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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.
The Necessity of Religious Freedom in the Development & Future of the Korean Peninsula
Nicholas Hamisevicz
November 9, 2012
By Nicholas Hamisevicz The feast day of Saints Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang and companions occurred this week on September 20. The celebration of these Korean saints demonstrates the…
What Another Wage Hike at Kaesong Means
Troy Stangarone
August 17, 2012
Does the Kaesong Industrial Complex need to change if North Korea is to change?
Looking Back at the Korean War Armistice Agreement
Sarah Yun
July 27, 2012
By Sarah K. Yun July 27, 2012 marks the 59th anniversary of the armistice agreement that put a pause to the three-year Korean War in 1953. Although the armistice is…
Driving Change in the DPRK
July 19, 2012
How NGOs fill an important gap in policy towards North Korea.
Reunification is Not a Solution for Korea’s Demographic Challenges
July 10, 2012
By Elizabeth Hervey Stephen In a recent piece in the Asia Sentinel, which was re-posted in The Irrawaddy, Philip Bowring correctly noted that South Korea is facing a population crisis with…
Prospects for North Korean Economic Reform and Unification, a KEI Q&A with Andrei Lankov Part II
Chad OCarroll
June 25, 2012
Part II of Chad 0Carroll's interview with Andrei Lankov of Kookmin University on economic reform in North Korea and the prospects for reunification.
Prospects for North Korean Economic Reform and Unification, a KEI Q&A with Andrei Lankov - Part 1
Chad OCarroll
June 20, 2012
Chad 0Carroll recently interviewed Dr. Andrei Lankov of Kookmin University on the prospects for economic reform in North Korea and reunification.
Is There a Connection Between North Korean Rhetoric and Action?
Chad OCarroll
April 26, 2012
Chad O'Carroll looks at North Korea's recent increase in belligerent rhetoric against South Korea and Lee Myung-bak. Should this week's threats be dismissed as mere bluster or should South Korea increase its vigilance? A look back at North Korean threat campaign suggests there is strong reason to be cautious.
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