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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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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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5 Important Issues for the New U.S. Ambassador to Korea
Nicholas Hamisevicz
September 18, 2014
Issues for the new U.S. Ambassador to help keep the U.S.-Korea alliance strong and active, both in the Northeast Asia region and around the globe.
Why Does the U.S. Hesitate to Enforce Its Laws?
September 17, 2014
Why has the United States hesitated to impose the same legal measures against North Korea that it has already used with success against other countries for far less egregious violations of U.S. and international law?
After Trouble with Minesweeper Deal South Korea – India Relations Need a Win
Nicholas Hamisevicz
September 15, 2014
For South Korea and India, a new bilateral project will be necessary to propel the South Korea-India strategic partnership to a higher intensity of relations.
August 2014: Signals, but Any Connections in Inter-Korean Relations?
Nicholas Hamisevicz
September 9, 2014
As is often the case in dealing with North Korea, the ability to create and sustain connections from these potential signals will be key for actual progress in inter-Korean relations.
Can the U.S. Leverage Human Rights to Catalyze Progress on North Korea?
September 8, 2014
Two pieces of Congressional legislation, while still in their nascent stages, have the potential to reshape U.S. policy on North Korea.
Excerpts of an Interview on the Humanitarian Situation in North Korea
Troy Stangarone
September 3, 2014
Deputy Director Sauvage discusses life in North Korea and the humanitarian challenges the population faces from a lack of food, potable water, electricity, and a collapsed healthcare system. The following is an excerpt of that discussion.
Installing THAAD in Korea
August 27, 2014
In recent years, the United States expressed interested in deploying the Theater High Altitude Area Defense missile system or THAAD, onto the Korean peninsula to counter North Korea’s growing missile threats.
Will North Korea Participate in the Ultra-modern Asian Super Grid?
August 25, 2014
In a future with the Asian Super Grid, renewable energies gathered in the steppes of Mongolia would be transported through an integrated, multi-national power grid to reach energy needy cities in China, Russia, on the Korean Peninsula, and Japan.
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