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The PyeongChang Olympics and Solving the Korean Crisis with Goodwill

the Moon administration’s attempt at rapprochement with North Korea may only be good for the short-term, until the closing of the Winter Olympics.

Casey Robinson

March 2, 2018

Analysis

What Are the Right Conditions for an Inter-Korean Summit?

President Moon will need to convince North Korea to engage in behaviors that will help make a summit viable, but not so much it walks...

Troy Stangarone

February 15, 2018

Analysis

Is There a Rift in the U.S.-ROK Alliance?

The U.S. relationship with South Korea has become multidimensional and important enough to generate its share of disagreements.

Mark Tokola

February 13, 2018

Analysis

PyeongChang or Pyongyang Olympics?: The Politics of North Korean Participation in the Winter Olympics

Clearly the participation of the North in the PyeongChang Games has benefits for both North and South since both have made a major effort to...

Robert King

January 25, 2018

Analysis

Reauthorization of the North Korea Human Rights Act Will Reaffirm U.S. Policy Toward North

Although the North Korea Human Rights Act provisions expired in 2017, Congressional interest has continued and the Act should soon be renewed.

Robert King

January 11, 2018

Analysis

Why Isn’t Kim Jong-un Answering Seoul’s Phone Calls?

One obvious step for North Korea to buy time for its weapons program would be to drive a wedge between your two enemies, the United...

Mark Tokola

November 2, 2017

Analysis

BBC Begins Broadcasting in Korean: What’s the Significance for Getting Information into North Korea?

The beginning of radio broadcasts in Korea by the BBC is a welcome addition to the sources of news and information reaching North Korea.

Robert King

November 1, 2017

Analysis

A British Voice in North Korea: A Threat to the Regime?

The BBC may have just put the North Korean regime in a jam. As one of its 12 new language services, BBC Korea is now...

Jeff Zwick

October 11, 2017

Analysis

Korea Passing: Seoul’s New Foreign Policy Concern

The expression “Korea Passing” is being used more frequently these days as North Korea and the U.S. are talking mostly to each other.

Hwan Kang

September 26, 2017

Analysis

Final DPRK Travel Ban Regulations Will Cut Humanitarian Help for North

The initial statement on travel to North Korea indicated that there would be exemptions for humanitarian activities and journalists. Those exemptions, however, are limited and...

Robert King

September 18, 2017

Analysis

Scratch North Korea from your Vacation Plans

According to news reports, the State Department will soon publish a new regulation to ban Americans from visiting North Korea for tourism.

Mark Tokola

July 26, 2017

Analysis

Why do Koreans Vote at a Higher Rate in Elections than Americans?

Even prior to this presidential election, South Korea had a track record of high voter turnout relative to other countries.

Patrick Niceforo

May 31, 2017

Analysis

Challenges for the Moon Administration in Addressing Relations with Japan

This year has already seen a dramatic roller-coaster of events in South Korea-Japan relations.

Juni Kim

May 19, 2017

Analysis

Chinese Tourists to South Korea Drop 40 Percent in March Amid THAAD Row

It’s official – new numbers from March confirm that China’s THAAD retaliation has significantly cut into South Korea’s tourism industry.

Jenna Gibson

April 24, 2017

Analysis

Continuity in South Korean Foreign Policy

The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) launched in August 2008 and transformed into a treaty-based inter-governmental organization in October 2012. The GGGI positioned South Korea...

Jeffrey Robertson

April 17, 2017

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