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Can Busan–Gyeongnam Command an Economy, Not Just a Map?

For two decades Busan tried to swap factories for festivals, betting on film, cruises and MICE to replace heavy industry. The city gained visitors and visibility but not headquarters, research jobs or reasons for young people to stay. It became more famous, but less viable.

January 20, 202612 min read

Western Busan Requires Industry, Not Disney

Dadaepo’s decline is rooted in the deterioration of fisheries, cold-chain logistics, and small maritime manufacturers. A theme park cannot replace the industrial ecosystem required to retain youth and stabilize neighborhoods.

January 19, 202613 min read

Korea Faces a Spatial Industrial Decision in the AI and Semiconductor Era

Semiconductors, AI and renewables require a second node beyond Seoul. Administrative integration—not subsidies—will determine whether provinces decline or form a new industrial belt.

January 18, 202611 min read

Do We Even Know What We Want Anymore?

Selection pressure in algorithmic environments resembles evolutionary dynamics more than cultural discourse.

January 16, 202611 min read

Semiconductors Without Seigniorage

The world bought Korean chips and U.S. T-bills. Export earnings lifted equities, dollar yields lifted portfolios, and the won traded as risk. The semiconductor boom created corporate value, not currency demand.

January 15, 202610 min read

Busan Welcomes Tourists but Loses Residents

Busan’s international content targets visitors rather than residents, investors, researchers, or entrepreneurs, limiting the city’s long-term international capacity.

January 14, 20266 min read

The End of Expansion as Busan Becomes a Shrinking Port City

Busan’s shift from growth to shrinkage exposed a planning system unable to adapt to demographic and industrial decline.

January 13, 202612 min read

Busan Modernized Its City, but Lost Its Industry

Redevelopment reshaped the city, but industrial substitution never arrived. The next decade will test whether maritime innovation and physical AI can anchor a second industrial turn.

January 12, 202612 min read

The Return of Poetry in the Age of AI

Generative AI has standardized language and accelerated communication. Poetry and difficult texts have returned as tools for reclaiming interiority and thought.

January 11, 202612 min read

The U.S. Security State Is Losing the Competition for People

The United States built a security state to control immigration and identity. Nordic democracies built welfare states to distribute risk. Greenland’s decision between them signals the rise of model competition in the 21st century.

January 9, 202611 min read

Busan Museum of Art to reopen in 2026 as the city’s cultural landscape shifts

Closed since late 2024, the Busan Museum of Art will return amid rising competition from public and private venues, with plans that test how a municipal museum defines its public role in a changing art ecosystem.

January 8, 20265 min read

Venezuela, Greenland, and the Moment Law Fell Behind Power

The postwar order was built on a simple expectation: force would wait for law. In 2026, that expectation no longer holds.

January 7, 20269 min read