GOVERNOR CHUNG ADDRESSES U.S.-KOREA RELATIONS

On Monday, September 8, Dr. Chung Woo-Taik, Governor of the Chungcheongbuk-do Province in South Korea, will offer his insights regarding the Republic of Korea's greatest achievements over the past 60 years since its founding, and his take on the status and future of U.S.-ROK relations. For event details, to RSVP, or to learn about other upcoming events, click here.

WORKING PAPER SERIES: NORTH KOREA

This track of the USKI Working Paper Series focuses specifically on the diplomatic relations of North Korea. It examines the issues and challenges North Korea faces in normalizing relations with the U.S., as well as with its regional neighbors.

WPS 08-3: Necessary Enemies: Anti-Americanism, Juche Ideology, and the Tortuous Path to Normalization, by Charles Armstrong, Ph.D. (Sep. 2008), chronicles the development of U.S.-DPRK relations from 1942 to the present, including such contentious issues as the USS Pueblo Incident and North Korea's nuclear ambitions.

Search USKI's Working Paper Series or publications. Search the event archive for events related to North Korea.

SPECIAL STUDIES: KOREAN ECONOMY SERIES

This special study on Korean economic policy focuses on the changing nature of foreign direct investment in South Korea. Foreign direct investment (FDI), defined as sufficient company ownership that provides some degree of managerial control, improves a nation’s productivity and economic growth. Until the Asian financial crisis in 1997, the Korean government exercised a de facto policy of discouraging inward FDI. However, as part of its acceptance of IMF support to resolve the crisis, the government opened the economy to foreign ownership of domestic business. In the years after the crisis, foreign investment surged. Despite these changes, Korea still lags behind other developed and developing countries as a target for FDI. In this three-part working paper series, Dr. Arthur J. Alexander, investigates the changing nature of FDI into the country, the policy and political responses, and the concerns in the country that may induce a cautious approach by administrators.

The first installment of Dr. Alexander's three-part series examines the long-term economic perspective of FDI in Korea: Foreign Direct Investment in Korea: Trends, Implications, Obstacles.

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SAIS U.S.-KOREA YEARBOOK 2007

2007 was a year of extraordinary "big deals" on the Korean peninsula. Following the difficult 2006 that saw North Korea testing its nuclear weapon and stalled negotiations over security and trade issues with Washington, the Republic of Korea (ROK) made remarkable diplomatic breakthroughs on many weighty issues. But these agreements face challenges of ratification or implementation, and much work remains to be done.

The 2nd Edition of the SAIS U.S.-Korea Yearbook covers these principal developments. The Yearbook is the product of the Fall 2007 course, "The Two Koreas: Contemporary Research and Record," an annual offering within SAIS's Korea Studies Concentration.

Meet the student authors and download a copy of the U.S.-Korea Yearbook 2007.

WORKING PAPER SERIES: KOREA'S REGIONAL DIPLOMACY

This track of the USKI Working Paper Series examines Korea's strategic opportunites to increase cooperation and collaboration with its Asian neighbors.

WPS 08-2: In Pursuit of Peaceful Development in Northeast Asia: China, the Tumen River Development Project, and Sino-Korean Relations, by Carla Freeman, Ph.D. (Mar. 2008).

Explore more papers in this series.

NOTABLE SAIS ALUMNI

The U.S.-Korea Institute is proud to highlight a number of notable Koreans among SAIS alumni. From ambassadors to reporters, professors to business executives, SAIS' Korean alumni are at the forefront of U.S.-Korea relations. Download a copy of the list here.