The 2014 Edition of the SAIS U.S.-Korea Yearbook analyzes important developments in North and South Korea that characterized their relations in that year. Each paper was written by a SAIS student from the course, “Korea’s Economic Development,” offered in the ... 2014 fall semester. Their insights were based on extensive reading and study as well as on numerous interviews conducted with government officials, scholars, NGO workers, academics and private sector experts both in Washington and Seoul. Student authors featured: Alin Horj, Ju Hyung Kim, Kendrick Kuo, Jagabanta Ningthoujam, Kyu Seok Shim, and Mario Vanella. View »

The 2012 Edition of the SAIS U.S.-Korea Yearbook analyzes important developments in North and South Korea that characterized their relations in that year. Each paper was written by a SAIS student from the course, “The Two Koreas: Contemporary Research and ... Record,” in the fall of 2012. Their insights were based on extensive reading and study as well as on numerous interviews conducted with government officials, scholars, NGO workers, academics and private sector experts both in Washington and Seoul. This Yearbook is divided into five chapters: Trade Agreements; Business and Investment; Identity and Society; Historical Disputes and Regional Stability; and Legal Dilemmas and Elections. View »

The 2011 Edition of the SAIS U.S.-Korea Yearbook analyzes important developments in North and South Korea that characterized their relations in that year. Each paper was written by a SAIS student from the course, “The Two Koreas: Contemporary Research and Record,” in the ... fall of 2011. Their insights were based on extensive reading and study as well as on numerous interviews conducted with government officials, scholars, NGO workers, academics and private sector experts both in Washington and Seoul. This Yearbook is divided into five chapters: Trade and Development; ROK Economic Policies; Regional Economic Cooperation; Unification Considerations; and Security and Foreign Policy. View »

The 2010 Edition of the SAIS U.S.-Korea Yearbook analyzes important developments in North and South Korea that characterized their relations in that year. Each paper was written by a SAIS student from the course, “The Two Koreas: Contemporary Research and Record,” in the ... fall of 2010. Their insights were based  on extensive reading and study as well as on numerous interviews conducted with government officials, scholars, NGO workers, academics and private sector experts both in Washington and Seoul. This Yearbook is divided into four chapters: Security and Alliance Politics; Trade and Development; Government and Business; and Identity and Society. View »

The fourth edition of the SAIS U.S.-Korea Yearbook chronicles important developments in North and South Korea that characterized their relations in 2009. Each chapter was written by SAIS students in the course, “The Two Koreas: Contemporary Research and Record,” in the fall ... of 2009. Their insights were based not only on extensive reading and study, but also on numerous interviews conducted with government officials, scholars, NGO workers, academics and private sector experts in both Washington and Seoul. The Yearbook is divided into four parts: Korea’s Regional Relations, Governance in South Korea, South Korea on the International Stage, and North Korea. Part I delves into South Korea’s evolving relations with China, North Korea and Central Asia, relationships that have not only deepened in recent years, but have grown more complex. Part II then turns inward, taking a closer look at the dynamics of South Korea’s domestic politics as Seoul took on a more prominent international role. Part III looks outward and analyzes the opening of South Korea’s legal market, its relations with the United States, and its role in the G20. Finally, Part IV examines the domestic and international politics surrounding North Korea’s nuclear weapons and the Kaesong Industrial Project. View »