WPS 09-08: Populist Challenge and Its Backlash [in South Korea], by Kang Miongsei, Ph.D (February 2009). In the 2002 presidential elections in South Korea, Roh Moo-hyun, a relatively unknown politician at the time, edged out his conservative opponent by engaging Korea’s lower and working class citizens and distancing himself from Korea’s political elites. Many of […]

WPS 09-02: Strategic Opportunities for South Korean Development of Energy Resources in Central Asia, by Yoon Sung-hak, Ph.D. (February 2009). In this paper, Dr. Yoon examines the status of trade relations and energy diplomacy between South Korea and Central Asia. His analysis provides an overview of the actual and potential energy resources and reserves in […]