Global Slowdown Hits U.S.- Korea Trade in 2015
With the global economy slowing as China’s economy cools, many emerging markets saw growth slow or stall, while significant drops in oil prices proved more of a drag on economic growth than expected.
Relations between North and South Korea Hit Rock Bottom
Make no mistake, South Korea’s shuttering of the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) which it had operated just across the border in North Korea since 2004 is a big deal.
U.S. Presidential Candidates Comments on the Korean Peninsula
With the Iowa Caucuses approaching KEI has gathered comments by the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates on South Korea and North Korea.
Purposefully Empty Handed?: North Korea’s Hollow Search for Investment
The greatest significance of North Korea’s nuclear test and attempt to attend the World Economic Forum is that they highlight either the DPRK’s misunderstanding of or indifference towards the global economy despite overtly stating otherwise.
10 Issues to Watch for on Korean Peninsula in 2016
In the aftermath of North Korea’s nuclear test, 2016 has already begun with a new crisis on the Korean peninsula.
A Look Back at the Korean Peninsula in 2015
As we look back at the events that helped to shape the Korean peninsula in 2015, it is also an opportunity to review the events we highlighted on The Peninsula in our annual 10 Issues to Watch For on The Korean Peninsula in 2015 blog and the key events that we did not predict.
The Seoul G-20 Five Years On: Global Financial Safety Nets
By Kyle Ferrier This year’s G-20 summit in Antalya, Turkey may best remembered for the inclusion of non-economic issues in response to the terror attacks…
U.S. Presidential Debates Enter Rhetorical Overdrive
What clues can we detect in the U.S. presidential debates thus far about how the candidates view foreign policy, international trade, and, more specifically, relations with the Republic of Korea?
Is K-Beauty the Next Hallyu Superstar?
Amid plunging exports, Korean cosmetics brands are defying the odds.
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.