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Publication

The King from the East: DPRK-Syria-Iran Nuclear Nexus and Strategic Implications for Israel and the ROK

In the field of international security, few connections have been made between the Korean peninsula with the Middle East. Traditional regional studies literature focuses on Korean issues within the Asia…

October 25, 2008

Christina Y. Lin

Denuclearization of the DPRK - A Role for the United Nations?

The denuclearization of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) continues to be a source of considerable international concern. Yet, no coherent international framework has emerged to deal with this…

July 25, 2008

Anne Wu

The Economic Future of North Korea: Will the Market Rule?

More than two decades ago, when the USSR still existed and the concept of the world socialist system presumed that all socialist countries were developing as one, I argued (still…

December 25, 2007

Georgy Toloraya

Disaster Management and Institutional Change in the DPRK: Trends in the Songun Era

One cannot enter the same river twice. Every time one looks at North Korea, on the surface it appears boringly the same. Its life ﬂ ows in the same predictable…

September 25, 2007

Alexandre Y. Mansourov

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Podcasts

Myanmar Between the Two Koreas

Over the last 50 years, Myanmar has oscillated between periods of friendship with South Korea and partnership with North Korea. As Myanmar opens to the international community, however, investment and…

June 3, 2016

Reform or Status Quo? An Analysis of North Korea’s Party Congress

Last week, North Korea launched its Seventh Worker's Party Congress, a major meeting of regime leaders that has not been convened in 36 years. Although analysts had high expectations for…

May 10, 2016

A Russian Perspective on Northeast Asia

In this episode, we take a step back from the Korean Peninsula and take a look at Northeast Asia from the perspective of one of its neighbors – Russia. In…

May 9, 2016

A Look at the North Korean Economy with Dr. Stephan Haggard

This week our guest is noted scholar and North Korea watcher Dr. Stephan Haggard. Dr. Haggard is a Professor of Korea-Pacific Studies and director of the Korea-Pacific Program at the…

April 8, 2016

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Peninsula Blog

T-ara, Titanic, and Taeyeon: Pop Culture and North Korea

By Lilka Marino Recent tensions along the Demilitarized Zone have been notable for one reason: North Korea launched rockets at loudspeakers that broadcasted an array of propaganda from regional and international news, weather reports, and economic updates from both sides of the border. Curiously enough, the program also included certain K-pop songs chosen for their…

September 24, 2015

Lilka Marino

Should the Proposed New Cyber Norms Address North Korea?

By Troy Stangarone Recent news reports have indicated that the United States and China hope to announce an initial code of conduct governing the use of cyber weapons in advance of President Xi Jinping’s summit meeting with President Barack Obama, while President Xi in Seattle stated that he was willing to work with the United…

September 23, 2015

Troy Stangarone

What Would a Fed Rate Rise Mean for South Korea?

By Kyle Ferrier Last Friday the Bank of Korea (BOK) Monetary Policy Board held interest rates at 1.5% to top off a busy month that saw a decline in exports and a fluctuating won. The BOK decision to uphold its benchmark interest rate – the seven day repurchase rate – at record low levels is…

September 16, 2015

Kyle Ferrier

Korea’s Economy and the China’s Economic Slowdown

By Troy Stangarone On September 1 new trade figures for the month of August indicated that South Korea’s exports had dropped 14.7% year-on-year continuing a trend since January that has seen year-on-year monthly declines. Exports play significant role in the South Korean economy and have a value that is roughly half of South Korea’s GDP.…