By Andrew Kwon & Brian Kim Despite speculation that the New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD) would come away stronger from the June 4 local elections following a drop in confidence in the ruling Saenuri Party and President Park Geun-hye…
By Ellen Kim U.S. president Barack Obama made an official visit to South Korea on April 25-26. Starting his four-nation trip to Asia with a state visit to Japan, President Obama made a two-day stopover in South Korea en route…
By Ellen Kim President Park Geun-hye made an official visit to Germany from March 25-28 and unveiled her government’s vision of Korean unification. This was the first official stage where she laid out a concrete roadmap of her unification…
By Marie DuMond On April 8, Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Yoon Sang-jick of South Korea and Minister of Trade and Investment Andrew Robb of Australia signed a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) between the Republic of Korea and…
Who is he? Hwang Joon-kook is the new Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs for the Republic of Korea (ROK), serving as South Korea’s top delegate for the Six-Party Talks. Prior to this position, Ambassador Hwang served…
Who is he? Mr. Lee Ju-yeol is the new governor of the Bank of Korea (BOK). A 35-year veteran of the bank, Lee had served in a number of key roles. He was a deputy to Governor Kim Chong-soo from…
Over the final two weeks in January the CSIS Asia team hosted more than 1,200 visitors for five public events covering issues directly connected to the Asia-Pacific including tensions in the East China Sea, the U.S.-Australia alliance, the ROK-U.S. alliance,…
By Victor Cha China’s Ministry of National Defense announced on November 23 the creation of a new air defense identification zone in the East China Sea, sparking a new level of tensions with Japan, the United States and Korea. The…
On December 2, 2013, Vice President Joseph Biden will arrive in Tokyo for the start of a week-long trip in Northeast Asia where he will visit Japan, China, and South Korea. Biden travels to a region still experiencing significant tension…
South Korea and the countries of ASEAN are important strategic partners with shared political, economic, and cultural interests. Relations between South Korea and ASEAN have seen significant growth and expansion, since the relationship was elevated to a strategic partnership at…