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 Korean Millennials’ Attitudes About the Future
Jenna Gibson
June 13, 2016
While millennials around the world have generally optimistic views of their future, Korean youth are more cynical.
New Financial Sanctions on North Korea: What Will They Mean In Practice
Troy Stangarone
June 7, 2016
What are the practical implications of the U.S. Treasury Department designating North Korea a primary money laundering concern?
Will the New Treasury Financial Sanctions Against North Korea Work?
Phil Eskeland
June 6, 2016
Will last week’s action by the U.S. Treasury Department to designate North Korea as a primary money laundering concern join the list of failures of unilateral sanctions?
The Welfare State: The Differences in Healthcare in the United States and South Korea
June 2, 2016
The welfare state is a concept of government in which the state or a well-established network of social institutions plays a key role in the protection and promotion of the economic and social well-being of citizens.
China’s April Trade with North Korea—Are Sanctions Starting to Bite?
William Brown
May 24, 2016
China’s Customs Bureau on Tuesday released its global trade report for April that includes details of the country’s trade with North Korea.
And Then There Were Three: U.S. Presidential Candidates Comments on the Korean Peninsula
May 17, 2016
With the field of presidential candidates narrowed down to three, here is a look at some of the more recent comments by Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and Donald Trump on the Korean peninsula.
The Republic of Korea and Israel at 68
Mark Tokola
May 12, 2016
The Republic of Korea and the State of Israel have a lot in common: both were founded in 1948, both had to fight for their early existence, both have succeeded despite a lack of natural resources, both are lively democracies, and both are among America’s closest allies.
South Korea’s June 9 Surprise: Economic History Worth Replicating in North Korea
William Brown
May 6, 2016
September, 1961 was not a happy time in South Korea, and parallels to today's North Korea are uncanny.
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