2014MAR10

Issue Briefs

How Korea Can Better Manage Maritime Piracy and Terror

By Bridget Leehy Coggins, J. James Kim

An up to date assessment of maritime piracy and terror and recommendations for Korea.

2014FEB24

Issue Briefs

Evaluating President Park Geun-Hye’s Foreign Policy in its 1st Year

By Choi Kang, Kim Jiyoon, Kim Hankwon, Bong Youngshik, Lee Jaehyon

President Park’s three major foreign policy initiatives can be more fully developed in 2014.

Tags : public opinion survey

2014FEB17

Issue Briefs

Issue Watch: Guide to Key Policy Concerns in South Korea for 2014

By Han Minjeong, J. James Kim

Issue Brief looking at 8 key issues that will dominate policy concerns in Korea in 2014.

2014FEB05

Issue Briefs

Counting Informed Public: Case of Spending and Taxation in Korea

By J. James Kim, Kim Jiyoon

A focus on transparency, information sharing, and quality control is essential for optimal spending priorities.

2014JAN14

Issue Briefs

Assessment of North Korea’s Latest ICBM Mock-Up

By Markus Schiller, Robert H. Schmucker, J. James Kim

An assessment of North Korea’s long range delivery capability based on photographic analysis.

2014JAN08

Issue Briefs

Which Countries does South Korea Share Commonality with on the Environment?

By Kim Chong Woo

A study using multi-dimensional scaling (MDS) of the World Values Survey (WVS) on environmental issues.

2014JAN02

Issue Briefs

Why North Korea 2013 Is Not East Germany 1989

By John Feffer

Certain assumptions that carry over from the East European experience of 1989 cloud the debate on North Korea’s future.

2013NOV30

Issue Briefs

North Korea as Iran’s Counterfactual: a Comparison of Iran and North Korea Sanctions

By Go Myong-Hyun

A comparison of US, EU, and UN sanctions on Iran and North Korea.

Tags : North Korea

2013NOV20

Issue Briefs

The Politics of Diaspora Management in the Republic of Korea

By Harris Mylonas

What accounts for the variation in policies toward Koreans in China, Japan, North America, and the former Soviet Union?

Tags : Regional Issue

2013OCT30

Issue Briefs

US Missile Defense Program and Its Asian Implications

By Richard Weitz

Under some scenarios, ballistic missile defense could become a greater source of tension in the ROK-US alliance.

Tags : regional security