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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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South Korea’s two-year term in the UNSC: looking far and wide
By Saeme Kim
March 26, 2024
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Five Questions About A Donald Trump-Kim Jong-un Conversation
Troy Stangarone
May 18, 2016
Trump’s comments raise a series of questions in regards to the conditions under which he would be willing to speak with Kim Jong-un.
And Then There Were Three: U.S. Presidential Candidates Comments on the Korean Peninsula
May 17, 2016
With the field of presidential candidates narrowed down to three, here is a look at some of the more recent comments by Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and Donald Trump on the Korean peninsula.
The Death of Regionalism in Korean Politics?
May 13, 2016
Candidates have been trying to break South Korean regional politics for years.
The Republic of Korea and Israel at 68
Mark Tokola
May 12, 2016
The Republic of Korea and the State of Israel have a lot in common: both were founded in 1948, both had to fight for their early existence, both have succeeded despite a lack of natural resources, both are lively democracies, and both are among America’s closest allies.
A Discussion of North Korea’s Seventh Workers Party Congress with Bruce Klingner
May 11, 2016
KEI Communications Director Jenna Gibson, host of Korean Kontext, recently interviewed Bruce Klingner of the Heritage Foundation on North Korea’s recent Workers Party Congress, the first since 1980.
Asia’s Latent Nuclear Powers: A Review
Troy Stangarone
May 10, 2016
In an important and timely new book, non-proliferation expert Mark Fitzpatrick, explores Asia’s latent nuclear powers and the prospects of South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan going nuclear.
South Korea’s June 9 Surprise: Economic History Worth Replicating in North Korea
William Brown
May 6, 2016
September, 1961 was not a happy time in South Korea, and parallels to today's North Korea are uncanny.
A Watcher’s Guide to the Seventh DPRK Party Congress
Mark Tokola
May 3, 2016
The upcoming May 6th Congress of the Worker’s Party of (North) Korea is already a noteworthy event simply because it is happening at all. What might we expect from the May 6th Congress?
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