Mar 4, 2016

Spurring the Development of Venture Capital in Korea

By Randall Jones

Korea has made fostering a “creative economy” a top priority to sustain economic development and avoid the “low-growth trap.” The goal is to shift Korea’s...

Mar 4, 2016

Korea’s Economic Relations with the EU and the Korea-EU FTA

By Kang Yoo-duk

Since the late 1990s, Korea has sought a FTA with its trade partners, while the EU has been pivoting to Asia since the mid-2000s in...

Mar 4, 2016

130 years between Korea and Italy: Evaluation and Prospect

By Oh Tae Hyun

Last year was a special year for Korea and Italy as it marked the 130th anniversary of the Korean-Italian diplomatic relationship. Today, Korea and Italy...

Mar 4, 2016

130 Years of Diplomatic Relations between Korea and Italy

By Angelo Gioe

2014 marked the 130th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Italy and Korea. This paper provides a historical overview of the relations between the two countries...

Mar 4, 2016

130th Anniversary of Korea’s Economic Relations with Russia

By Jeong Yeo-cheon

The beginning of Korea-Russia economic relations go back 130 years, however, for most of the last century, the relationship between Korea and Russia has been...

Mar 4, 2016

The Costs of Korean Unification: Realistic Lessons from the German Case

By Rudiger Frank

German unification is often used as a preview on what is going to happen in Korea. Such a position is rejected in this article. Not...

Mar 4, 2016

President Park Geun-hye’s Unification Vision and Policy

By Jo Dongho

Achieving unification has been one of the most important national goals of all South Korean presidents. President Park is no exception, and clarifies that building...

Jun 16, 2014

Toward Further Convergence? Korea’s Current Economic Prospects and Policy Challenges

By Isabelle Mateos y Lago, Jack Joo K. Ree

The Korean economy has fared well despite the recent global market turmoil and is well positioned to benefit from the global recovery given its strong...

Jun 16, 2014

Korea’s Evolving Energy Strategy: A Different Shade of Green

By George Hutchinson

The health and strength of Korea’s manufacturing-intensive, export-led economy remains almost entirely dependent on access to energy imports; in particular, oil from the Middle East....

Jun 16, 2014

Korea’s Economic Relations with ASEAN and RCEP

By Chang Jae Lee, Hyo Kyung Bang

Over the past twenty years, economic relations between ASEAN and Korea have evolved quite rapidly. As a result, ASEAN has now become the second largest...

Jun 16, 2014

Forty Years of Korea-India Diplomatic Relations and Economic Cooperation

By Cho Choongjae

2013 marks the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea (ROK) and India. This relationship, based primarily on economic cooperation, has slowed...

Jun 16, 2014

The 40th Anniversary of Economic Relations Between Korea and Indonesia

By Kang Dae-Chang

Korea and Indonesia have developed an increasingly robust economic relationship over the past 40 years. Since the two states established diplomatic relationship in 1973, bilateral...