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…
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?
Is K-Beauty the Next Hallyu Superstar?
Jenna Gibson
November 19, 2015
Amid plunging exports, Korean cosmetics brands are defying the odds.
The Seoul G-20 Five Years On: Development
Kyle Ferrier
November 18, 2015
Five years have passed since South Korea served as the G-20 host in 2010, yet contributions from its presidency of the multilateral economic forum are crucial to this year’s talks.
Crisis Averted – For Now
Phil Eskeland
October 31, 2015
This was a very interesting week in Washington – three seminal events happened (no, the visit of Prince Harry doesn’t count) that were linked in some fashion to the surprise resignation of House Speaker John Boehner announced last month.
How a Northeast Asian Development Bank Could Succeed
Kyle Ferrier
October 9, 2015
Still in the nascent stage of planning, a Northeast Asia Development Bank would serve as a multilateral development bank (MDB) to attract investment in Northeast Asia, specifically intending to incentivize the DPRK to denuclearize through access to external capital for development.
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