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TK: Ask a Korean

In this episode, Chad 0Carroll speaks with “TK” (”The Korean”), the man behind the must-read blog, “Ask a Korean”. TK has been running his blog for five years and it…

October 28, 2011

Scott Snyder: Council on Foreign Relations

In this episode, Korea Economic Institute’s Director of Communications Chad 0Carroll speaks with Scott Snyder of the Council on Foreign Relations. Having written a number of publications on U.S. relations…

October 21, 2011

Richard V. Allen, National Security Advisor to Reagan

In this episode of Korean Kontext, I have the opportunity to speak with Richard V. Allen, who, in the weeks preceding his official instatement as National Security Advisor to President-elect…

June 21, 2011

Sam Yoon: Boston Politics & Community Organizing

This episode features a conversation with Sam Yoon, Executive Director of the National Alliance of Community Economic Development Associations (NACEDA). Prior to his work with NACEDA, Sam served on the…

June 1, 2011

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Rethinking a Liberal International Order for Asia? The United States and the Impact of the Ukraine War

June 28, 2023

Jacques deLisle

Inter-Korean Reconciliation and the Role of the U.S.: Facilitator or Spoiler?

Although the Korean Peninsula has been divided for over 70 years, North and South have not been able to make lasting progress in terms of reconciliation. While there are multiple…

April 20, 2022

Gabriela Bernal

South Korea's Critical Moment in Digital Currency Policymaking: Between Regulating Cryptocurrencies and Launching a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)

Why is South Korea pilot-testing its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), and what made it shift from non-issuance to consideration? This paper investigates the Bank of Korea (BOK)’s CBDC-related developments…

March 3, 2022

June Park

Between a Rock and a Hard Place: How Should South Korea Manage its Relations with the United States and China?

This paper deals with one of the most critical issues in contemporary international relations: how China’s rise challenges foreign policies of U.S. allies, with a focus on the Republic of…

November 30, 2021

Zhiqun Zhu

Peninsula Blog

A Farewell Message from KEI President Jack Pritchard

By Jack Pritchard As I depart KEI after 6 ½ years as president, I want to acknowledge the great support and contributions my colleagues have made in enhancing the credibility and reputation of our small institute. As president I am often praised for the innovative work that KEI does and, while I appreciate the compliment,…

June 28, 2012

Korea to Halt Imports of Iranian Oil

By Troy Stangarone With sanctions by the United States and the European Union continuing to tighten on Iran, Korea has announced that it will halt imports of Iranian oil as of July 1. Korea’s decision makes it the first of Iran’s major export markets, and a key Asian consumer of Iranian oil, to fully cut…

June 26, 2012

Troy Stangarone

Prospects for North Korean Economic Reform and Unification, a KEI Q&A with Andrei Lankov - Part 1

KEI’s Chad 0'Carroll recently interviewed Dr. Andrei Lankov of Kookmin University on the prospects for economic reform in North Korea and reunification. Dr. Lankov is scholar of Asia and a specialist in North Korea. Part 1 of the interview focuses on the likelihood that the new regime in Pyongyang will undertake economic reforms. Part 2,…

June 20, 2012

Chad OCarroll

The Asymmetrical Challenges of North Korea’s Air Force

By Chad 0'Carroll As South Korea evaluates a range of advanced fighter jets in preparation for an October decision on upgrading part of its air force, North Korean air force commanders are likely getting increasingly worried about their capacity to defend the skies of the DPRK. Although Pyongyang has long possessed a much larger air…