Jul 29, 2019

The North Korean Economy and U.S. Policy: Stability Under “Maximum Pressure”

By Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein

North Korea has been under international sanctions for several years. It is only under U.S. President Donald Trump’s policy of “maximum pressure,” however, that China,...

Jul 29, 2019

Why Did the Hanoi Summit Fail and What Comes Next? Coverage in Four Countries

By Gilbert Rozman

The summit on February 27-28 in Hanoi between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un ended on a sour note, casting doubt on the one-year old diplomatic...

Jul 29, 2019

South Korean Print Media on Why the Hanoi Summit Failed and What Comes Next

By Kimberly Kim

Since the first historic summit meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un last June in Singapore yielded a two-page joint...

Jul 29, 2019

Japanese Media: Why Did the Hanoi Summit Fail and What Comes Next?

By Gilbert Rozman

Japanese coverage of the diplomacy between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un as well as the broader spectrum of international relations over North Korea has been...

Jul 29, 2019

Why Did the Hanoi Summit Fail and What Comes Next? The View from Russia

By Artyom Lukin

This chapter provides an overview of Russian expert commentary found in Russia’s media during the run-up to the Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi and in its...

Jul 29, 2019

Chinese Media: Why Did the Hanoi Summit Fail and What Comes Next?

By Danielle Cohen

Chinese media sources reflect a widespread propensity in 2019 to reassure the United States while not compromising vital national interests on the Korean Peninsula. They...

Aug 13, 2018

Full Book | Joint U.S.-Korea Academic Studies 2018

Preface At the Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI), we foster connections to advance United States-Republic of Korea ties. Through bringing together people with an...

Aug 13, 2018

South Korea’s Diplomatic Options Under Moon

During his first year as president, Moon Jae-in faced a challenging strategic environment and divergent advice on how to manage it. He could cater to...

Aug 13, 2018

Salvaging the Sunshine Policy

By David Straub

Shortly before his election as South Korea’s president in May 2017, candidate Moon Jaein issued his most detailed North Korea policy statement. As president, he...

Aug 13, 2018

Doubling Down on the U.S.-South Korea Alliance: Olympics Diplomacy Did Not Breach Trust, but Trump- Moon Confidence Is in Jeopardy

By Leif-Eric Easley

The U.S.-ROK alliance faced a quickening pace of North Korean provocations in 2016-17, with Pyongyang violating UN Security Council resolutions dozens of times. Those violations...

Aug 13, 2018

The Candlelight Mandate & Moon Jae-in’s Inter-Korean Dilemma

By John Delury

The question of the proper relationship between domestic sentiment and foreign policy is a vexed one. Historically, statesmen and strategists have tended to distrust or...

Aug 13, 2018

South Korea’s Strategic Approach to China (or Lack of It)

By Chung Jae Ho

Pertinent literature abounds on how East Asian states have struggled to position themselves vis-à-vis a rising China over the past two decades. Due to its...