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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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Samsung's New Investments in Texas Mean Big Things for the United States
By Tom Ramage
April 17, 2024
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The North Korean Human Rights Act Expired in 2022 – No Signs that Congress is Moving to Reauthorize the Law
By Robert King
April 8, 2024
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Digital Trade Wars: What U.S. Policymakers Need To Understand about South Korea’s Tech Regulation
By Haeyoon Kim
March 28, 2024
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10 Issues to Watch for on the Korean Peninsula in 2017
Juni Kim
January 5, 2017
Our annual look at the events that will shape the Korean peninsula in the coming year.
New Year’s 2017 in Pyongyang: Self-Reliance by Necessity or Design?
William Brown
January 4, 2017
Even Kim Jong-un seemed a little melancholy in his New Year’s speech, reflecting perhaps the sad state of international affairs everywhere this winter.
Will the Trump Administration's Policies Have a Negative Impact on the Korean Economy?
January 3, 2017
After the U.S. presidential election, many experts were concerned about the policies of the new U.S. administration and how they might affect East Asia and the Korean economy in particular.
The Year of the Unexpected: A Look Back At the Korean Peninsula in 2016
Troy Stangarone
December 28, 2016
Whether it was the British vote to leave the European Union in June or the impeachment of the South Korean President Park Geun-hye in December, 2016 will be remembered for a series of unexpected events and the questions they have raised about how they may shape the future.
GSOMIA: Beneficial But Was The Timing Right?
December 23, 2016
On November 14th, Han Min-goo, the Minister of National Defense tentatively signed the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) with Japan.
South Korea’s Dad Dilemma: More Fathers Take Paternity Leave but Large Gap Remains
Jenna Gibson
December 21, 2016
The South Korean government has been pretty creative in its search for a solution to their rock bottom birth rate – from subsidies for fertility treatment to encouraging employees to go home without saying goodbye to their boss. But one of the country’s giant conglomerates is taking a more drastic step by mandating that their male employees take a month off after having a child.
Has the KORUS FTA Cost the United States 100,000 Jobs?: Part 2 – A Look at U.S.-Korea Economic Relations
Troy Stangarone
December 20, 2016
When looking at jobs and the KORUS FTA there are three additional factors to consider – trade in services, foreign direct investment, and items covered by the KORUS FTA.
Why Korea is Hesitant to Accommodate the IMF's Suggestion on Household Debt
December 19, 2016
South Korea faces a household debt crisis. Household debt reached more than 1,257 trillion won ($1.1 trillion) in the second quarter of this year, up 125.7 trillion won and 11.1 percent from a year ago. This marks the highest level for household debt since the government began compiling related data in 2002.
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