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.
Native Korean Religions: The Old and the New
Juni Kim
October 8, 2015
Although hardly a new phenomenon, a number of native religious movements both large and small have attracted scores of devout Korean followers, intermingled with political causes, and in some cases have notoriously landed in news headlines.
Insights from German Unification: Dealing with Political Prisoners after Unification
Troy Stangarone
October 5, 2015
During East Germany’s 41 years of the existence there were some 250,000 political prisoners.
Insights from German Unification: The Social Challenges of Unification
Troy Stangarone
October 2, 2015
One of the most difficult internal challenges Korea will face after unification is integrating the North Korean population into South Korean society.
Insights from German Unification: Integrating the Bureaucracy and the Military
Troy Stangarone
October 1, 2015
While it is natural for there to be a desire for justice after a regime such as North Korea’s collapses, practical matters often intervene.
Insights from German Unification: Political Integration on the Korean Peninsula
Troy Stangarone
September 30, 2015
In the first and only free elections in the German Democratic Republic’s history East Germans, voted for political parties that ran on a platform of unification.
Insights from German Unification: Unification will Come Before Integration to Korea
Troy Stangarone
September 29, 2015
Looking at Germany today, one key takeaway from its experience is that unification will come quickly, but the integration of the two economies and societies will be a multi-generational process.
T-ara, Titanic, and Taeyeon: Pop Culture and North Korea
Lilka Marino
September 24, 2015
A young defector summed the allure of pop culture to North Koreans best: "No matter how many people die, the sensational popularity doesn't die...that is the power of culture."
A History of Islam in Korea
Lilka Marino
September 21, 2015
While only 0.3 percent of Korean residents describe themselves as Muslim, Islam has left an indelible mark in Korean history.
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