Singh-Lee Meeting: Strategic Partnership Building Before Nuclear Summit
By Nicholas Hamisevicz Next week, President Lee Myung-bak and South Korea will host numerous leaders and heads-of-state from around the world for the 2012 Nuclear…
Five Questions on the KORUS FTA with Amy Jackson of AMCHAM Korea
With the KORUS FTA set to come into effect, The Peninsula talked with Amy Jackson of the American Chamber of Commerce for five questions about…
Expectations Run High for the KORUS FTA
By Troy Stangarone After more than six years of negotiations, debate, and delay, the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) will come into effect tomorrow….
What Putin’s Return Means for Russia and the Korean Peninsula
During his campaign for the Russian presidency, Vladimir Putin wrote several lengthy articles detailing his views and policy recommendations. In his foreign policy treatise, Putin…
Partner, Balancer and Model: Korea’s Engagements in Southeast Asia
By Sarah K. Yun Traditionally, Korea’s major diplomatic and trade partners consisted of the United States, Japan, China, Europe, and Russia. Under President Lee Myung-bak’s…
Cross-Strait Détente: A Case Study for Inter-Korea Relations?
Cross-Strait relations have improved dramatically since 2008. What caused such different outcomes? What lessons from the Cross-Strait relations can be applied to inter-Korea relations?
A More Complicated Relationship for Korea in the Middle East
Korea’s dependence on the Middle East for energy and its success in developing export markets in the region gives Korea a strong interest in peace and stability in the region.
South Korea at the Crossroads: Economic Freedom or Welfare-Statism for the Future?
South Korea, one of the world’s top 35 freest economies according to the Heritage Foundation’s 2012 Index of Economic Freedom, confronts its own economic and political challenges as the economy attempts to weather uncertain times ahead.
Should Major League Baseball be Allowed to Sign Korean Players?
The controversy over the Baltimore Orioles signing of Korean pitcher Kim Seong-min.
“Baby Exporter”: Taking a Closer Look at Korean Adoption
By Caryn Fisher Although South Korea has been sending children overseas for adoption since 1953, it wasn’t until a 1988 article by Matthew Rothschild, entitled…