Full Book | Joint U.S.-Korea Academic Studies 2018
Preface At the Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI), we foster connections to advance United States-Republic of Korea ties. Through bringing together people with an…
South Korea’s Diplomatic Options Under Moon
During his first year as president, Moon Jae-in faced a challenging strategic environment and divergent advice on how to manage it. He could cater to…
Salvaging the Sunshine Policy
Shortly before his election as South Korea’s president in May 2017, candidate Moon Jaein issued his most detailed North Korea policy statement. As president, he…
Doubling Down on the U.S.-South Korea Alliance: Olympics Diplomacy Did Not Breach Trust, but Trump- Moon Confidence Is in Jeopardy
The U.S.-ROK alliance faced a quickening pace of North Korean provocations in 2016-17, with Pyongyang violating UN Security Council resolutions dozens of times. Those violations…
The Candlelight Mandate & Moon Jae-in’s Inter-Korean Dilemma
The question of the proper relationship between domestic sentiment and foreign policy is a vexed one. Historically, statesmen and strategists have tended to distrust or…
South Korea’s Strategic Approach to China (or Lack of It)
Pertinent literature abounds on how East Asian states have struggled to position themselves vis-à-vis a rising China over the past two decades. Due to its…
The U.S.-Japan-ROK Trilateral: Better at Deterrence than Diplomacy?
Once more, the United States, South Korea, and Japan have confronted a crisis with North Korea. The pattern is now well established. First, there is…
Chinese Views of Korean History
The way Chinese officials and writers view the history of Korea—from ancient times to the post- Cold War developments in South Korea—matters for at least…
Chinese Views of Korean History to the Late 19th Century
In the tradition of imperial China and communism, Chinese publications see history as a morality tale. In the case of Korean history to the late…
Chinese Views of Korean History in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
In July 2014, Ambassador Qiu Guohong in preparation for Xi Jinping’s visit to Seoul stated that the “relationship between South Korea and China couldn’t be…