The Leadership Vacuum for the Korean Economy
The South Korean economy is drifting like a ship which has lost its captain while the ‘Choi Soon-sil Scandal,’ a civilian who has no official title, has shaken South Korea for over a month.
South Korea’s Concern with Nation Branding Strategies
There are two means that a nation can use to influence the preferences of international audiences: hard power and soft power.
South Korea and Its Evolving Response to Refugees
To see how the global refugee crisis has affected South Korea it is important to not only look at the present but look at the past and see how South Korea’s refugee policy has evolved.
To a Clean and Honorable Society
Two seemingly unrelated events point to a larger problem in Korea.
Implications of Trump’s Election on U.S. Trade Policy Towards Korea
Unlike past U.S. elections, President-elect Donald Trump has made trade a centerpiece of his campaign.
The Trump Presidency and U.S.-Korean Relations
What can we say about U.S.-Korean relations under the Trump Administration?
Has the KORUS FTA Cost the United States 100,000 Jobs?: Part I – A Look at Trade in Goods
Do claims of the KORUS FTA costing the United States 100,000 jobs hold up?
Why Does International Trade Take a Political Beating in the United States
International trade has become a top-tier political issue during this U.S. election cycle that has come together to create a “perfect storm” for candidates at all levels in both political parties.
Minimum Wage in South Korea
As the Korean economy started growing, its relations with the labor sector also started changing, and so has one of its most basic factors, the wages of the workers.
Samsung’s Troubles Demonstrates How Different North and South Korea Really Are
North Korea and South Korea are different, but sometimes it takes a crisis in each country to draw those differences out.