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Speculation Remains After North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly Fails to Announce Economic Reforms
Nicholas Hamisevicz
September 26, 2012
By Nicholas Hamisevicz Initial KCNA and other reports about the September 25, 2012 Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) meeting indicate North Korea has made no public announcement on economic or agricultural…
South Korea Public Opinion Poll - September 15-21
September 24, 2012
Despite Ahn Cheol-soo formally entering the race for president, his poll numbers did not see a bounce in the first Asan Institute for Policy Studies poll out since his announcement on…
South Korean Weekly Polling Data - September 9-14
September 18, 2012
In this week's Asan Institute for Policy Studies polling President Lee Myung-bak saw his approval rating slowly rise back above 30 percent by the end of the week. In the…
South Korean Weekly Polling Data - September 1-7
September 10, 2012
In this week's South Korea polling data from the Asan Institute for Policy Studies most of the races remained largely unchanged. President Lee Myung-bak's approval rating remained below 30 percent…
South Korean Weekly Polling Data – August 25-31
September 6, 2012
As a new feature here on the on The Peninsula blog we will be featuring weekly polling data from South Korea in association with The Asan Institute for Policy Studies.…
Refreshing Our Understandings of North Korea before Approaching its New Leader Kim Jong-un
August 23, 2012
Why a misunderstanding of North Korea could lead to a miscalculation by U.S. and Korean policy makers.
The Internal Debate within China on the DPRK
August 9, 2012
By Nick Miller When examining how China manages its relationship with North Korea one must understand the various factions within the elites and competing interests within the Chinese Communist Party…
Ri Yong Ho Out: North Korean Leadership in Sickness or in Health?
Nicholas Hamisevicz
July 16, 2012
By Nicholas Hamisevicz The surprise news to start the week is that Vice Marshall Ri Yong Ho, chief of the general staff of North Korea’s army as well as a…
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