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On July 4, the Labour Party secured a landslide victory in the United Kingdom’s general elections. The results were hardly a surprise as Sir Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, was long favored to win. The Labour Party will be returning to Downing Street after 14 years of Conservative rule. As such, we can…

The British government announced that the United Kingdom’s approach toward the Indo-Pacific region, termed the Indo-Pacific Tilt, has been successfully completed and that the next stage will involve increasing engagements within the region. This provides an opportune moment for South Korea to expand its bilateral relationship with the United Kingdom by increasing cooperation in minilateral…

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 Trump released a memorandum calling for South Korea to…

By Robert R. King On August 19, the U.S. State Department announced that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo extended the restriction on travel by U.S. citizens to North Korea for another year.  This continues the travel ban through September 1, 2020.  The prohibition on using a U.S. passport to travel to North Korea was initially…