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Publication

South Korea's Critical Moment in Digital Currency Policymaking: Between Regulating Cryptocurrencies and Launching a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)

Why is South Korea pilot-testing its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), and what made it shift from non-issuance to consideration? This paper investigates the Bank of Korea (BOK)’s CBDC-related developments…

March 3, 2022

June Park

Between a Rock and a Hard Place: How Should South Korea Manage its Relations with the United States and China?

This paper deals with one of the most critical issues in contemporary international relations: how China’s rise challenges foreign policies of U.S. allies, with a focus on the Republic of…

November 30, 2021

Zhiqun Zhu

Building on the Middle: Diversifying South Korea’s Foreign Policy Narrative and Economic Ties

The rivalry between the United States and China is affecting countries in its midst. This particularly applies to South Korea. The country is a strong economic player with a successful…

November 4, 2021

Carolin Wefer

Takeaways From a Time of Increased Friction: South Korea-Japan Security Cooperation From 2015 to Present

South Korea and Japan share common challenges and liberal democratic values but have been unable to build a close security relationship, due mainly to their political differences. This paper examines…

September 22, 2021

Naoko Aoki

Podcasts

A Look at the Peninsula from the Next Generation of Korea Scholars

With the goal of supporting the next generation of scholars interested in Korea and Northeast Asia, the U.S.-Korea Next Gen Scholars Program brings together young professionals from various backgrounds to…

Topic: Human Rights

September 23, 2016

The Battle over THAAD

In early July, the United States and South Korea announced that they had come to an agreement to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system near the city…

August 5, 2016

Combatting Yellow Dust and Air Pollution

Anyone who has spent time in Korea knows the term Yellow Dust. Sand from Mongolia sweeps across China, picking up pollutants and carrying them across borders. Every spring, Koreans bring…

Topic: Security

May 29, 2016

Deciphering China’s Security Intentions: A Japanese Perspective

This week, we delve into how Japan views the security threat from China, and how these perceptions shape Japanese policy. For this, we turn to security expert Dr. Narushige Michishita.…

May 20, 2016

Peninsula Blog

Koreans Vote for Continuity with the Ruling Party

This briefing comes from Korea View, a weekly newsletter published by the Korea Economic Institute. Korea View aims to cover developments that reveal trends on the Korean Peninsula but receive little attention in the United States. If you would like to sign up, please find the online form here. What Happened On April 15, South Korea held its 20th National Assembly…

April 24, 2020

Korea View

United Nations Questions North and South Korea on Forced Return of Fishermen to the North

By Robert R. King On November 7, 2019, the South Korean government delivered two North Korean fishermen to North Korean officials at the Demilitarized Zone at Panmunjom. The two were part of a crew involved in illegal squid fishing in South Korean territorial waters, and they were detained after a two-day pursuit and the firing of warning…