Commentary and Media Archive
This archive collects verified commentary, interviews, media quotations, podcasts, and videos. The Diplomat list follows its Steven Denney author archive; the Sino-NK list was checked against displayed bylines on the individual posts.
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Denney, S. (2026, October 8). How to do fact-checking right in the era of AI. Popular by Design (guest essay). Essay
Denney, S. (2025, June 18). Research cited in M. Lowey, "Business trying to scale up in Canada face multiple challenges with no 'silver bullet' solutions." Research Money. Research coverage
Denney, S. (2025, March). Will Lee Jae-myung rise from South Korea's political chaos? The Diplomat. Article
Denney, S. (2024, December 13). Quoted in S. Hauberg, "Südkoreas verzweifelter Versuch, seinen Präsidenten loszuwerden." 24hamburg / IPPEN.MEDIA. Interview
Denney, S. (2024, December 4). Guest on "K-Popped: How did South Korea descend into crisis?" K-Popped podcast, hosted by E. Tamkin and R. Venkat. Podcast
Ward, P., & Denney, S. (2024, April 10). South Korean partisan voters prioritize foreign policy, new study reveals. Korea Pro. Analysis
Denney, S. (2024, March 6). Study covered in M. Lowey, "Canada's innovation approach is failing to support scale-up tech firms: Study." Research Money. Research coverage
Denney, S. (2023, October 4). Guest on "How outside information spreads in North Korea." North Korea News Podcast (NK News), Ep. 309, hosted by J. Zwetsloot. Podcast
Ward, P., & Denney, S. (2023, March 13). Friendship and family networks are key to getting outside info to North Koreans. NK News. Opinion
Denney, S., & Green, C. (2023, January). Because it is good for South Korea: Public support for defector entrepreneurship. 38 North. Article
Denney, S. (2022, November 1). Human rights and the future of the international order: Where does Seoul stand? Korea On Point. Article
Frank, R., & Denney, S. (2022, September 22). The future of North Korean studies. 38 North. Commentary
Denney, S., & Green, C. (2022, May). Improving North Korean defector integration in South Korea: Survey findings and recommendations. 38 North. Article
Denney, S. (2022). South Koreans support immigration, but conditions apply. Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI). Article
Denney, S. (2021, December 22). Coauthored report covered in K. Rolfe, "Lack of understanding of scale-ups is hindering growth, says Brookfield and Munk School report." Research Money. Research coverage
Denney, S. (2021, December 10). Quoted in M. Hemmadi, "Scale-ups drive productivity growth and R&D spending in Canada, study finds." The Logic. Interview
Froman, A., & Denney, S. (2021, April 28). What it takes for Canadian scale-ups to succeed in the knowledge economy. The Globe and Mail. Commentary
Denney, S., & Wolfe, D. (2021, March 24). The innovation imperative: Why Canada needs to prioritize scale-ups in the face of Big Tech's dominance. Financial Post. Commentary
Denney, S. (2020, May 10). Interviewed on CTV News Channel and quoted in B. Neustaeter, "How long will job losses due to COVID-19 last?" CTV News. Archived article
Denney, S. (2020, April 29). Panelist on "How is COVID-19 affecting global supply chains?" Innovation Policy Lab, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy. Recording
Denney, S. (2019, April 24). Research partnership featured in M. Mann, "A novel research partnership at the Munk School seeks to decode Canada's scaleup shortage." Research Money. Research coverage
Denney, S. (2019, April 24). Cited in M. Mann, "A scaleup by any other name would grow as fast... or would it?" Research Money. Commentary cited
Denney, S. (2019, January 3). Quoted in A. Blatchford, "Tech CEOs say Liberal innovation agenda does little to help firms scale up: Poll." The Canadian Press via CityNews. Interview
Denney, S., & Green, C. (2018, November 30). Guests on "How Koreans define Koreaness." KEI Podcast, Korea Economic Institute of America. Podcast
Denney, S., & Abrahamian, A. (2018, July 17). A Black Korean in Pyongyang. Foreign Policy. Article
Denney, S. (2018, May 19). Interviewed in C. Work, "What do North Korean defectors think of the recent peninsula diplomacy?" The Diplomat. Interview
Denney, S. (2018, April 1). Guest on "Korean nationalism." The Korea Now Podcast, Ep. 5, hosted by J. Lea-Henry. Podcast
