Introduction | Economic Relations Between North Korea and its Neighbors
Most analysis of the extended nuclear crisis that first broke in 2002 has focused, quite legitimately, on the realm of high politics: the diplomatic and…
China-North Korea Trade in 2015: The Beginning of a Downturn
China-North Korea trade accounts for the majority of North Korea’s international trade and is considered significant for the economic development and social stability of North…
The Void in North Korea’s Economic Relationship with Japan: Is Kim Wasting His Abductions Card?
Much is made in Western circles of North Korea’s economic dependence on China amid questions of whether and how much leverage this gives Beijing. In…
Russia-North Korea Economic Relations
Russia shares a border with the Korean Peninsula, and its declared interest is to maintain peace and stability in the region. During Soviet times, its…
South Korea’s Economic Engagement toward North Korea
On February 10, 2016, the South Korean government announced the closure of the Gaeseong Industrial Complex, a symbol of its engagement policy and inter-Korean rapprochement….
Introduction | Shaping the Future of Economic Architecture in East Asia
Lately, many questions have been raised about how new currents are reshaping the economic architecture in East Asia, ranging from the Russian Far East to…
Shaping the Future of East Asian Economic Architecture: Views from ASEAN
The world has witnessed significant changes in its economic and strategic landscape since the Cold War era. In today’s multipolar system, states have a variety…
China’s Visions of Future East Asian Economic Integration
East Asia has been the fastest growing area in the world in recent decades. Starting with Japan in the 1950s, East Asian countries have consecutively…
Why is East Asian Economic Integration Important to the United States?
East Asian economic integration has rapidly advanced through several mechanisms: the economic dialogue in APEC and ASEAN+3, financial cooperation via the Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralization…
Joint U.S.-Korea Academic Studies 2015
This is the full PDF of the 2015 edition of Joint U.S.-Korea Academic Studies. Please click here to download the individual chapters included in this…