Sep 25, 2010

North Korea, Libya, and Iran: Economic Sanctions and Nuclear Proliferation

By Randall Newnham

On 19 December 2003, the leader of Libya, Col. Muammar El-Qaddafi, shocked the world by abruptly stating that his country was renouncing its attempts to...

Aug 25, 2010

The Republic of Korea and the Middle East: Economics, Diplomacy, and Security

By Alon Levkowitz

South Korean–Middle Eastern relations have been neglected in the literature throughout the years, mainly owing to the focus on Korea’s relations with the United States...

Jun 15, 2010

Torn Between the Two Trade Giants: U.S.-China Trade Disputes and Korea

By Jaemin Lee

An old Korean proverb says that when two whales fight it is the shrimps whose backs are crushed. Maybe that proverb best describes Korea’s situation...

Apr 25, 2010

Cosponsorship of North Korea Bills in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1993-2009

By Jungkun Seo

This paper proceeds as follows. First, I offer a brief overview of how the end of the Cold War changed U.S. foreign-policy-making processes, emphasizing new...

Mar 25, 2010

The Domestic and International Politics of Spent Nuclear Fuel in South Korea: Are We Approaching Meltdown?

By Lawrence Scheinman, Miles A. Pomper, Park Seong-won

The Domestic and International Politics of Spent Nuclear Fuel in South Korea: Are We Approaching Meltdown?

Feb 25, 2010

Russia and the Koreas: Past Policies and Future Possibilities

By Richard Weitz

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...

Jan 25, 2010

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

By Jin-Gil Jeong, Sandip Mukherji, Youngho Lee

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...

Nov 25, 2009

The Bank of Korea in Historical and Comparative Perspective

By Thomas F. Cargill

This paper reviews and evaluates the development of Bank of Korea policy in historical and comparative perspective. The historical perspective focuses on the most recent...

Aug 25, 2009

Repositioning the Korea Brand to a Global Audience: Challenges, Pitfalls, and Current Strategy

By Keith Dinnie

During the past decade there has been growing academic interest in the field of nation branding. It is increasingly common for governments to adopt the...

Jul 29, 2009

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

By Bruce Bechtol

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...

Jul 25, 2009

Broadcasting Deregulation in South Korea

By Ki-sung Kwak

This paper examines the way in which new media technologies have compelled policymakers to adapt regulatory frameworks and to restructure television broadcasting in order to...

May 25, 2009

Global Financial Crisis and Systemic Risks in the Korean Banking Sector

By Myung-koo Kang

Financial crises are more common than people usually expect. In fact, 139 financial crises from 1973 to 1997 have been identified by Eichengreen and Bordo,...