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.
10 Issues to Watch for on Korean Peninsula in 2016
Troy Stangarone
January 12, 2016
In the aftermath of North Korea’s nuclear test, 2016 has already begun with a new crisis on the Korean peninsula.
A Look Back at the Korean Peninsula in 2015
Troy Stangarone
December 31, 2015
As we look back at the events that helped to shape the Korean peninsula in 2015, it is also an opportunity to review the events we highlighted on The Peninsula in our annual 10 Issues to Watch For on The Korean Peninsula in 2015 blog and the key events that we did not predict.
The Seoul G-20 Five Years On: Global Financial Safety Nets
Kyle Ferrier
November 24, 2015
By Kyle Ferrier This year's G-20 summit in Antalya, Turkey may best remembered for the inclusion of non-economic issues in response to the terror attacks in Paris and the migrant…
Five Issues Ban Ki-Moon Should Raise If He Goes to North Korea
Troy Stangarone
November 23, 2015
There are five issues that UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon should raise if he is able to visit North Korea.
U.S. Presidential Debates Enter Rhetorical Overdrive
Phil Eskeland
November 20, 2015
What clues can we detect in the U.S. presidential debates thus far about how the candidates view foreign policy, international trade, and, more specifically, relations with the Republic of Korea?
October 2015: Building from Family Reunions While Tensions Remain in Inter-Korean Relations
Nicholas Hamisevicz
November 3, 2015
With North Korea celebrating the anniversary of its Workers Party on October 10, there was also some initial concern that the event would be marked by a missile launch or nuclear test, which would damage the possibility of the family reunions scheduled for later in the month. No missile or nuclear test occurred, and both the parade for the anniversary and the family reunions took place.
Congress Wants to Up the Pressure on North Korean Human Rights Violators
Jenna Gibson
October 19, 2015
Earlier this month, three U.S. senators took on North Korea (DPRK) by introducing a broad sanctions bill aimed at addressing concerns about cyberwarfare and the North’s continued nuclear ambitions.
The Korean and American Presidents Should Discuss Work-Family Balance Issues
October 13, 2015
Earlier this year in state of the nation addresses, both presidents stressed the importance of enhancing the lives of middle class families and their centrality to revitalizing their national economies. The work-family balance is no longer a matter of individual life, but a national (even global) issue that governments and policymakers should pick up and do something about.
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