Denney, S. (2018, March). Guest on "Human cost of war on Korean peninsula unthinkable." Unpacking the News, Ep. 46, Harbinger Media Network; also released as The Korea File, Ep. 72. Unpacking the News · The Korea File
Denney, S. (2018, January 3). Quoted in L. Young, "Why the North Korea telephone hotline matters for diplomacy." Global News. Interview
Denney, S. (2017, March 14). Quoted in S. Borowiec, "After Park's ouster, what is next for South Korea?" Al Jazeera. Interview
Denney, S. (2017, March 13). South Koreans can't agree what democracy is. Foreign Policy. Article
Denney, S. (2016, November 8). Guest on "Everything you wanted to know about South Korea's 'Choi-Gate'." Asia Geopolitics, The Diplomat, hosted by A. Panda. Podcast
Denney, S. (2016, November 2). Koreans really hate their president's secret shamanistic-evangelical advisor. Foreign Policy. Article
Denney, S. (2016, October 25). Quoted in S. Borowiec, "Back story: A South Korean scandal with overtones of Clinton's emails." Los Angeles Times. Interview
Denney, S. (2016, October). Identité nationale et nationalisme nord-coréens [North Korean national identity and nationalism]. Korea Analysis, no. 11, 40–44. Article
Denney, S. (2016, August 19). Guest on South Korean democracy after the parliamentary elections. Korea and the World, Ep. 71. Podcast
Green, C., & Denney, S. (2016, June 14). From hero to zero: North Korea's failure in Yanbian. NK Pro. Analysis
Denney, S. (2016, February 24). Quoted in S. Borowiec, "South Korean lawmakers try first filibuster since 1969 to block anti-terrorism bill." Los Angeles Times. Interview
Denney, S. (2016, February). «Hell Chosun», expression de l'insatisfaction de la jeunesse sud-coréenne ["Hell Chosun": Expression of dissatisfaction among South Korean youth]. Korea Analysis, no. 9, 42–45. Article
Denney, S. (2015, October 21). Quoted in J. Power, "Seoul's plan to control history textbooks sparks academic fury." Asia Times. Interview
Denney, S., & Green, C. (2015, July 31). Guests on "Making sense of North Korea's re-defector press conferences." KEI Podcast, Korea Economic Institute of America. Podcast
Denney, S. (2015, June 17). Quoted in E. Shim, "Scripted 'apologies' allow North Korean defectors to return." UPI. Interview
Denney, S., & Cathcart, A. (2014, October 10). Guests discussing North Korean politics and society. Worldwise, Bloggingheads.tv. Video
Denney, S. (2014, August 29). Guest on "The uncertain future of liberalism in South Korea." Korea Talk, The Diplomat, interviewed by Y. Kwon. Interview
Denney, S. (2014, August 7). Guest on "Understanding North Korea's behavior." Korea Talk, The Diplomat, interviewed by Y. Kwon. Interview
Denney, S. (2014, July 21). Guest discussing South Korea's foreign relations. Worldwise, Bloggingheads.tv, with Y. Kwon. Video
Denney, S., & Friedhoff, K. (2013, October 7). South Korea and a new nationalism in an era of strength and prosperity. PacNet, no. 75. Commentary
Green, C., & Denney, S. (2013, summer). Defector testimonies in a polarized society: From implausible story to political controversy. Korean Quarterly. Column
Green, C., & Denney, S. (2013, February 13). North Korean nuclear test: South Korean media review. NK News. Analysis
Denney, S. (2012, December 11). Contributed translation to M. Fisher, "Controversy over Psy's anti-American lyrics might be based on shoddy translation." The Washington Post. Contribution
Denney, S., & Gleason, B. (2012, May 31). The political economy of trade policy in the KORUS FTA. LSE IDEAS. Article
The Diplomat
2019
- March 1, 2019. South Korean Conservatives: What Now?.
2017
- February 24, 2017. South Korea at a Crossroads.
2016
- January 16, 2016. Young South Koreans’ Realpolitik Attitude Towards the North.
- January 6, 2016. Why the ‘Comfort Women’ Deal Will Hold.
- January 2, 2016. 2015 Ends on a Higher Point for South Korea’s President Park.
2015
- December 31, 2015. An Identity Crisis for South Korea’s Opposition.
- December 11, 2015. South Korea’s Labor Protests Weren’t an Aberration.
- November 30, 2015. Kim Young-sam’s Legacy.
- November 19, 2015. The Declining Power of Inter-Korean Reunions.
- November 10, 2015. Number of Irregular Workers Continue to Rise in South Korea.
- October 31, 2015. How South Korea’s Growing Multiculturalism Could Complicate Unification.
- October 24, 2015. Multicultural Korea and Its Discontents.
- October 16, 2015. South Korea’s Other History War.
- October 3, 2015. South Korea’s Opposition Gained Ground in September.
