Paige Aniyah Morris, literary translator talks about translating Han Kang’s works, the significance of the NBCC award, the globalization of Korean literature, and the translation landscape.

Dr. Amin Saikal, Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at the Australian National Universitytalks about the ongoing Iran conflict one month in, focusing on stalled ceasefire efforts, the opposing strategies of the U.S. and Iran, rising regional tensions, and what the path forward might look like.

Dr. Yu Ji-hoon, Research Fellow at Korea Institute for Defense Analyses
talks about escalating tensions in the strait of Hormuz and South Korea’s security and energy supply crisis.

Sahar Razavi, Director of Iranian and Middle East Studies Center, California State University talks about Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, rising Iran–U.S. tensions, and whether Donald Trump is looking for a way to end the conflict.

Kim So-young, Asst. Professor of International Studies at Nagoya University of Commerce & Business talks about Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s reelection, the snap election results, her security and economic agenda, and what Japan’s shifting policies mean for Northeast Asia and South Korea.

Park Ju-yong, Professor at Graduate School of Culture Technology, KAIST talks about Framework Act on the Development of Artificial Intelligence and the establishment of a trust-based system, key provisions and the significance of being the first in the world.

Sports reporter Yoo Jee-ho (Yonhap) talks about the highlights, controversies, and medal prospects surrounding Team Korea at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, and the country’s push to return to the top ten.

Violinist Lim Hyun-jae talks about the journey of overcoming a traffic accident and going on to win the EOIVC competition in the United States.