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How NGOs fill an important gap in policy towards North Korea.
By Nicholas Hamisevicz The surprise news to start the week is that Vice Marshall Ri Yong Ho, chief of the general staff of North Korea’s...
In a recent piece in the Asia Sentinel, which was re-posted in The Irrawaddy, Philip Bowring correctly noted that South Korea is facing a population crisis...
The year 2012 may be determinative in transforming the leadership that will decide the fate of the hexagonal maneuvering over the North Korean nuclear threat...
By Sarah K. Yun Since his inauguration in 2008, President Lee Myung-bak has promoted a “Global Korea” policy for Korea to be a more active...
A look at the first North Korean defector in the South Korean National Assembly and what he means for unification.
North Korea recently held a series of meetings to formalize leadership positions in the new regime. Kim Jong-il was named the Eternal Secretary General, while...
The New Frontier Party secured a slim majority in the Korea's National Assembly elections, but much could change between now and the presidential elections in...
Kim Jong-il is named the Eternal Secretary General and other promotions in North Korea.
How might the upcoming National Assembly elections impact U.S.-Korea relations?
On the day before South Korean President Lee Myung-bak hosted numerous leaders and heads-of-state for the Nuclear Security Summit, he met bilaterally with Prime Minister...
By Sarah K. Yun Immediately after the Leap Day Agreement between the U.S. and North Korea, people-to-people exchanges increased significantly with the Track II dialogues...
What does the “ Asia pivot” really means for South Korea, a long-time U.S. ally that already hosts a strong contingent of some 28,500 American...
Three reasons why food aid might help rather than hinder nuclear talks with North Korea.
Cross-Strait relations have improved dramatically since 2008. What caused such different outcomes? What lessons from the Cross-Strait relations can be applied to inter-Korea relations?