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Inter-Korean Tensions Affecting ROK Stock Market and Foreign Exchange Markets

The news of heightened military readiness in the North on May 25 reverberated through the Republic of Korea’s stock market and foreign exchange markets, prompting...

Marc Moson

February 14, 2012

Publication

The List of State Sponsors of Terrorism (Guide)

The Secretary of State has the responsibility to designate countries as state sponsors of terrorism. This document outlines the legal framework, background, and applications of...

Andrew Selman

February 14, 2012

Publication

Korea’s Defense Exports to India: The Tough Part of a Strategic Partnership

By Nicholas Hamisevicz Last month South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) commissioner Noh Dae-lae stated that DAPA had exceeded its defense exports goals last...

Nicholas Hamisevicz

February 3, 2012

Analysis

Pyongyang has an App for That: Sanctions and Luxury Goods in North Korea

Despite years of sanctions and isolation, foreign goods and modern consumer technologies continue to flow into North Korea providing elites with luxury goods and fueling...

Dr. Abraham Kim

January 20, 2012

Publication

Gateway to Inter-Korean Summits

Winston Churchill coined the term “summit” in the early 1950s to define meetings between leaders of great powers in the Cold War. While summits have...

Sarah Yun

January 20, 2012

Publication

South Korea’s Role in a Post-Fukushima Nuclear Environment

While the initial focus may be on the humanitarian and safety needs of Japan after the Fukushima nuclear accident, South Korea has a major stake...

Nicholas Hamisevicz

January 20, 2012

Publication

Uncertainty in the Alliance?

During the last two years ago, U.S.-South Korea relations have strengthened in ways that many Korea watchers did not expect. With a liberal President Barack...

Dr. Abraham Kim

January 20, 2012

Publication

Volatility and Opportunity in 2011

Last year was a momentous year for the Korean Peninsula. As the world worked its way out of the global and financial crisis of 2008-2009,...

Dr. Abraham Kim

January 20, 2012

Publication

North Korea Reveals Uranium Enrichment Facility and Light Water Reactor

On November 2-6, KEI President Jack Pritchard and KEI Director Nicole Finneman visited Pyongyang to discuss with North Korean officials the current state of North...

Jack Pritchard

January 20, 2012

Publication

Kim Chong-un and Pyongyang’s Signaling Campaign

Three sets of messages have emerged from the North Korean media in the days since Kim Chong-il’s death on December 17. The first two sets...

Ken E. Gause

January 3, 2012

Analysis

The Year in Review: The Korean Peninsula in 2011

By Troy Stangarone While 2011 will ultimately be remembered for the passing of Kim Jong-il, it was also a year of significant change and new...

Troy Stangarone

December 28, 2011

Analysis

Danger Behind the Veil of Transition in North Korea

By Nicholas Hamisevicz The death of Kim Jong Il has put the focus and pressure on Kim Jong-un and the rest of the North Korean...

Nicholas Hamisevicz

December 22, 2011

Analysis

Proactive Deterrence: The Challenge of Escalation Control on the Korean Peninsula

Since the signing of the Mutual Defense Treaty in 1953, the U.S.-ROK alliance has been tremendously successful in deterring a large-scale attack by the DPRK....

Abraham M. Denmark

December 16, 2011

Publication

Iran – DPRK Nuclear Collaboration?

This week reports emerged that hundreds of North Korean nuclear experts are currently working in major nuclear facilities throughout Iran, adding to suspicions that the...

December 15, 2011

Analysis

Clinton’s Visit to Burma: The North Korea Factor and Future Reforms

Following the development of the potential reforms in Burma will help prepare for a time if North Korea ever starts enacting flickers of similar reforms.

Nicholas Hamisevicz

December 5, 2011

Analysis