Global Affairs Lab

Bruno Costa, Former Pilot For over 30 years, I worked as an aircraft pilot in Brazil, traveling across many countries around the world. Among them, Korea remained unfamiliar to me for a long time. However, I still vividly remember my first landing at Incheon International Airport while working for a foreign airline. Its vast scale, efficient operations, and meticulous service clearly demonstrated how rapidly the country had developed. Interestingly, it was my family that brou

By Budi Santoso Budi Santoso is a Southeast Asian graduate student studying international relations in Korea. Global attention is turning to Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square on March 21, where BTS is set to hold its long-awaited comeback concert. As one of the world’s most influential music groups returns to the stage, ARMY from across the globe—especially from Southeast Asia, where the Korean Wave enjoys immense popularity—are flocking to Korea in large numbers. Reports of ARMY bo