Abstract The Korean peninsula is crucial to China’s political, economic and security interests because of a combination of geographic, historical, and political circumstances. China’s economic…
Country or Region: South Korea
Abstract This paper investigates the causes underlying the tragic story of the demise of Korea’s bicycle industry, from one that appeared to be as competitive…
Abstract North Korea has been serving as a geopolitically vital buffer zone to China against Japan and the U.S.; so, China does not endorse a…
Abstract China with two Koreas constitutes a Regional Security Complex located in the Northeastern part of the Asian continent. Rebalance toward the Asia—Pacific region is…
Abstract This paper explores the strategic implications of the KORUS FTA. Despite their strained relationship, the US chose Korea as its second FTA partner in…
Abstract The Korean economy has been plagued by the phenomenon of the short-term floating of funds in recent years. It looks like it has become…
Abstract The Korea-US Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) is not likely to have quite the far-reaching impact on the Korean financial market as it is…
Abstract South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and U.S. President George W. Bush had a first summit meeting on April 19, 2008 at Camp David and…
Abstract This paper aims to discover the main factors that steered North Korea in determining its provocations against South Korea. To this end, we first…
Abstract This paper analyzes how financial crises were managed by the governments of two countries: the United States and South Korea. The financial crises in…
Abstract South Korean President Park Geun-hye has pledged to respond decisively to any future North Korean provocation. A strike against South Korean maritime targets in…
Abstract North Korea’s provocative behavior led to a toughening of U.S. and South Korean policy toward Pyongyang and drove a stake through the heart of…
Abstract In light of the extensive ties between Beijing and Seoul—now termed as a “strategic cooperative partnership”—as well as of the growing importance of China…
Abstract This study aims to examine why the South Korean government’s engagement policy toward North Korea did not create a functionalist spillover effect. In pursuit…
Abstract The post-Cold War US-South Korea alliance has been publicly pronounced as having become less cohesive over time. How can we prove this change of…
