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December 2015: Ending the Year on Two Down Notes in Inter-Korean Relations

A good stretch of optimism in inter-Korean relations ended in December, even before tensions rose in early January 2016 with North Korea’s fourth nuclear test.

Nicholas Hamisevicz

January 7, 2016

Analysis

The Irish Peace Process: Insights and Differences

In discussions of Korea’s possible reunification, observers often cite the German unification and integration process - but what about Ireland?

Juni Kim

December 11, 2015

Analysis

November 2015: Bookended by Military Operations, Talks Move Forward in Inter-Korean Relations

In November, both Koreas continued to demonstrate a willingness for inter-Korean contact while also maintaining a commitment to improve security. Military actions over the past...

Nicholas Hamisevicz

December 10, 2015

Analysis

Getting the Timing Right for an Inter-Korean Summit

As recent events between China and Taiwan demonstrate, the conditions and circumstances of a meeting matter as much as the substance.

Troy Stangarone

November 10, 2015

Analysis

Gender Discrimination in Job Interviews Contributes to Workforce Inequality

What interests you about this job? What are your greatest strengths and weaknesses? What are your measurements? One of these questions would raise red flags...

Jenna Gibson

November 4, 2015

Analysis

October 2015: Building from Family Reunions While Tensions Remain in Inter-Korean Relations

With North Korea celebrating the anniversary of its Workers Party on October 10, there was also some initial concern that the event would be marked...

Nicholas Hamisevicz

November 3, 2015

Analysis

Congress Wants to Up the Pressure on North Korean Human Rights Violators

Earlier this month, three U.S. senators took on North Korea (DPRK) by introducing a broad sanctions bill aimed at addressing concerns about cyberwarfare and the...

Jenna Gibson

October 19, 2015

Analysis

The Korean and American Presidents Should Discuss Work-Family Balance Issues

Earlier this year in state of the nation addresses, both presidents stressed the importance of enhancing the lives of middle class families and their centrality...

Seung-kyung Kim

October 13, 2015

Analysis

September 2015: Tough Rhetoric between Deal and Potential Meetings in Inter-Korean Relations

After the month of August featured shooting, shouting, and a negotiated joint statement, September mainly focused on laying the groundwork necessary to implement the August...

Nicholas Hamisevicz

October 8, 2015

Analysis

Insights from German Unification: Dealing with Political Prisoners after Unification

During East Germany’s 41 years of the existence there were some 250,000 political prisoners.

Troy Stangarone

October 5, 2015

Analysis

Insights from German Unification: Political Integration on the Korean Peninsula

In the first and only free elections in the German Democratic Republic’s history East Germans, voted for political parties that ran on a platform of...

Troy Stangarone

September 30, 2015

Analysis

Insights from German Unification: Unification will Come Before Integration to Korea

Looking at Germany today, one key takeaway from its experience is that unification will come quickly, but the integration of the two economies and societies...

Troy Stangarone

September 29, 2015

Analysis

August 2015: Shooting, Shouting, and Negotiating in Inter-Korean Relations

Like the standoff over the Kaesong Industrial Complex when North Korea pulled its workers in April 2013, the Park Geun-hye administration was able to stand...

Nicholas Hamisevicz

September 8, 2015

Analysis

The DMZ: An Opportunity for Science Diplomacy

What do the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), Guantanamo Bay, and the Galapagos islands have in common? While two of the three serve important national security...

Bradley Sancken

August 27, 2015

Analysis

Trans-Pacific Love Affair: South Korean Perceptions of the United States on the Rise

According to at least one poll, South Korea has a higher opinion of the United States than the United States has of itself.

Jenna Gibson

August 19, 2015

Analysis