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A Revolutionary State: North Korea's Support of Non-State Actors, Past Policies and Future Issues

Forged in the blood and strife of the anti-Japanese struggle during the colonial era, the North Korean revolution, with Kim Il-sung at its core, was built on the ethos of…

October 3, 2017

North Korea Policy: Recommendations For The Trump Administration

Among the most important issues that will confront the new Trump administration is how to deal with North Korea. Before Mr. Trump leaves office, North Korea may achieve the capability…

December 5, 2016

Authoritarian Regimes and Economic Sanction Effectiveness: The Case of North Korea

North Korea has been under several rounds of economic sanctions since the beginning of the Korean War in 1950. Economic coercion, however, has had no major effect on the Kim…

June 21, 2016

The Costs of Korean Unification: Realistic Lessons from the German Case

German unification is often used as a preview on what is going to happen in Korea. Such a position is rejected in this article. Not only have the costs of…

March 4, 2016

Podcasts

The Humanitarian Situation in North Korea

Since the famine of the 1990s, North Korea has continued to face periods of chronic food shortages. However, the humanitarian needs of the people in North Korea…

September 2, 2014

Overhauling a Nation: A Discussion on Economic Reforms in North Korea

North Korea has engaged in various forms of economic reforms and marketization attempts such as establishing Special Economic Zones and obtaining Foreign Direct Investment. Yet, many of North…

August 8, 2014

China-North Korea Relations: The Border Region, SEZs, and the Purge of Jang Song-taek

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Adam Cathcart of the University of Leeds and of Sino-NK about China-North Korea relations. Dr. Cathcart has just written an Academic Paper Series report…

June 20, 2014

A Frank Discussion on the Challenges for Economic Reform in North Korea

In the mid-1990s, North Korea experienced a famine that by some estimates wiped out 10 percent of the population. Though many at the time thought the regime would…

October 4, 2013

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By Stephan Haggard and Liuya Zhang As 2020 gets underway, it is hard to avoid the obvious: diplomacy surrounding the Korean peninsula is stuck. The core question that divides the parties is—as it has long been—a tactical one. Are North Korea and the United States willing to trade incremental moves on the nuclear issue for…

January 28, 2020

Stephan Haggard

An Adversarial Media? Or Bad Public Policy?

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 President Moon Jae-in placed emphasis on stabilizing the…

January 24, 2020

Korea View

Are Parliamentary Procedures to Blame?

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 Last year, the National Assembly failed to pass several crucial…

January 16, 2020

Korea View

Lessons Learned: Kim Jong-un and the U.S.-Iran Confrontation

By Robert R. King In the last few days the United States and Iran faced off in their most recent and one of their most dangerous confrontations. North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un was no doubt watching more intently and more anxiously than most other world leaders. It is hard to believe that Chairman Kim has…