Will Korea Ever Be Part of an Asian Union?
The EU recently celebrated its 60th anniversary. Will Korea ever be part of an Asian Union?
Not Worth a Dime? Korea Should Stop Producing 10 Won Coins
Late last year, the Bank of Korea (BoK), South Korea’s central bank, announced its plans for a “Cashless Society,” which first and foremost means getting rid of coins by 2020. But while the BoK has reduced its annual expenditure on coin production by 200 million won from 2015 to 2016, it could do more.
Korea Loses Spot as Third Largest Sender of Students to the U.S.
In 2016, South Korea officially dropped from the third largest source of international students in the United States to the fourth largest, now sitting behind China, India, and Saudi Arabia. The gap is small – Saudi Arabia sent just 280 more students than Korea in 2016 – but with the number of Korean students in the United States on a downward trend, that gap may widen in the coming years.
Overseas South Korean Voters: Impact on the 2017 Presidential Election
The larger voter registration numbers this year signal greater enthusiasm among Koreans abroad in participating in the upcoming election. While there are certainly a myriad of other factors that will shape the election narrative in the coming weeks, overseas voters will play an influential part of the election outcome.
2017 Baseball Preview: South Koreans in Major League Baseball
With opening day less than two weeks away, we continue our look at South Koreans playing baseball professionally in the United States in the major leagues and the minor leagues.
South Korea’s Presidential Election Timeline
Each party has set their own primary schedule, with all parties set to announce their presidential candidates before candidate registration period on April 15th and 16th. What does the process look like?
Should the U.S. Delay Announcing the Results of its North Korea Policy Review?
With the North Korea policy review set to be concluded by the end of this month, how should the administration proceed?
A Conversation on THAAD from the Chinese Perspective
KEI Communications Director Jenna Gibson, host of the KEI podcast Korean Kontext, recently interviewed Yun Sun, Senior Associate with the East Asia Program at the Stimson Center, about the Chinese perspective on the THAAD missile defense system.
The Federal Reserve Challenge for Korea
Higher interest rates will dampen the effectiveness of his promised stimulus package and, vis-à-vis a stronger dollar, make U.S. exports more expensive. While the latter will further complicate Korea’s relationship with Trump over the bilateral balance of trade, the biggest challenge to Korea stemming from the Fed rate rises will hit closer to home.
2017 Baseball Preview: South Korean Minor League Prospects
While much of the attention focuses on South Koreans playing in the major leagues, as teams continue to look overseas for talent they have also looked to South Korea for prospects.