U.S.-Korea Relations after Obama’s Reelection
By Chad O’Carroll When South Korea picks either a progressive or conservative leader next month, we will know the full extent of the impact of…
Exchange of Public Statements between the U.S. and China on the South China Sea
Early last month, the U.S. Department of State and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China exchanged harsh words publically on the issue of South…
Korea and APEC: Match Made in a Globalized World
By Sarah K. Yun As leaders of the Asia-Pacific nations gathered for the 20th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting in Vladivostok, Russia on September…
North Korea – Japan Talks: Caution on Overhyping Agreements
By Nicholas Hamisevicz Last week North Korea and Japan held their first government-to-government talks in four years. These discussions seemed to be a part of…
Apologies in Northeast Asia – A Discussion with Dr. Jennifer Lind
Dr. Jennifer Lind on apologies in Northest Asia.
Jang Song-taek Returns From China
By Nicholas Hamisevicz Jang Song-taek, Vice-Chairman of North Korea’s National Defense Commission and uncle to Kim Jong-un, returned from China after several days of meetings…
Two Decades on, Korea’s Relationship with China Remains a Conflicted One
Twenty years after Korea and China formally established relations a burgeoning economic relationship has left a complex partnership.
Refreshing Our Understandings of North Korea before Approaching its New Leader Kim Jong-un
Why a misunderstanding of North Korea could lead to a miscalculation by U.S. and Korean policy makers.
South Korea’s Role in International Development
South Korea is currently the world’s 15th largest economy. This fact strikes many as amazing given that Korea’s Gross National Product (GNP) per capita increased…
A New China-North Korea Test?
How will the increasing impact of public opinion on Chinese foreign policy and the prospect of a third nuclear test impact relations between China and North Korea.