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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.
More Evidence of Russia’s Stronger Relationship with North Korea
Terrence Matsuo
December 1, 2023
Washington and Seoul must carefully watch how this partnership evolves, and prepare for an even less inhibited North Korea.
The Kim-Putin Summit’s Impact on the Korean Peninsula
Terrence Matsuo
October 4, 2023
The US and South Korea have raised concerns over the growing confluence of Russia and North Korea in the wake of the Kim-Putin summit.
Putin Seeks North Korean Arms for Russia’s War Against Ukraine, Threatens UN Sanctions against Pyongyang’s Nuclear Weapons
Robert King
September 27, 2023
For the first time in over four years, Kim Jong-un traveled outside North Korea for an in-person meeting with Vladimir Putin.
Japan–South Korea–US relations thawed, but not warm enough
Daniel Sneider
September 7, 2023
The August 18, 2023 summit at Camp David was rightly hailed as a breakthrough moment for Japan, South Korea, and the United States.
The Future of the Indo-Pacific as Envisioned at Camp David: A Korean Perspective
Hanbyeol Sohn
September 6, 2023
The “Spirit of Camp David” pledged that the three countries would make the Indo-Pacific “thriving, connected, resilient, stable, and secure.”
Camp David and the New Normal of U.S.-Japan-Korea Trilateralism
Terrence Matsuo
September 5, 2023
Although the vision outlined at Camp David has potential to advance U.S.-Japan-Korea objectives, there remain obstacles to its success.
U.S. Moves to Lock in Gains at Camp David Trilateral Summit
Daniel Sneider
August 15, 2023
When the leaders of Japan and Korea join Biden at Camp David on August 18, it will cap a year of remarkable progress in improving relations.
Yoon Advances Diplomatic Goals at the G7 Summit
Terrence Matsuo
June 9, 2023
At the recent G7, Yoon Suk Yeol made progress in realizing his foreign policy vision of Korea as the “global pivotal state.”