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….
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.
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…
Korea-China Trade Relations a Decade After China’s WTO Accession
Ten years after China entered the WTO, many countries have a trade deficit with China. South Korea is one of the exceptions.
Korea Crosses the $1 Trillion Threshold in Trade
By Troy Stangarone For the first time this year, Korea has surpassed the $1 trillion mark in annual trade volume, making it just one of…