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…
Korea’s Defense Exports to India: The Tough Part of a Strategic Partnership
By Nicholas Hamisevicz Last month South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) commissioner Noh Dae-lae stated that DAPA had exceeded its defense exports goals last…
The Prospects for Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation after Kim Jong-il
Yu, Byoung-gyu explores the prospects for inter-Korean economic cooperation after Kim Jong-il. Could renewed cooperation calm tensions and lead to increased economic opportunities for the two Koreas?
South Korea’s Iran Sanctions Conundrum
By Troy Stangarone For years experts have known that Iran and North Korea have cooperated on missile technology, and suspected that they did so in…
Korea: The Pivot in Latin America
By Sarah K. Yun Until the 1990s, Korea had little economic, political, or cultural ties with Latin America. Since then, relations between Korea and Latin…
12 Things on the Korean Peninsula to Watch for in 2012
A look at the issues to watch for in 2012 on the Korea peninsula.