The Trump Administration, U.S.-Korean Economic Relations, and Asian Regionalism
This analysis written “in medias res” (in the midst of things) covers trade policy under President Donald Trump. The basic outline was prefigured during the…
A U.S. Perspective on Bilateral Economic Relations
The past several years have been an era of relative calm in U.S.-South Korean trade and economic relations. The Trump administration, however, has signaled two…
Intro | The Impact of Sanctions on North Korea
How sanctions are impacting North Korea is of utmost significance as leaders debate either tightening the sanctions or shifting to another approach for dealing with…
A Chinese Perspective on the Impact of Sanctions
Since the Korean War, North Korea (the DPRK) has endured sanctions imposed by the United States and other western countries, but the sanctions began to…
A Russian Perspective on the Impact of Sanctions
The situation on the Korean Peninsula is moving in a dangerous direction. In order to affect the behavior of the North Korean regime and change…
A South Korean Perspective on the Impact of Sanctions
There is no way to hurt the regime of the DPRK without hurting its people; and there is no way to support the people of…
A U.S. Perspective on the Impact of Sanctions
Despite a crowded news agenda, North Korea has managed to draw the attention of both political leaders and the public at large. Missile tests, an…
Joint U.S.-Korea Academic Studies 2016 – Full Publication
This is the full PDF of the 2016 edition of Joint U.S.-Korea Academic Studies. Please click here to download the individual chapters included in this…
Introduction | Deciphering China’s Security Intentions in Northeast Asia
Countries active in Northeast Asia differ in how they interpret China’s intentions in regard to security. Does China seek regional domination? Is it defensively resisting…
Dynamic Dilemmas: China’s Evolving Northeast Asia Security Strategy
What are Chinese strategic intentions in Northeast Asia, and how have they evolved in recent years? Scholarly and policy research largely focuses on how domestic…