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.
Three Dilemmas of Dealing with North Korea
Mark Tokola
July 8, 2015
Short conversations about North Korea generally end with similar conclusions, while longer conversations reveal fault lines among experts.
The 2015 Global Peace Index: More Proof that North Korea is Bad and Getting Worse
Mark Tokola
June 19, 2015
For Korea watchers, the Global Peace Index provides specific statistical informal for each of the 162 countries it surveys, including North Korea and South Korea.
Don’t Wish North Korea on China
Mark Tokola
June 8, 2015
When discussing what to do about North Korea, it is often suggested that China should do more to pressure North Korea to suspend its nuclear weapons program, stop military provocations, create a more constructive relationship with South Korea, and improve the lives of North Koreans.
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.
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
Are U.S.-ROK Military Exercises Unnecessary Provocations?
Mark Tokola
February 27, 2015
Reasonable people might wonder if the North Korean may have a valid point when they complain that U.S.-ROK joint military exercises are unnecessarily provocative.
10 Issues to Watch For on The Korean Peninsula in 2015
Sang Kim
January 28, 2015
The issues that will be shaping events on the Korean Peninsula in 2015.
North Korea’s Asymmetrical Cyber Threat
Sang Kim
January 21, 2015
The casual observer may be perplexed by the recent headlines of supposed North Korean hackers effectively bringing Sony Pictures Entertainment’s computer systems to its knees.
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