The Peninsula
The Peninsula blog is a project of the Korea Economic Institute. It is designed to provide a wide ranging forum for discussion of the foreign policy, economic, and social issues that impact the Korean peninsula.
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Drawing the Line: Japan’s Crackdown on Messenger App Signals Need for International Digital Rules
By Haeyoon Kim
May 17, 2024
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Implications of the South Korean General Elections for the “Sleeping Dragons”
By Joo Young Kim
May 13, 2024
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Bolstering South Korea’s Role in Science and Engineering Research
By Randall S. Jones
May 9, 2024
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Increased Attention on Japanese Citizens Abducted by North Korea
By Robert King
May 7, 2024
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The South Korean Doctors’ Strike and the Global Predicament of Medical Training
By Mark Tokola
May 3, 2024
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Assessing Progress: President Yoon's Global Pivotal State Strategy After Two Years
By Terrence Matsuo
May 1, 2024
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The Prospects for Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation after Kim Jong-il
January 27, 2012
Yu, Byoung-gyu explores the prospects for inter-Korean economic cooperation after Kim Jong-il. Could renewed cooperation calm tensions and lead to increased economic opportunities for the two Koreas?
South Korea’s Iran Sanctions Conundrum
Troy Stangarone
January 23, 2012
By Troy Stangarone For years experts have known that Iran and North Korea have cooperated on missile technology, and suspected that they did so in pursuing their nuclear ambitions as…
Korea: The Pivot in Latin America
Sarah Yun
January 18, 2012
By Sarah K. Yun Until the 1990s, Korea had little economic, political, or cultural ties with Latin America. Since then, relations between Korea and Latin America have improved significantly. On…
Taiwan’s Election and the Cross-Strait Connections to Korea
Nicholas Hamisevicz
January 17, 2012
By Nicholas Hamisevicz 2012 is a year of elections and leadership transitions in Asia. Taiwan was set to have the honor of kicking things off, but the death of Kim…
The Magnanimous Comrade: Kim Jong-un’s Amnesty
January 16, 2012
By Greg Scarlatoiu North Korea recently announced a special amnesty to prisoners, the first in over six years, to be issued beginning on February 1, in observance of Kim Jong-il’s…
Today, we celebrate “Korean American Day”
Linda Butcher
January 13, 2012
By Linda Kim What is Korean American Day? How do you celebrate it? Why January 13? These are questions I often receive when I discuss Korean American Day with friends.…
The Future Today
Philippe Cousteau
January 12, 2012
Celebrating Korean Americans and looking to the future of a growing America’s relationship with South Korea.
12 Things on the Korean Peninsula to Watch for in 2012
Nicholas Hamisevicz
January 11, 2012
A look at the issues to watch for in 2012 on the Korea peninsula.
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