Provoking the Market: North Korea’s Impact on the South Korean Economy
To what extent should financial losses coinciding with North Korean provocations be considered as wholly isolated from market trends or at least marginally interconnected?
Is South Korea’s Strategic Gambit Beginning to Pay Early Dividends?
Seoul has chosen to change the international dynamics surrounding North Korea’s nuclear program, and may be beginning to see early dividends in its shift in policy.
Satellite or Missile Test?: The Fallout from North Korea’s Missile Launch
Combined with it fourth nuclear test a little more than a month ago, Pyongyang has undertaken two major provocations and the international community has yet to respond more than rhetorically in a coordinated fashion at the United Nations.
U.S. Presidential Candidates on North Korea’s Missile Test
Shortly before the 8th Republican presidential debate in New Hampshire North Korea conducted its second successful satellite launch. North Korea was also topic of discussion at the 5th Democratic presidential debate a few days earlier. Here is what the candidates had to say about the satellite launch in the Republican debate and more generally about North Korea in the Democratic debate.
What to Watch for If North Korea Conducts a Missile Test
In recent days there has been increasing speculation that North Korea is preparing to test a long range missile.
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.
North Korea’s “H-bomb” Test – How to React
With the fourth test now behind us, the next question becomes: How should the international community react to the event?
Are There Implications from the Nuclear Deal with Iran for North Korea?
Commentators on both sides of the political spectrum have used North Korea and Iran interchangeably to buttress their position on the negotiations to corral Iran’s nuclear weapons ambition.
The North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act: Pros and Cons
Proponents of sanctions typically come at the task with a variety of aims, and the North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2014 is no exception.
Potential Ramifications of the House’s North Korea Sanctions Act
Amid Congressional gridlock, the border crisis and a lawsuit against the President, a rather important and potentially consequential bill passed the House without much attention….