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The Peninsula

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.

A Record Setting Five Koreans Debut in Major League Baseball

Troy Stangarone
April 21, 2016
While more Japanese professionals have played in the major leagues, players from Korea are increasingly making their mark in MLB as well.

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Why the Panama Papers Matter for Pressuring North Korea

Kyle Ferrier
April 18, 2016
In anticipation of the disclosure of all 214,000 businesses in the Panama Papers next month, there are three ways this new information can help to strengthen efforts to pressure North Korea.

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All Eyes on Chinese Trade with North Korea, But There is a Problem

William Brown
April 12, 2016
China surprised many Washington pundits by signing on in February to what looks like fairly tough trade sanctions on North Korea.

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What Would an American Politician Do? South Korea’s Parliamentary Election Clamps Down on Negative Campaigning

Jenna Gibson
April 11, 2016
In many ways the Korean election could not be more different than the one currently underway across the United States.

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A Discussion of Markets and the Economy in North Korea with Dr. Stephan Haggard

April 8, 2016
KEI Communications Director Jenna Gibson, host of Korean Kontext, recently interviewed Dr. Stephen Haggard of the University of California-San Diego on the North Korean economy, the role of black markets, and the potential impacts of new UN sanctions.

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A Look at the Major Political Parties' Positions in the 2016 National Assembly Election

Troy Stangarone
April 6, 2016
On April 13, 2016, South Korea will hold elections for the 20th National Assembly.

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The Korea International Cooperation Agency Turns 25

Jenna Gibson
April 1, 2016
Twenty five years ago today, South Korea established the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), officially cementing its unprecedented transition from aid recipient to donor.

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Is Trump Right to Suggest that South Korea and Japan Should Go Nuclear?

Troy Stangarone
March 30, 2016
As Donald Trump beings to lay out more of his thinking on U.S. foreign policy, one issue that is gaining attention is his suggestion that the United States should remove its nuclear umbrella from South Korea and Japan and that these nations should be allowed to develop their own nuclear deterrent.

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