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Unified Korea: A stepchild of Asia

One of the unexpected events that happened during the PyongChang Olympics was the remarkable diplomatic manoeuvre of the three stars: Moon Jae-in, Kim Jong-un...

Demilitarization between the two Koreas

At domestic level, Kim Jong-Un is pursuing two original and interesting policylines within North Korea: the rise of a new generation to power and...

South Asian practitioners learn from Korea’s successful experience in energy efficiency

Energy efficiency is emerging as one of the most viable options for climate change mitigation in South Asia, where urbanization, economic growth and expanding...

Korea should speed up job market and social protection reforms to strengthen inclusive growth

Korea’s economy has progressed rapidly over the past 40 years, catching up with the level of well-being in most OECD countries. It now needs...

South Koreans Bail Out Trump After a Rough Week

Another departure from the White House, but then it is almost a weekly show now.  This time it is Gary Cohn his chief economic...

Korea after the Olympics: Temporary Truce or Permanent Peace?

Thanks to the “New Year’s” initiatives of Kim Jong-un – to which South Korean Moon Jae-in responded for his own reasons – significant progress...

Arabs leverage lucrative nuclear contracts to enhance security and keep options open

Controversy in South Korea over a secret military clause in a nine-year old agreement to build the United Arab Emirates’ first nuclear reactor raises...

North Korea’s future geopolitics

In the phase immediately after the end of the 23rd Winter Olympics in PyeongChang - a site located in South Korea -North Korea’s new...

Quiet Diplomacy in the Midst of Storm: Olympics and the Peninsula Nuclear Standoff

In late December, Choi Moon-soon, the governor of the province in South Korea hosting the Winter Olympics met the North Korean officials accompanying the...

May the Olympic peace prevailing over the nuclear phantom

Authors: Zhou Dong-chen & Wang Li On February 9, the 2018 Winter Olympics began sensationally in Pyeong-Chang, South Korea. The world media once again focused...

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