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Publication

Russia and the Koreas: Past Policies and Future Possibilities

Geography alone would give Russia a prominent role in the Korean peninsula. The Russian Federation currently shares a recently demarcated 17-kilometer common border along the Tumen River with the Democratic…

February 25, 2010

Richard Weitz

Exchange Rate Arrangements of Transitional Economies and their Implications for the Two Koreas

The purpose of this research is to identify an exchange rate regime that would be suitable for North Korea to achieve its goal of economic reform. To do so, we…

January 25, 2010

Jin-Gil Jeong, Sandip Mukherji, Youngho Lee

Maintaining a Rogue Regime: Kim Jong-il and the North Korean Succession Process

In Northeast Asia and the United States during the later months of 2008 a great deal of attention was paid to the health of Kim Jong-il. Rumors of a stroke,…

July 29, 2009

Bruce Bechtol

Academic Science Engagement with North Korea

Science diplomacy refers to international scientiﬁ c cooperation aimed simultaneously at advancing scientiﬁ c knowledge and improving and strengthening broader relations between participating countries and groups. Science diplomacy has proved…

April 25, 2009

Hyunjin Seo, Stuart Thorson

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Podcasts

The Great Successor: Anna Fifield

When Kim Jong-il died in 2011, the world held its breath as North Korea entered uncharted waters. No other communist dictatorship in the last century – for that matter no…

Topic: Inter-Korean

July 5, 2019

At Best Unique, At Worst Delusional - North Korea’s Special Economic Zones: Theo Clement

The North Korean economy is changing – we know this because of widely reported growth of private markets since the famine of 1990s. But black markets and illicit activities are…

June 14, 2019

North Korea's Illicit Trade Winds: Hugh Griffith

North Korea’s ambassador to the United Nations Kim Song demanded that the United States release a North Korean vessel that is currently held by authorities in American Samoa, warning that…

May 24, 2019

Why North Korea Won't Budge: Ken Gause

It’s been nearly one year since the Singapore Summit between President Trump and Kim Jong-un and the two countries are at an impasse. North Korea signals no intention of giving…

May 17, 2019

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Peninsula Blog

The Hungry Child in North Korea

By Karin Lee, NCNK In December 2010, North Korea began asking multiple countries for food aid. Its request to the U.S. came in early 2011, but it wasn't until December 2011 that a deal seemed close, with the U.S. prepared to provide 240,000 metric tons (MTs) of assistance. Kim Jong Il died soon after this…

February 1, 2012

As Burma Evolves, Questions About Its Future With Korea

By Ben Hancock It’s still unclear whether the rapid political shift underway in Burma can carry its momentum. Even the matter of what is truly driving its evolution seems to be guesswork at this point; and as the NYT’s Edward Wong reminds us, there is the minor matter of a seething rebellion in the Kachin…

January 31, 2012

Women Leading Korea

By Sarah K. Yun For the first time in Korean politics, two women are leading the ruling and opposition parties. Two other women became the chairpersons for the most liberal party in Korea. In January 2012, Korea was accepted to chair the United Nations Women, which promotes gender equality and empowerment of women. Also recently,…

January 30, 2012

Sarah Yun

5 Questions with Daniel Dae Kim

At Korean American Day on January 13, the Korea Economic Institute had the opportunity of catching up with legendary actor Daniel Dae Kim for a conversation about his career, interests, and life as a Korean-American. The conversation was originally recorded as a podcast (which you can download from our Korean Kontext podcast page) , but…