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.
North Korea Maintains Travel Restrictions Thirty Years after the Eastern Bloc Began Loosening Restrictions
Troy Stangarone
August 20, 2019
Thirty years after Hungary allowed East Germans to cross into Austria, North Koreans are still unable to visit their relatives in South Korea.
South Korea’s Lonely Task: Jumpstarting Denuclearization Talks, Again
Yonoho Kim
May 6, 2019
By Yonho Kim The recent North Korea-Russia summit in Vladivostok drew keen attention from the international society in the sense that it was North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s first summit…
When Will Kaesong Reopen?
Juni Kim
March 12, 2019
The sudden start to the inter-Korean peace process last year renewed interest in the resumption of joint economic activities like Kaesong, though there has been little indication if the complex will be open again in the coming months or years.
Joint Team and Joint Bid: The Koreas Put Plans on Paper With the IOC
Robert King
February 22, 2019
2032 Olympics are 13 years away, but a joint bid is a highly visible gesture to break down barriers between North and South Korea.
Defining Denuclearization: The Entrance to or Exit from Nuclear Negotiations with North Korea?
Yonoho Kim
January 17, 2019
The South Korean government must advance talks between Washington and Pyongyang without full clarity on North Korea's definition of denuclearization.
2018 in Review: When Donald Met Jong-un
Troy Stangarone
December 28, 2018
If 2017 was the year of “fire and fury,” 2018 saw the United States and North Korea turn from the rhetoric of war to diplomacy.
Inter-Korean Cooperation on North Korean Reforestation
Troy Stangarone
December 13, 2018
South Korean efforts to help North Korea with reforestation have received relatively less attention than efforts to reconnect road and rail lines.
Kim Jong-un’s 2018 Summit Tour
Juni Kim
December 11, 2018
With 2018 drawing to a close, here is a look back at the summits Kim Jong-un has participated in with other world leaders.