The North Korean Economy, November 2019: Kim Jong Un’s Kumgang Statement Signals a Shift in Economic Gears
Introduction On Wednesday, October 23, Kim Jong Un visited the Mt. Kumgang Tourist Region in the southern part of the…
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A More Realistic Approach to the Economic Side of Nuclear Negotiations with North Korea
As the US and North Korea prepare to resume working-level negotiations, it is hoped that both sides have been able…
Fear Prevails Over Greed: The Kaesong Shutdown
North Korea’s shutdown of the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) is the culmination of a steady deterioration in inter-Korean relations during…
Whither the Kaesong Industrial Complex?
Kim Dae-jung’s Sunshine Policy was a bold experiment that sought to achieve unification by decreasing inter-Korean tensions and establishing a…