Developing an International Financial Center to Modernize the Korean Service Sector
Along with the revolution in the information technology (IT) industry, the world economy has also witnessed a spectacular rise of the financial industry in recent…
South Korea – India Relations: Missed Opportunity in an Emerging Relationship?
In the last year, South Korea and India have upgraded their relationship to a “strategic partnership,” but some of the strategic parts are missing.
Opportunity and Risk-Mitigation in Africa
Following several lost decades of stagnant growth and bad governance after independence in the 1960s, African countries are now resurgent. Whether one looks at gross…
“Koreafrica”: An Ideal Partnership for Synergy?
Africa, composed of 54 countries, occupies 20.4percent (30,221,532 square kilometers) of the totalland on earth. It is a huge continent with a populationof approximately one…
Flexibility Needed for Six Party Success
After nearly three years of interruption, a flurry of recent diplomatic activity has suggested that significant efforts are being made to restart the Six Party Talks. But do meetings and recent State visits give cause for optimism on a swift resumption?
A New Type of Korean Leadership in the Midst of Continued U.S. Preeminence
While thanking Congress for the ratification of the KORUS FTA, President Lee discussed Korea’s growing role on the world stage.
Important Issues in Asia’s Future Connect South Korea and India
Beyond the U.S.-Korea alliance, Korea’s emerging relationship with India is also an important aspect in the development of Asia in the 21st century.
Seeing What I Could See in North Korea
In late August,, KEI’s Nicholas Hamisevicz joined a tourist group led by the Young Pioneer Tours company on a one week trip to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (or North Korea).
Five Considerations for a Gas Pipeline Through North Korea
After more than a year of heightened tensions over the sinking of the Cheonan and the shelling of Yeonpyeong Island a proposed gas pipeline from Russia to South Korea through North Korea is potentially changing the factors on the ground.
Two Koreas and the Growing China Factor: Opportunity for a New Model?
While the future of inter-Korean cooperation projects remains clouded, China continues to pursue joint projects in Rason and Sinuiju.