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…
A Cultural and Philosophical Perspective on Korea’s Education Reform: A Critical Way to Maintain Korea’s Economic Momentum
During the past several decades numerous discussions about the problems of education in South Korea have been advanced by government officials, education experts, teachers, students,…
Implications of Liberalizing Korea-U.S. Trade in the Automobile Sector: Potential Impact of the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement
The automobile industry is a dynamic and significant sec-tor in most of the major economies in the world. It is closely related to various other…
The Economic Future of North Korea: Will the Market Rule?
More than two decades ago, when the USSR still existed and the concept of the world socialist system presumed that all socialist countries were developing…
Disaster Management and Institutional Change in the DPRK: Trends in the Songun Era
One cannot enter the same river twice. Every time one looks at North Korea, on the surface it appears boringly the same. Its life fl…
Military-First Politics (Songun): Understanding Kim Jong-il’s North Korea
As one might say that, without a proper understanding of juche, Kim Il-sung’s North Korea cannot be comprehended, one might also say that a proper…
Brushes with the Law: North Korea and the Rule of Law
Brushes with the law experienced by Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) include its behavior with respect to its own laws, international contracts, international dispute…
North Korea and the China Model: The Switch from Hostility to Acquiescence
The global community has plainly noticed the critical role played by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in inducing change in North Korea’s diplomatic behavior,…
North Korea and Contending South Korean Identities: Analysis of the South Korean Media; Policy Implications for the United States
After North Korea’s nuclear test on 9 October 2006, the fate of South Korea’s engagement policy with North Korea seemed to hang in the balance….
The Korean Pivot: Challenges and Opportunitites from Evolving Chinese-Russian and U.S.-Japanese Security Ties
This paper provides an analytical assessment of the implications for North and South Korea of recent changes in the Chinese-Russian and U.S.-Japanese security relationships.The evolution…