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The Peninsula blog is a project of the Korea Economic Institute. It is designed to provide a wide ranging forum for discussion of the foreign policy, economic, and social issues that impact the Korean peninsula.
Disorientation in Addressing Divide Between Seoul and Rest
Korea View
January 31, 2022
The restructuring plan for universities might negatively impact the push to break up economic concentration around Seoul.
Young Voters Have Long Held the Keys to Electoral Victory
Korea View
January 28, 2022
Outcomes from presidential elections over the past two decades suggest the youth vote is a nearly reliable predictor of victory, but that support is not guaranteed for either party.
How Korea's Next President Will Approach Tech
Dongwoo Kim
January 27, 2022
The campaign for the March presidential election has been marred with partisan attacks and personal scandals that are reflective of the deeply seated fissures in Korea that mirror the emergence…
Jingoism in the Digital Age
Korea View
January 25, 2022
YouTube provides a vehicle for South Korea’s hyper-nationalist movement and demonstrates society’s vulnerability to misinformation.
Hard Material Interests and Public Sentiment
Korea View
January 21, 2022
The South Korean public appears more antagonistic towards China despite the nation’s extensive bilateral commercial ties.
Reassessing the Role of the Elderly in Korea's Digital Economy
Korea View
January 13, 2022
A “new” generation of South Koreans may prove critical to driving the country's digital transformation.
Local Governments Pilot Technologies for Tackling Social Problems
Korea View
January 11, 2022
South Korea's local governments are utilizing new innovations to address needs that the central government has not yet met.
North Korea’s Sad Party Plenum
Stephan Haggard
January 10, 2022
It is hard to find any silver linings in North Korea's plenum report; it reads like a testimony to intellectual bankruptcy.
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