- October 2, 2015. Is South Korea’s Liberal Opposition Party About to Split?.
- September 25, 2015. Is South Korea Now ‘Hell Chosun’?.
- September 17, 2015. The Mixed Legacy of a South Korean Dictator.
- September 10, 2015. South Korea’s Migrant Workers in the Public Eye.
- September 4, 2015. South Korea’s Economic Dependence on China.
- August 28, 2015. South Korea’s Militarization, as Seen on Facebook.
- August 22, 2015. Relax, the Korean Peninsula Is Not on the Brink of War.
- August 15, 2015. Twitter Says: South Koreans Not Satisfied with Abe’s Speech.
- August 13, 2015. South Korea’s Next Growth Frontier: Fintech.
- August 7, 2015. Understanding Economic Change in North Korea.
- August 1, 2015. Is South Korea’s Intelligence Agency Spying on Its Own Citizens?.
- July 31, 2015. Youth Unemployment at 15-Year High in South Korea.
- July 24, 2015. Weak Yen Spells Trouble for Korean Exporters.
- June 27, 2015. Korea’s Latest High-Altitude Protest Targets Kia Motors.
- June 19, 2015. South Korea: Migrants and Nationalism.
- June 18, 2015. Could MERS Permanently Tarnish South Korea’s Government?.
- June 11, 2015. Korean Queer Festival Sparks Social Contention.
- June 6, 2015. The Political Economy of MERS.
- June 3, 2015. Who Represents Labor Market Outsiders in South Korea?.
- May 27, 2015. This South Korean’s High-Altitude Protest Just Broke a Record.
- May 14, 2015. Could South Korea’s ‘Scotland’ Force Political Change?.
- May 9, 2015. For South Korea’s Exporters, Innovate or Perish.
- May 2, 2015. South Korea’s Generation Gap.
- April 30, 2015. South Korea’s Liberal Party Woes Continue.
- April 25, 2015. US-South Korea: A Pragmatic Alliance?.
- April 18, 2015. ‘Ambassadors’ and Prostitutes: South Korea’s Sex Workers.
- April 9, 2015. The Sad Plight of South Korea’s Migrant Workers.
- April 4, 2015. South Korea’s History Textbook Controversy.
- April 2, 2015. South Korea’s Liberal Opposition Implodes.
- March 28, 2015. North Korea Unmasks Spies in Televised Press Conference.
- March 22, 2015. South Koreans Are Getting Older. Can the Country Cope?.
- March 19, 2015. South Korea’s New Spy Chief Under Fire.
- March 4, 2015. Who Are Modern Korea’s ‘Founding Fathers’?.
- February 27, 2015. In South Korea, Changing Attitudes Toward Marriage.
- February 21, 2015. Self-Immolation Highlights Plight of South Korean Contract Workers.
- February 17, 2015. Modernization Theory and Uncritical Histories: A Review of South Korea’s Rise.
- February 13, 2015. Big Challenges for Moon Jae-in and South Korea’s Left.
- February 7, 2015. The Future of South Korea’s Welfare System.
- February 3, 2015. Anti-Park Geun-hye Faction on the Rise in South Korea’s Legislature.
- January 29, 2015. The Generation Gap on Korean Unification.
- January 26, 2015. South Korea’s Political Divisions on Display With Lee Seok-ki Case.
- January 21, 2015. Truth, Human Rights, and Shin Dong-hyuk: A Moment for Consideration.
- January 12, 2015. In South Korea, Freedom of Expression Put to the Test.
2014
- December 31, 2014. South Korea’s New Labor Plan Looks to TV Drama.
- December 24, 2014. South Korean Supreme Court Dissolves Left-Wing Party.
- December 19, 2014. New Developments Mark North Korean Anniversary.
- December 9, 2014. Factional Politics Will Determine Future of South Korean Left.
- December 4, 2014. Kim Young-hwan’s Story Shows Just How Different South Korea Is Nowadays.
- November 30, 2014. South Korea’s Changing Attitudes on Inequality and Capitalism.
- November 25, 2014. Leftist Politics and Balloon Launching: More Complicated Than You Think.
- November 20, 2014. Post-97 Korea and Its Discontents.
- November 12, 2014. Why North Korean Analysis Is Changing.
- November 11, 2014. What the Debate Over Who Rules North Korea Really Shows.
- November 4, 2014. Piketty in Seoul: Rising Income Inequality in South Korea.
- November 3, 2014. Speaking Truth to Power: Canadian War Crimes in Korea.
- October 28, 2014. South Korean Politics Drive OPCON Transfer.
- October 25, 2014. South Korea’s Ruling Party Drifts Toward Civil War.
