Ploughshares into Swords: Economic Implications of South Korean Military Spending
South Korea is currently engaged, once again, in a large-scale, expensive modernization of its military that aims to provide the country with a more robust…
Trust Building through Institutions: European Lessons for Korean Unification
The U.S. National Intelligence Council report, Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World, published in 2008, predicts that Korean unification is likely by 2025 “if not…
Ethanol and Biodiesel: The Role of Brazil and South Korea in the Emerging Alternative Energy Market
Around the globe, government and private ventures in the ethanol and biodiesel industry are booming on the basis of their potential to replace fossil oil,…
Global Partnership Through Resource Diplomacy: Korea, the United States, and Central Asia
Globalization is a hallmark of the twenty first-century world. As transportation and telecommunications grow in both efficiency and level of performance and as the ambit…
Digital Populism in South Korea? Internet Culture and the Trouble with Direct Participation
The penetration of the Internet in Korean society is usually seen as a positive development, perhaps even a model for other countries; more efficient bureaucracy,…
The King from the East: DPRK-Syria-Iran Nuclear Nexus and Strategic Implications for Israel and the ROK
In the field of international security, few connections have been made between the Korean peninsula with the Middle East. Traditional regional studies literature focuses on…
Minimizing the Aftershocks of the Korea-U.S. FTA: How to Manage Disputes Arising from the Two Countries’ Discrepant Perspectives and Legal Systems
After the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) is approved by the legislatures of Korea and the United States, it will likely provide a turning…
Denuclearization of the DPRK – A Role for the United Nations?
The denuclearization of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) continues to be a source of considerable international concern. Yet, no coherent international framework has…
Korean Institutional Reform in Comparative Perspective
Korea is arguably the premier development success story of the last half century. Despite this success, there has been a nagging sense among many observers…
Reform Locally, Act Globally? Crisis Management Trends in Korea
The unique restriction of a one-time, five-year presidential term in the Republic of Korea (ROK) has often resulted in short-lived changes to the way the…