No Hugging, No Learning: Taking Stock of 2008
According to its writers, the hit 1990s television show Seinfeld was guided by the notion that, unlike other sitcoms, it was going to be a…
North Korean Questions in 2008: Taking Stock
North Korean questions can be examined from both traditional and nontraditional security perspectives. North Korea’s use of resources to maintain a large conventional military force…
Beyond Bilateral Approaches: Regionalizing Japan-Korea Tensions
Security relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea, like those of any other two closely entwined neighbors, glisten with the multiple facets of complexity….
Korea: The Next Asian Domino in Global Crisis
As the U.S. economic crisis was just getting off the ground, many analysts claimed Asia would be relatively immune to the impact because its economies…
The U.S.-Japan Alliance and the U.S.-ROK Alliance
Given the growing importance of East Asia to global stability and prosperity, sustaining the five U.S. treaty alliances in the region—Japan, the Republic of Korea,…
Can the United States and South Korea Sing without KORUS? The Economic and Strategic Effects of the KORUS FTA
On 30 June 2007, U.S. and South Korean trade officials signed the U.S.- Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA). The two countries reached the agreement…
Korea-U.S. Economic Relationship with or without an FTA: KORUS FTA as a Better Alternative to Manage the Bilateral Economic Relationship
On 1 April 2007 Korea and the United States finally completed their year-long negotiations to conclude the Korea- U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA), which…
Preparing for Future Threats and Regional Challenges: The ROK-U.S. Military Alliance in 2008-09
President Lee Myung-bak won a landslide victory in 2007. His popularity before the election was obvious, and it came as a surprise to almost no…
The Future of the Korea-Japan Strategic Relationship: A Case for Cautious Optimism
Korea and Japan are two key allies of the United States in East Asia. These two countries are “window models” of postwar democratization and economic…