When it comes to Korea, for example, we could dwell upon the following facts:  it was a hideously destructive conflict, especially for the Korean people, [...]