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Assessing Progress: President Yoon's Global Pivotal State Strategy After Two Years
By Terrence Matsuo
May 1, 2024
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By Tom Ramage
April 17, 2024
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North Korea – Japan Talks: Caution on Overhyping Agreements
Nicholas Hamisevicz
September 7, 2012
By Nicholas Hamisevicz Last week North Korea and Japan held their first government-to-government talks in four years. These discussions seemed to be a part of a summer of diplomatic outreach…
South Korean Weekly Polling Data – August 25-31
September 6, 2012
As a new feature here on the on The Peninsula blog we will be featuring weekly polling data from South Korea in association with The Asan Institute for Policy Studies.…
Apologies in Northeast Asia – A Discussion with Dr. Jennifer Lind
Chad OCarroll
August 30, 2012
Dr. Jennifer Lind on apologies in Northest Asia.
Jang Song-taek Returns From China
Nicholas Hamisevicz
August 29, 2012
By Nicholas Hamisevicz Jang Song-taek, Vice-Chairman of North Korea’s National Defense Commission and uncle to Kim Jong-un, returned from China after several days of meetings about economic cooperation between the…
Is Apple’s Win a Major Blow Against Samsung?
Chad OCarroll
August 28, 2012
By Chad 0'Carroll In light of a California jury ruling Friday, Samsung now looks set to have to pay Apple more than $1 billion in damages for violating hardware and…
Two Decades on, Korea’s Relationship with China Remains a Conflicted One
Troy Stangarone
August 27, 2012
Twenty years after Korea and China formally established relations a burgeoning economic relationship has left a complex partnership.
Refreshing Our Understandings of North Korea before Approaching its New Leader Kim Jong-un
August 23, 2012
Why a misunderstanding of North Korea could lead to a miscalculation by U.S. and Korean policy makers.
North Korea’s Economic Diplomacy with Southeast Asia
Sarah Yun
August 22, 2012
As North Korea steps up its diplomacy in Southeast Asia, could it also be a new opportunity for economic engagement?
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