The Hungry Child in North Korea
By Karin Lee, NCNK In December 2010, North Korea began asking multiple countries for food aid. Its request to the U.S. came in early 2011, but it wasn’t until December 2011 that a deal seemed close,...
View ArticleDo English-Teacher Cuts in Korea Signal a Sea Change?
By Ben Hancock In the face of budget cuts, the education offices of South Korea’s two most populous regions announced in the second half of last year plans to reduce their roster of native...
View ArticleA More Complicated Relationship for Korea in the Middle East
By Troy Stangarone In recent years, the perception of Korea on the global stage has begun to change. This shift is partly a reflection of Korea’s emerging economic stature. While China may get much of...
View ArticlePartner, Balancer and Model: Korea’s Engagements in Southeast Asia
By Sarah K. Yun Traditionally, Korea’s major diplomatic and trade partners consisted of the United States, Japan, China, Europe, and Russia. Under President Lee Myung-bak’s “New Asia Initiative,” Korea...
View ArticleThe Future of Global Korea
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 and responsible member of the international community....
View ArticleDriving Change in the DPRK
By Nathan Lee While the Leap Day deal this past February offered a glimpse of optimism into U.S.-North Korea relations, its failure was an outcome that surprised few. Under the agreement, the U.S....
View ArticleSouth Korea’s Role in International Development
By Joy Kim South Korea is currently the world’s 15th largest economy. This fact strikes many as amazing given that Korea’s Gross National Product (GNP) per capita increased by more than 243 times over...
View ArticleNorth Korea’s Economic Diplomacy with Southeast Asia
By Sarah K. Yun After the failed April 13 rocket launch, North Korea seemed to be headed towards increased isolation from the international community. The United Nations Security Council tightened the...
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Bridges of Understanding: The Peace Corps & The U.S. – Korea Alliance
By Gerard Krzic Anyone visiting Korea and sightseeing at a rural Buddhist temple usually passes over a stone bridge that crosses a stream or river before entering the main temple grounds. It has been...
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Economic Growth Since the Financial Crisis: Korea and the BRICs
By Troy Stangarone Economic analysts are always trying to predict the next hot economy and coin a popular phrase to back up their claim. Perhaps one of the most successful was Goldman Sachs, which...
View ArticleKorea and Global Climate Change Negotiations
By Troy Stangarone On September 23, South Korean President Park Geun-hye and more than 120 world leaders attended the United Nations Climate Summit in New York during the annual opening of the General...
View ArticleAssessing China-DPRK Trade and SEZ Potential: The Dandong Trade Fair
By Adam Cathcart As the rest of the world gets accustomed to seeing Kim Jong-un walk with a cane, we might do well to figure out what, if anything, is changing about the way that the broader North...
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How North and South Korea Have Changed Since the Korean War
With the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II over the weekend, KEI takes a look back at what has changed on the Korean Peninsula from the 1945 to today. The three boxes compare a unified...
View ArticleHow a Northeast Asian Development Bank Could Succeed
By Kyle Ferrier In a 2014 speech in Dresden attempting to apply lessons from German unification to the Korean Peninsula South Korean President Park Geun Hye introduced the possibility for a Northeast...
View ArticleThe Seoul G-20 Five Years On: Development
By Kyle Ferrier Five years have passed since South Korea served as the G-20 host in 2010, yet contributions from its presidency of the multilateral economic forum are crucial to this year’s talks. This...
View ArticleThe Korea International Cooperation Agency Turns 25
Twenty five years ago today, South Korea established the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), officially cementing its unprecedented transition from aid recipient to donor. It’s a story that...
View ArticleFive Surprising Ways South Korea and the United States are Working Together
By Jenna Gibson This week, South Korea became the first Asian country to sign a space cooperation pact with the United States, the first step for the two countries to collaborate on projects like Mars...
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South Korea’s June 9 Surprise: Economic History Worth Replicating in North Korea
By William Brown September, 1961 was not a happy time in South Korea, at least according to the US Intelligence Community. See how CIA described the dismal situation soon after junta commander Park...
View ArticleUnfriending North Korea…With South Korea’s Help
By Jenna Gibson On June 16, Uganda officially kicked North Korea to the curb, asking approximately 60 DPRK troops and state security officials to leave the country. Uganda was playing host to the North...
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South Korea’s Overseas Peacekeeping Activities – Part II: The Implications...
By Hojun Song On July 26, 2016, the Republic of Korea (ROK) Army held a send-off ceremony for deployment of the 18th rotation of the Dongmyeong Unit. This contingent will depart for the United Nations...
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