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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.

Roller Coaster Ride of Trade Politics

Phil Eskeland
May 18, 2015
Last week saw one of the most interesting weeks in the politics of trade policy on Capitol Hill in many years.

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April 2015: Survive and Advance for Inter-Korean Relations

“Survive and advance” is a phrase often associated with the month of March with the NCAA basketball tournament in the United States, but the phrase could be applied to the month of April for events on the Korean peninsula.

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British Election Outcome Good News for Korea

Mark Tokola
May 8, 2015
Thinking through the international effects of the British election is also a reminder that Korea has global interests, and therefore events anywhere in the world can make a difference to Korea’s peace and prosperity.

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March 2015: Backwards Steps in Inter-Korean Relations

Nicholas Hamisevicz
April 9, 2015
March was expected to be a difficult month for inter-Korean relations with the joint U.S.-ROK military exercises taking place and the lack of progress between the two Koreas in January and February.

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A Balanced Approach to North Korea

April 1, 2015
Although Washington has not signaled any intended shift in foreign policy, the rapidly changing East Asian security environment and the failure of current strategies necessitate a recalibration of the current U.S. position on North Korea

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Three Questions Behind Korea’s Decision to Join the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank

Mark Tokola
March 30, 2015
There is a significant story behind the headlines about Korea applying to be one of the founding members of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), but it is not about whether South Korea likes the United States or China best.

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KORUS and EUKOR On Automotive: Progress, But Not There Yet

March 12, 2015
This is the third in a three part series on the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement. The first part can be found here and the second part here. By Daniel P.…

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Third Anniversary of the KORUS FTA: What Does the KORUS FTA Mean for Services?

March 11, 2015
Free trade agreements such as the KORUS FTA certainly aim to expand bilateral trade flows, but the greater contribution of such agreements is in improving the global competitiveness of each partner.

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