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

2013OCT14

Issue Briefs

Rethinking Public Opinion on Korea-Japan Relations

By Karl Friedhoff, Kang Chungku

There is clear public support for President Park to take steps to repair the relationship with Japan.

Tags : country favorability, favorability of leaders, GSOMIA, Kang Chungku, Karl Friedhoff, Korea-Japan relations, Park-Abe Summit, public opinion, public opinion survey

2013OCT07

Issue Briefs

Information Sharing for Cyber-Security: Evidence from Europe

By Neil Robinson

Policy-makers should take a multidisciplinary approach to understanding information exchange when responding to cyber-security.

Tags : CERT, cyber attacks, cyber security, cybercrime, ENISA, Europe, information sharing, Neil Robinson, policy mechanisms, RAND Europe, Regional Issue, theoretical barriers

2013SEP23

Issue Briefs

Budget Driven Defense: Implications of Potential Shifts in US Defense Posture for the Korean Peninsula and the Asia-Pacific in …

By J. James Kim

Sequestration and defense spending cuts in the US are a reality that South Korea must begin planning for.

Tags : Asia-Pacific, Budget Control Act, budget driven defense, DoD, DR307, DRP2020, LPP, North Korean military capability, Regional Issue, SCMR, SMA, US defense posture, US military, USFK, YRP

2013SEP05

Issue Briefs

Middle East Q&A: Intervening in Syria and Lessons for North Korea

By Jang Ji-Hyang, Peter K. Lee

South Korea should begin planning for North Korean collapse scenarios that may resemble the Syrian civil war.

Tags : Bashar al-Assad, chemical weapons, civil war, contingency planning, humanitarian assistance, humanitarian intervention, international anti-Assad coalition, Middle East, Regional Issue, responsible global actor, Syria

2013AUG21

Issue Briefs

Complex and Confusing: Public Opinion Reaction to the NIS Scandals

By Kim Jiyoon, Karl Friedhoff

Despite two major scandals involving the NIS, South Korean public opinion has not reacted significantly.

Tags : confidence in institutions, Korean Public, NIS scandals, NLL, party support, public opinion reaction, public opinion survey

2013AUG11

Issue Briefs

Middle East Q&A: Iran’s New Moderate President and Resetting the Relationship

By Jang Ji-Hyang, Peter K. Lee

Who is Hassan Rouhani and what does his election mean for South Korean interests in the Middle East?

Tags : DPRK-Iran relations, Hassan Rouhani, Iran, Iranian nuclear program, Middle East, reformist-centrist faction, Regional Issue, resetting the relationship, ROK-Iran trade relations, sanctions, US Iran policy