Overcoming North Korea to Build a Eurasian Economic Space
By Troy Stangarone At a recent international conference in Seoul, South Korean President Park Geun-hye called for a “Eurasia Initiative” to link Europe and Asia via trade, transit, and energy....
View ArticleKorea and Asian Markets Look to Enhance Trade in Currencies Other than the...
By Troy Stangarone As political gridlock in mid-October brought the United States to the brink of default for the second time in two years, world leaders and major holders of U.S. debt such as China...
View ArticleKorea Moves Towards Joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership
By Troy Stangarone On November 29, Korea took the first step towards joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) by announcing an expression of interest in taking part in the agreement. Over the next...
View ArticleThe Korean Peninsula in 2013 in Review
By Troy Stangarone In a sense, the events of 2013 on the Korean peninsula began in December of 2012. In the days leading up to South Korea’s presidential election, North Korea successfully put its...
View ArticlePark Geun-hye’s Visit to India: Looking to Enhance Korea-India Relations
By Nicholas Hamisevicz South Korean President Park Geun-hye travelled to India this week for her first overseas trip in 2014. After meeting with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on January 16, the...
View ArticleInternationalizing the Kaesong Industrial Complex and the Troubles of Orascom
By Troy Stangarone In the aftermath of last spring’s shutdown of the Kaesong Industrial Complex, the Park administration has sought international investment to serve as a bulwark against future actions...
View ArticleThe KORUS FTA and the Debate Over Trade Promotion Authority
By Troy Stangarone In the ongoing debate over granting President Barack Obama Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), previously known as Fast Track, three Democratic members of Congress pointed to increased...
View ArticleWill Korea Be Able to Join the TPP Talks?
By Phil Eskeland Last November, after many months of consideration, South Korea expressed its interest in joining the 12 other Pacific Rim nations in participating in the Trans Pacific Partnership...
View ArticleKORUS Trade Statistics – Part II
By Phil Eskeland Just prior to President Obama’s recent trip to Asia, critics of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) blamed the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KORUS) for the “exploding” U.S. trade...
View ArticleThe Rationale for a German Firm’s Investment in the Kaesong Industrial Complex
By Troy Stangarone A little more than a year after North Korea initially withdrew its workers from the Kaesong Industrial Complex, South Korea announced that German manufacturer Groz-Beckert has...
View ArticleAfter Trouble with Minesweeper Deal South Korea – India Relations Need a Win
By Nicholas Hamisevicz Recently, there was a big setback in Korea-India relations. The deal that was made back in 2011 for India to purchase eight minesweepers from South Korea is currently on hold and...
View Article5 Important Issues for the New U.S. Ambassador to Korea
By Nicholas Hamisevicz & Phil Eskeland With the expectation of the confirmation of Mark Lippert to be the United States’ next Ambassador to the Republic of Korea (South Korea), he will face a...
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...
View ArticleSix Implications from the Mid-Term Elections for U.S Policy Towards East Asia
By Troy Stangarone The 2014 mid-term elections will likely mark an important turning point in U.S. foreign policy and the Obama Administration. While presidential elections can bring in entirely new...
View ArticleThree Questions About the Korea-China FTA
By Troy Stangarone South Korea’s ambition to become a regional free trade hub in East Asia took another step towards reality as South Korea and China announced the outline of a conclusion of their...
View ArticleAnother Setback for Internationalizing the Kaesong Industrial Complex?
By Troy Stangarone One of the keys to attracting international investors to the Kaesong Industrial Complex is reducing the political risk of making an investment in the complex and providing a stable...
View ArticleOpportunities for U.S.-Korea Energy Collaboration
This is the first post in a two part series on U.S.-Korea energy cooperation. The second part can be found here. By Kim Heejip The global energy market has been going through dynamic changes recently,...
View ArticleU.S. Bureau of Industry and Security gives huge New Year’s Gift to U.S. and...
This is the second post in a two part series on U.S.-Korea energy cooperation. The first post can be found here. By KEI President and CEO Donald Manzullo, J.D. On December 30, 2014, the Bureau of...
View Article10 Issues to Watch For on The Korean Peninsula in 2015
By Mark Tokola, Troy Stangarone, and Nicholas Hamisevicz Last year saw a series of significant events on the Korean peninsula. On the economic front, South Korea concluded free trade agreements with...
View ArticleHas the Kaesong Industrial Complex Bounced Back from the 2013 Shutdown?
By Troy Stangarone When North Korea withdrew its workers from the Kaesong Industrial Complex in 2013, confidence in the inter-Korean venture was severely damaged. Firms in the complex lost not only...
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