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.
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…
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…
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…
South Korea Public Opinion Poll - October 13-26
October 30, 2012
In the latest public opinion poll from the Asan Institute for Policy Studies Park Geun-hye and Ahn Cheul-soo remain in a neck and neck race. While in a two way…
North Korean Decision Making Regarding Foreign Policy
October 26, 2012
By Nick Miller Main Actors within North Korea Decision Making North Korea’s political structure is a set of institutions built to sustain the Kim family. The Korean Worker’s Party (WKP)…
South Korea Public Opinion Poll - September 22 - October 5
October 9, 2012
The latest polling data from the Asan Institute for Public Policy includes the Institute's first results since Ahn Cheol-soo officially declared for the presidency. While Park Geun-hye has opened up…
Kim Kyong-hui’s Health and the Fate of Jang Song-taek
October 1, 2012
By Nick Miller The Korean Times reported on September 7th that Kim Jong-il’s sister, Kim Kyong-hui, was in ill health stemming from her past abuse of alcohol. Kim Kyong-hui serves…
KEI is registered under the FARA as an agent of the KIEP, a public corporation established by the government of the Republic of Korea.
Additional information is available at the U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC.