My name is Jeffrey Robertson, aka Junotane. Welcome (back) to my Substack!
I’m a diplomat-scholar, sometimes analyst, and always budding fiction writer, living life one day at a time… I’m a professor in the Seoul SKY with over twenty-five years government, academic, and consultancy experience working on operational and analytical foreign policy and diplomacy issues in the Korean Peninsula region.
Featured on BBC, CNA, CNBC, Arirang, and ABC, the research explored here acts as a one-stop shop (1) to better understand the region; and (2) to better understand how we interpret and communicate knowledge about the region.
The website has three types of content: (1) Commentary; (2) Analysis; and (3) Fiction:
Commentary is focused on emerging events and trends in the region. It is sarcastic and cynical, no holds barred, let it all out, tell us what you REALLY think commentary on contemporary foreign policy and diplomacy issues, targeted at those who want insight into how the region is changing in broad terms.
Analysis is prepared in response to rapidly unfolding events and changing circumstances. It is short and sharp, concise and informative analysis of foreign policy and diplomacy issues in the Korean Peninsula region. Analytical products follow a generic intelligence brief and intelligence update formats and are targeted at the executive decision-maker.
Fiction stimulates creative and empathetic thinking about contemporary issues. Fiction sharpens an analyst’s ability to recognize patterns, empathize with diverse perspectives, and imagine plausible but unconventional scenarios beyond existing data. Fiction fosters creative problem-solving by exploring the psychological, cultural, and ideological dimensions of actors in ways raw intelligence often overlooks. with a focus on Korea and its environs. Reading and writing fiction strengthen analytical and academic insight - don’t dismiss it immediately!
As is the case with most Substack creators, I maintain a balance between paid and free content. Paid Subscribers get access to all posts, including the archive. Free Subscribers get access to intermittent posts. The website also has a Consultancy (Founding Member) Plan Subscription (see below).
Bespoke analysis can be accessed by becoming a Consultancy (Founding Plan) Subscriber.
Consultancy Subscribers have access to all materials on the site. Consultancy Subscribers can also request bespoke analysis on specific topics, issues or events, with requests filled on a first come, first served basis.
A limited number of these can be requested to be made temporarily confidential (released to other subscribers after a set period) or permanently confidential (not released to other subscribers).
All requests can be made via the Substack message service or via Signal on the contact page. Consultancy Subscribers can also contact me for follow up queries. This can include direct calls and/or video talks.
Korea and its region are dynamic – it will have changed by the time you read this!