- October 21, 2014. South Koreans More Accepting of LGBT Community.
- October 20, 2014. South Korea’s Coast Guard Is Here to Stay.
- October 14, 2014. Nature or Nurture: What Makes A Person ‘Korean’?.
- October 10, 2014. America’s Militarization of Trade.
- October 7, 2014. Surprise! South Korea’s Legislature Is Actually Doing Its Job.
- October 2, 2014. South Korea Needs a Welfare State.
- September 28, 2014. A New History of the Korean War.
- September 27, 2014. Kim Jong-un and the NPAD: A Tale of Two Absences.
- September 20, 2014. The Tyranny of the Minority in South Korea.
- September 16, 2014. What’s Wrong With South Korea’s Liberals?.
- September 16, 2014. How South Korea’s Liberals Lost the Youth Vote.
Sino-NK
These 91 posts have Steven Denney in the displayed byline on the individual article page.
2018
- July 9, 2018. Yongusil 94: Decoding the Sino-North Korean Borderlands.
- July 2, 2018. History and Identity: Chosunjok in Yanbian.
- April 3, 2018. Righter Than You Think: National Security Conservatism and Moon Jae-in.
- January 23, 2018. North and South Korea Are Talking: Keep Expectations Low.
2017
- May 30, 2017. Yongusil 91: New Frontiers in Korean Studies.
- May 8, 2017. Anti-Communism Endures: Political Implications of ROK Political Culture.
- April 21, 2017. Wreathes, Smoke, and National Interest: April 15 and Commemoration in Asia.
- January 23, 2017. South Korea’s Identity Gap: Diverging Views on North Korea.
2016
- December 7, 2016. South Korean Democracy: Consolidated or Not?.
- October 28, 2016. South Korean Identity: The Return of Ethnic Exclusivism?.
- August 25, 2016. Yongusil 86: AKS Colloquium and Sources of Identity Change in South Korea.
- August 12, 2016. Dong-A Ilbo Sees Minjoo Party at a Crossroads.
- June 8, 2016. North Korean Nationalism: Lessons from Pyongyang.
- February 26, 2016. That Which Divides Us: Filibusters, Security Bills, and the NIS.
- February 24, 2016. Yongusil 82: Not So Hellish After All.
- February 8, 2016. Yongusil 81: From Taipei to Seoul, The Wisdom of Comparison.
- January 18, 2016. Bringing Generational Analysis Back In? An Interview with Shelley Rigger.
2015
- December 9, 2015. Talking About the Unconscious: Interview with Professor Hyun Ok Park.
- October 9, 2015. War by Other Means: South Korea’s Textbook Battlefield.
- September 7, 2015. Rationalizing Identity Change: An Interview with Emma Campbell.
- August 31, 2015. Taiwan’s Collective Memory of Japan: Around the Horn.
- August 10, 2015. Yongusil 72: The End of Ethnic Nationalism? A Review.
- June 19, 2015. The Economics of Identity Change in South Korea.
- May 4, 2015. Grist to the Mill of South Korea’s Changing Values.
- April 1, 2015. South Korea as (Sub)Empire: Workers, Immigration, and Racialized Hierarchy.
- March 20, 2015. Yongusil 61: Precarity and Neoliberal Normalization of Single Women in Korea.
- February 6, 2015. No Love for Welfare in South Korea.
- January 31, 2015. Recent Reproductions of South Korean “National Hero” Ahn Jung-geun.
- January 12, 2015. All You Need Is Love? Shin Eun-mi’s Interview with OhMyNews.com.
2014
- November 3, 2014. Yongusil 52: Afterlives and Critical Histories at the University of Toronto.
- September 17, 2014. Svoliking in the High Grass: New Approaches to Understanding Authoritarian Regimes.
- June 6, 2014. National Identity and Historical Legacy: Ahn Jung-geun in the Grand Narrative.
- May 2, 2014. World Values Survey Data and the Resilience of Materialist Values in South Korea.
- May 1, 2014. Bullet Trains and Wood-Burning Trucks.
- January 16, 2014. Nationalism in an Era of Strength and Prosperity: Politics and People in Post-Developmental South Korea.
2013
- December 16, 2013. History and Revolution: An Interview with Dr. Suzy Kim.
- December 13, 2013. Sino-NK 2013 Rewind: Saegyehwa Politics and South Korea in the Age of Globalization.
- November 17, 2013. Hani Says “Don’t Be Fooled” by False Political Divides.
- November 10, 2013. Chosun Ilbo “Debates” the Production of History.
