Drought in North Korea — What Should Be the Response?
Just a few days ago, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) issued a report that North Korea is facing its worst drought in 16 years.
Deepening South Korea’s Relations with the Middle East
The active relationship between South Korea and the Middle East Area is relatively young.
Samsung’s Troubles Demonstrates How Different North and South Korea Really Are
North Korea and South Korea are different, but sometimes it takes a crisis in each country to draw those differences out.
South Korea’s Overseas Peacekeeping Activities – Part II: The Implications for South Korea
With support from both the South Korean public and policy makers, South Korean soldiers deployed overseas will continue to represent South Korea and promote universal values for the world peace and prosperity.
Unfriending North Korea…With South Korea’s Help
On June 16, Uganda officially kicked North Korea to the curb, asking approximately 60 DPRK troops and state security officials to leave the country. This move may be yet another sign that South Korean President Park Geun-Hye’s so-called Summit Diplomacy is working.
South Korea’s June 9 Surprise: Economic History Worth Replicating in North Korea
September, 1961 was not a happy time in South Korea, and parallels to today’s North Korea are uncanny.
Five Surprising Ways South Korea and the United States are Working Together
There are many arenas where the United States and South Korea work together outside of the military alliance. Here are five surprising places where these two countries collaborate.
The Korea International Cooperation Agency Turns 25
Twenty five years ago today, South Korea established the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), officially cementing its unprecedented transition from aid recipient to donor.
The Seoul G-20 Five Years On: Development
Five years have passed since South Korea served as the G-20 host in 2010, yet contributions from its presidency of the multilateral economic forum are crucial to this year’s talks.
How a Northeast Asian Development Bank Could Succeed
Still in the nascent stage of planning, a Northeast Asia Development Bank would serve as a multilateral development bank (MDB) to attract investment in Northeast Asia, specifically intending to incentivize the DPRK to denuclearize through access to external capital for development.