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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.
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The South Korean Doctors’ Strike and the Global Predicament of Medical Training
By Mark Tokola
May 3, 2024
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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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Samsung's New Investments in Texas Mean Big Things for the United States
By Tom Ramage
April 17, 2024
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South Korea and the 2017 World Baseball Classic
Troy Stangarone
March 5, 2017
What are South Korea’s chances in the 2017 World Baseball Classic?
China’s One-Two Punch: Beijing Targets Korean Tourism and Soaps to Protest THAAD Deployment
Jenna Gibson
March 3, 2017
After nearly nine months of suspicion and speculation about Chinese economic retaliation for South Korea’s decision to deploy THAAD, it seems Beijing has finally taken its gloves off.
Could North Korea be Sent to the International Criminal Court Over Kim Jong-nam?
Troy Stangarone
March 2, 2017
With it becoming increasingly clear that North Korea had a role in the assassination of Kim Jong-nam some have suggested that North Korea be investigated and tried by the International Criminal Court.
Challenges for NGOs in Internationalizing North Korean Human Rights
March 1, 2017
Continuing to internationalize the North Korean human rights issue is a critical task.
The North Korean Human Rights Conundrum: Moving Forward
February 28, 2017
Despite the enormity of North Korea’s human rights violations, international attention cannot be taken for granted.
The Death of Kim Jong-nam: Implausible Deniability
Mark Tokola
February 27, 2017
The story of Kim Jong-nam’s assassination took a bizarre turn with the announcement by Malaysian authorities that the cause of death was a banned chemical weapon, the nerve agent VX. Why choose a weapon that would be so obviously traced back to North Korea?
Hollywood, Broadway, and Seoul: Musicals Take Off in South Korea
Juni Kim
February 24, 2017
In a country known for its melodramatic soap operas and glitzy pop groups, Western heart-on-sleeve musicals have proven to be a natural fit for Korean entertainment preferences.
Five K-pop Tropes that Need to Go
Jenna Gibson
February 23, 2017
As a fan of anything, especially something like k-pop that’s still relatively niche in the United States, it can be very frustrating to read news articles about the genre.
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