- November 7, 2013. Forget about the “Trustpolitik,” Let’s Talk Won.
- November 2, 2013. The Strength to Concede in Developmental Asia.
- October 25, 2013. History, Textbooks, and “Truth” in South Korea.
- October 24, 2013. Yongusil 14: “War of Words” at Leiden University: Manchuria and Historiography in Modern South Korea.
- October 15, 2013. Defector Testimonies in a Polarized Society: From Implausible Story to Political Controversy.
- September 17, 2013. Data Suggests Ethno-nationalism on Decline.
- May 21, 2013. His “Other” Legacy: Kenneth Waltz’s Defense of Nuclear Proliferation.
- May 4, 2013. Charismatic Politics of Another Sort: Personality Politics in South Korea.
- April 26, 2013. The Loved Republic: South Koreans and the Trusted State.
- April 4, 2013. Toilets as Signifiers: Nuclear Power and the Korean Left.
- March 28, 2013. South Korea: The New Nationalism in an Era of Strength and Prosperity.
- February 21, 2013. McCarthy Didn’t Die, He Went to Seoul: McCarthyism in South Korean Politics.
- February 12, 2013. A Nuclear Hangover: South Korean Editorial Roundup.
- January 22, 2013. Fog on the Han: North Says It Wants a Delegation at Park Geun-hye’s Inauguration.
- January 13, 2013. A Quarter Century of Change: Yonsei Journal of International Studies, Vol. 4, Issue 2 (Fall/Winter 2012).
2012
- December 20, 2012. A Party-Centered Defense of Park Geun-hye’s Election and a Primer on Government-Media Relations.
- November 11, 2012. Engagement in an Age of Division: Moon Chung-in’s Sunshine Policy.
- November 10, 2012. Mad Dogs and Englishmen: Moon Chung-in’s Vision of Sunshine.
- October 7, 2012. Gusts of Popular Feeling: South Korean Presidential Race and North Korea, an Interview.
- September 26, 2012. The Public Sphere in South Korea: Kim Young-hwan on the National Security Act.
- August 4, 2012. Access to Propaganda: On The Associated Press Deal with North Korea.
- July 28, 2012. To Never Forget, One Must First Know. Book Review: Escape from Camp 14.
- July 10, 2012. Assimilation from the Other Side: Looking at North Korean Resettlement in the ROK.
- June 25, 2012. A Debate (Again) in Bloom.
- June 23, 2012. Yonsei Journal of International Studies, Volume 4, Issue I: Good Reads in the “Age of the Pivot”.
- June 6, 2012. Divergence toward the Far East: A Survey of UK-North Korean Relations.
- June 1, 2012. Weekly Digest: LSE, Working Papers and Cuban Dancers.
- May 27, 2012. The Political Economy of Economic Reform: Using Trade to Keep the Debate in Bloom.
- May 12, 2012. Reading the Riot Act and the Technology Revolution: Weekly Digest.
- May 5, 2012. Anti-Rat Bombast and Rational Conference: Weekly Digest.
- May 4, 2012. Strategic Divergence: Different Countries, Differing Views.
- April 26, 2012. A Progressive Perspective: Moon Chung-in on North Korea.
- April 22, 2012. 16 Wheels of Controversy: April Parade Repercussions.
- April 19, 2012. Hopefully More than an Inch: Weekly Digest.
- April 13, 2012. Un Ha 3, We Barely Knew Ye: KCNA File No. 15.
- April 11, 2012. China’s Pragmatic Approach to the North Korean Problem: Andrei Lankov on What China Wants.
- April 9, 2012. Spotlight on Kim Myung-chol: KCNA File No. 14.
- April 7, 2012. Acuto, Strategic Distrust and the Pivot: Weekly Digest.
- April 1, 2012. The Ideational Balance of Power: KCNA File No. 13.
- March 31, 2012. Options Abound: Weekly Digest.
- March 28, 2012. Pyongyang’s Take on the Beijing Model of Development: KCNA Files No. 11 and 12.
- March 23, 2012. Nothing Flying But a Satellite: Weekly Digest.
- March 17, 2012. Weekly Digest.
- March 9, 2012. Weekly Digest.
- March 9, 2012. A History of Mistrust: Niv Farago on US-DPRK Relations.
- March 2, 2012. Weekly Digest.
- February 24, 2012. Weekly Digest.
- February 18, 2012. Opportunity for Engagement and Reform: An Interview with Dr. Park Young-jun.
- February 17, 2012. Think-Tank Watch.
- February 10, 2012. Think-Tank Watch.
- February 3, 2012. Think-Tank Watch.
- January 27, 2012. Think-Tank Watch.