Tag: Geopolitical Affairs

Lee Myung-bak’s First 100 Days in Office: The Roots of a Summer of Discontent?

The largest demonstrations in decades and political turmoil have beset South Korea since President Lee Myung-bak took office just a few months ago. Lee assumed

President Lee Myung-Bak addresses The Korea Society

On April 15, 2008, His Excellency Lee Myung-Bak, the 17th President of the Republic of Korea, addressed the members, friends and guests of The Korea

New Beginnings: Post-Election Prospects for U.S.-ROK Relations

New Beginnings Project: Post-Election Prospects for U.S.-ROK Relations During a press conference held in New York at The Korea Society, three members of the New

The Republic of Bloggers

With some of the highest rates of broadband and wireless Internet penetration in the world, Korea and Japan are home to thriving online communities that

The New York Philharmonic

A Panel Discussion When the New York Philharmonic became the first American orchestra to play in North Korea on February 26, 2008, decades worth of

North Korea: Market Opportunity, Poverty and the Provinces

When assessing the impact of the mid-1990s famine on the North Korean population, experts have been working on an assumption: that North Koreans living in

The Secret History of Capitalism

From 18th Century Britain to 20th Century South Korea Over the last two and half decades, most developing countries have experienced slowing growth, rising inequality

Evolution of the U.S.-ROK Military Alliance

The U.S.-ROK military alliance is strong, according to General B.B. Bell, commander of United States Forces Korea, and the time has come to make it

How and Why We Remember the Korean War

A Discussion of David Halberstam’s The Coldest Winter David Halberstam’s final book, The Coldest Winter, a new history of the Korean War, has been on

24 Hours After South Korea’s Presidential Election: An Assessment

The upcoming presidential election in South Korea on December 19 could mark a critical turning point in U.S.-ROK relations and the ongoing negotiations over North