Politics & Diplomacy Archives - Page 15 of 34 - Korea Economic Institute of America

Science Diplomacy: An Underestimated Toolkit of South Korea’s Foreign Policy

Science diplomacy is becoming increasingly popular in foreign policy. Branching out of public diplomacy, science diplomacy is a sophisticated and knowledge-based toolkit to secure and...

Olga Krasnyak

April 12, 2018

Publication

Why North Korean Silence on the Trump-Kim Summit?

North Korea has remained silent on the invitation and the decision to have a summit meeting. This has led to speculation about North Korea’s true...

Troy Stangarone

March 29, 2018

Analysis

Summit Announcements Encourage Cautious Optimism Among South Koreans

Having lived under the North Korean threat for decades, South Koreans are very familiar with the deadly provocations and broken promises of the past. The...

Juni Kim

March 21, 2018

Analysis

Music Diplomacy: South Korean Artists Will Head to North Korea for Pyongyang Concerts

A group of South Korean musicians will head to Pyongyang at the end of March for two concerts. Meet the artists who will show their...

Jenna Gibson

March 20, 2018

Analysis

International Women’s Day in South Korea – Slow but Steady Progress

Korea ranks last in gender wage gap, women in managerial positions, and women on company boards, and next-to-last in the labor force participation rate.

Jenna Gibson

March 8, 2018

Analysis

The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Paralympics and North Korea’s Record on People with Disabilities

The participation of North Korean Paralympians in the Paralympics is a positive step in the recognition and implementation rights of disabled DPRK citizens.

Robert King

March 5, 2018

Analysis

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