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Assessing Progress: President Yoon's Global Pivotal State Strategy After Two Years
By Terrence Matsuo
May 1, 2024
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Samsung's New Investments in Texas Mean Big Things for the United States
By Tom Ramage
April 17, 2024
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As Burma Evolves, Questions About Its Future With Korea
January 31, 2012
By Ben Hancock It’s still unclear whether the rapid political shift underway in Burma can carry its momentum. Even the matter of what is truly driving its evolution seems to…
Women Leading Korea
Sarah Yun
January 30, 2012
For the first time in Korean politics, two women are leading the ruling and opposition parties. Two other women became the chairpersons for the most liberal party in Korea.
5 Questions with Daniel Dae Kim
Chad OCarroll
January 27, 2012
On January 13, at Korean American Day, the Korea Economic Institute had the opportunity of catching up with legendary actor Daniel Dae Kim to talk about his career.
The Prospects for Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation after Kim Jong-il
January 27, 2012
Yu, Byoung-gyu explores the prospects for inter-Korean economic cooperation after Kim Jong-il. Could renewed cooperation calm tensions and lead to increased economic opportunities for the two Koreas?
South Korea’s Iran Sanctions Conundrum
Troy Stangarone
January 23, 2012
By Troy Stangarone For years experts have known that Iran and North Korea have cooperated on missile technology, and suspected that they did so in pursuing their nuclear ambitions as…
Korea: The Pivot in Latin America
Sarah Yun
January 18, 2012
By Sarah K. Yun Until the 1990s, Korea had little economic, political, or cultural ties with Latin America. Since then, relations between Korea and Latin America have improved significantly. On…
Taiwan’s Election and the Cross-Strait Connections to Korea
Nicholas Hamisevicz
January 17, 2012
By Nicholas Hamisevicz 2012 is a year of elections and leadership transitions in Asia. Taiwan was set to have the honor of kicking things off, but the death of Kim…
The Magnanimous Comrade: Kim Jong-un’s Amnesty
January 16, 2012
By Greg Scarlatoiu North Korea recently announced a special amnesty to prisoners, the first in over six years, to be issued beginning on February 1, in observance of Kim Jong-il’s…
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