Korea: The Next Asian Domino in Global Crisis
As the U.S. economic crisis was just getting off the ground, many analysts claimed Asia would be relatively immune to the impact because its economies…
The U.S.-Japan Alliance and the U.S.-ROK Alliance
Given the growing importance of East Asia to global stability and prosperity, sustaining the five U.S. treaty alliances in the region—Japan, the Republic of Korea,…
Can the United States and South Korea Sing without KORUS? The Economic and Strategic Effects of the KORUS FTA
On 30 June 2007, U.S. and South Korean trade officials signed the U.S.- Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA). The two countries reached the agreement…
Korea-U.S. Economic Relationship with or without an FTA: KORUS FTA as a Better Alternative to Manage the Bilateral Economic Relationship
On 1 April 2007 Korea and the United States finally completed their year-long negotiations to conclude the Korea- U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA), which…
Preparing for Future Threats and Regional Challenges: The ROK-U.S. Military Alliance in 2008-09
President Lee Myung-bak won a landslide victory in 2007. His popularity before the election was obvious, and it came as a surprise to almost no…
The Future of the Korea-Japan Strategic Relationship: A Case for Cautious Optimism
Korea and Japan are two key allies of the United States in East Asia. These two countries are “window models” of postwar democratization and economic…
Guests of the Dear Leaer: Shin Sang-Ok, Choi Eun-Hee, and North Korea’s Cultural Crisis
On 19 October 1983 in Kim Jong-il’s office at the Central Party Building in Pyongyang, a private conversation took place between Kim and two South…
Lessons from the North Korean Nuclear Issue
The world can only hope the recent U.S.-North Korean bilateral discussions will revive the six-power talks and lead to Pyongyang’s renunciation of its nuclear weapons…
Issues In U.S.-ROK Economic Relations
This paper builds on Kiyota and Stern (2007), in which we analyzed the economic effects of a U.S.-Korea free trade agreement (KORUSFTA). In Section II,…
Strategic Abandonment: Alliance Relations in Northeast Asia in the Post-Iraq Era
The security alliance between the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) is the foundation for the architecture of strategic stability in Northeast Asia…