Korea, North

With Washington DC stuck in a snowstorm, please enjoy this episode of Korean Kontext originally published in 2012.   B.R. Myers is the author of “The Cleanest Race” and regular…

Every January, KEI publishes its predictions for the 10 issues to watch for on the Korean Peninsula in the coming year. Then, in December, we revisit our predictions to see…

North Korea watchers have been trying for years to understand the inner workings of the reclusive regime. With the country launching its 4th nuclear test this week, recognizing the structure and…

Since the death of Kim Il-sung in 1994 there have been numerous predictions that the collapse of the North Korean political system would be imminent, yet the Kim dynasty continues…

By Juni Kim During the State of the Union address on February 5, U.S. President Donald Trump formally announced that the second U.S.-North Korea summit would take place in Vietnam on February 27th and 28th. He remarked, “We continue our historic push for peace on the Korean Peninsula… Much work remains to be done, but…

By Phil Eskeland Last Friday, an appellate body with the World Trade Organization (WTO) authorized South Korea to levy $85 million in tariffs on U.S. products as compensation for the improper way the U.S. calculated higher import duties on Korean-made large residential washing machines. While the sanctioned indemnity is not as large as Korea initially…

By Haram Chung Critics have pointed to the Moon government’s income-led growth strategy, specifically the two-digit percentage increase in the minimum wage, as the source of the difficulties facing the country’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs). While the increase in minimum wage may have raised operational costs for small businesses, it is far from being…

By Sang Hyun Back Laws are intended to protect the rights of individuals and benefit the society, but South Korea’s defamation law falls short of these standards. According to Article 307 of South Korea’s Criminal Act, a person who publicly reveals facts that are damaging to another person is subject to punishment. Even if the…

Please join KEI for a discussion on North Korea’s potential incorporation of AI into its cyber arsenal.