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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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Is North Korea Communist?
November 13, 2012
By Gilbert Rozman Much is made of dynastic succession, of long periods when the organs of communist party rule are moribund, and of the military first policy in North Korea.…
South Korea Public Opinion Poll - November 3-9
November 12, 2012
In this week's Asan Institute for Policy Studies public opinion poll Moon Jae-in briefly opened up a lead over Ahn Cheol-soo after the two progressive announced they would work to…
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…
U.S.-Korea Relations after Obama’s Reelection
Chad OCarroll
November 8, 2012
By Chad O’Carroll When South Korea picks either a progressive or conservative leader next month, we will know the full extent of the impact of President Obama’s re-election on the…
Korea-China Relations under Xi Jinping: Strategic Cooperative Partnership... To Be Continued
Sarah Yun
November 8, 2012
By Sarah K. Yun On November 8, China will begin its once-in-a-decade leadership transition at the 18th Party Congress. The current vice president Xi Jinping is expected to be named…
Can Psy Be More than Gangnam Style?
Sang Kim
November 7, 2012
By Joyce YunSun Kang With “Gangnam style” now attracting over 650 million views, Psy (real name: Park Jae-sang) has done what no other South Korean singer has been able to…
South Korea Public Opinion Poll - October 27 - November 2
November 5, 2012
In this week's Asan Institute for Policy Studies public opinion poll Ahn Cheol-soo and Moon Jae-in remain deadlocked in the race for the race to be the progressive standard bearer…
Comparing the Successions: Kim Jong Il vs. Kim Jong Un
November 1, 2012
By Luke Herman As the Kim Jong Un regime completes its eighth month in power following Kim Jong Il’s death in December 2011, there seem to be a number of…
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