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Korea, North

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In October 2006, Kim Jong-il’s North Korea again seized international attention. With its claimed underground nuclear test, Pyongyang upped the ante in its confrontation with the United States and the…

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Region: Asia

December 25, 2006

      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…

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Region: Asia

September 2, 2014

    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…

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Region: Asia
Topic: Human Rights

August 8, 2014

  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…

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Region: Asia

June 20, 2014

    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…

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Region: Asia

October 4, 2013

By Yonho Kim  South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s speech on Korea’s 73rd Liberation Day revealed his strategic approach to resuscitating the stalled denuclearization negotiations between the United States and North Korea. By saying that “advancement in inter-Korean relations is the driving force behind denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula,” Moon signaled Seoul’s determination to start to…

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Region: Asia

September 7, 2018

By Olga Krasnyak  Science diplomacy doesn’t seem to be a recognized tool of South Korea’s foreign policy yet. In the meantime, there is an urgent need to reinforce Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) to assist or even take the diplomatic lead in some scientific projects tackled by Korean scientific institutions. On August 29th, a…

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Region: Asia

September 6, 2018

by Phil Eskeland Earlier today, the Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau revealed the latest set of monthly trade statistics.  The September release of July trade figures gives an opportunity for a mid-year review on trends not only in goods, but also in services trade with all nations of the world, including South…

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Region: Asia

September 5, 2018

By Troy Stangarone The United States and Mexico recently announced that they have reached a preliminary agreement on updating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). While Canada still needs to conclude talks on the revised NAFTA, the initial agreement announced includes proposed changes to automobile trade in North America that have implications for Hyundai…

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August 30, 2018