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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.
The North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act: Pros and Cons
September 23, 2014
Proponents of sanctions typically come at the task with a variety of aims, and the North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2014 is no exception.
5 Important Issues for the New U.S. Ambassador to Korea
Nicholas Hamisevicz
September 18, 2014
Issues for the new U.S. Ambassador to help keep the U.S.-Korea alliance strong and active, both in the Northeast Asia region and around the globe.
Why Does the U.S. Hesitate to Enforce Its Laws?
September 17, 2014
Why has the United States hesitated to impose the same legal measures against North Korea that it has already used with success against other countries for far less egregious violations of U.S. and international law?
Installing THAAD in Korea
August 27, 2014
In recent years, the United States expressed interested in deploying the Theater High Altitude Area Defense missile system or THAAD, onto the Korean peninsula to counter North Korea’s growing missile threats.
Potential Ramifications of the House’s North Korea Sanctions Act
August 21, 2014
By Joseph Dahl and Diane Stevenson Amid Congressional gridlock, the border crisis and a lawsuit against the President, a rather important and potentially consequential bill passed the House without much…
Why is the Flow of Information so Threatening to the North Korean Regime?
Sang Kim
August 14, 2014
Although greater information access into North Korean society may not provide overnight reforms to its governance, efforts such as “Hack North Korea” highlight how it may spark the preliminary steps in undermining the Kim leadership.
June 2014: Smaller Meetings, But Bigger Fish to Fry in Inter-Korean Relations
Nicholas Hamisevicz
June 30, 2014
Similar to previous months, inter-Korean relations remained tense, especially in the West Sea.
May 2014: Shelling, Testing, and Challenging Inter-Korean Relations
Nicholas Hamisevicz
May 28, 2014
Just as April is historically one of the most contentious months for inter-Korean relations, the West Sea and the Northern Limit Line (NLL) have been among the most contentious areas in inter-Korean relations.
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