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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

July 2015: Summer Heat Only Leaves the Small Stuff in Inter-Korean Relations

When it’s a hot summer day in July, one often has to make the strategic calculation of what particular circumstances would require one to leave...

Nicholas Hamisevicz

August 4, 2015

Analysis

May 2015: Kaesong, Slander, and Little Slices of Inter-Korean Relations

Many of the inter-Korean related activities that took place in May involved Kaesong in some way.

Nicholas Hamisevicz

June 5, 2015

Analysis

April 2015: Survive and Advance for Inter-Korean Relations

“Survive and advance” is a phrase often associated with the month of March with the NCAA basketball tournament in the United States, but the phrase...

Nicholas Hamisevicz

May 11, 2015

Analysis

March 2015: Backwards Steps in Inter-Korean Relations

March was expected to be a difficult month for inter-Korean relations with the joint U.S.-ROK military exercises taking place and the lack of progress between...

Nicholas Hamisevicz

April 9, 2015

Analysis

February 2015: Working Separately, Not Together in Inter-Korean Relations

With Koreans returning from the Lunar New Year holidays, another opportunity to return to a better state of inter-Korean affairs passed as well.

Nicholas Hamisevicz

February 26, 2015

Analysis

January 2015: Proposals, But No Progress in Inter-Korean Relations

Are inter-Korean already headed down the path of lost New Years' Resolution in 2015?

Nicholas Hamisevicz

January 29, 2015

Analysis

Quiet Cooperation: Subtle Ways the UN Engages North Korea

One venue for international cooperation with the DPRK is through a United Nations regional agency headquartered in South Korea, the United Nations Economic and Social...

Mark Tokola

January 20, 2015

Analysis

Inter-Korean Relations in 2014 and Impact for 2015

Looking back on inter-Korean relations in 2014 could give insights to help improve the possibility for a better year between the two Koreas in 2015.

Nicholas Hamisevicz

January 7, 2015

Analysis

December 2014: South Korea Starts Early for New Year Declarations, but North Korea Ups the Ante for Inter-Korean Relations

After the disappointment of not getting a high-level meeting following the Incheon Asian Games agreement, it looked like inter-Korean relations would remain stalled until 2015.

Nicholas Hamisevicz

January 1, 2015

Analysis

November 2014: No Meeting and Few Chances for Inter-Korean Relations

As October faded away, the hopes for an early November high-level meeting as promised after an inter-Korean meeting during the closing of the Asian Games...

Nicholas Hamisevicz

December 15, 2014

Analysis

Is the Surprise Move by North Korea an Opportunity to Improve Inter-Korean Relations?

In a surprising move, North and South Korea held a high level meeting shortly before the closing of the Asian Games.

Nicholas Hamisevicz

October 6, 2014

Analysis

September 2014: Two Good Opportunities, But No Big Meetings in Inter-Korean Relations

In September, there were two chances for North and South Korea to have high-level meetings, yet they were unable to take advantage of those opportunities.

Nicholas Hamisevicz

October 1, 2014

Analysis