Japanese Media: Why Did the Hanoi Summit Fail and What Comes Next?
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…
Why Did the Hanoi Summit Fail and What Comes Next? The View from Russia
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…
Chinese Media: Why Did the Hanoi Summit Fail and What Comes Next?
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…
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…
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…
Salvaging the Sunshine Policy
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…
Doubling Down on the U.S.-South Korea Alliance: Olympics Diplomacy Did Not Breach Trust, but Trump- Moon Confidence Is in Jeopardy
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…
The Candlelight Mandate & Moon Jae-in’s Inter-Korean Dilemma
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…
South Korea’s Strategic Approach to China (or Lack of It)
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…
The U.S.-Japan-ROK Trilateral: Better at Deterrence than Diplomacy?
Once more, the United States, South Korea, and Japan have confronted a crisis with North Korea. The pattern is now well established. First, there is…