July 19, 2017, by Beyond Parallel—
On June 30, 2017, His Excellency Moon Jae-in, President of the Republic of Korea, delivered a Global Leaders Forum address to a Washington D.C. foreign policy audience of more than 250 at CSIS headquarters. This occasion marked several firsts: President Moon's first foreign policy address abroad, his first visit to…
July 14, 2017, by Joseph Kim—
Cho Myung-gyon is South Korea’s new Minister of Unification. He was nominated by President Moon Jae-in on June 13 and took office on July 3, 2017. .. Who Is he? Cho Myung-gyon took office as South Korea’s 39th Minister of Unification on…
June 26, 2017, by Kang Kyung-Wha—
The ROK-U.S. Alliance has safeguarded peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula and beyond. And today, our alliance covers a whole range of areas including security, economic, social and cultural dimensions. Geographically, the alliance extends beyond the Korean Peninsula, and is now going global.
June 26, 2017, by Robert King—
The tragic death of Otto Warmbier has again raised the question of whether travel to North Korea ought to be prohibited by the United States government. Prohibiting travel by Americans to North Korea has been talked about for some time, primarily on Capitol Hill. Arguments for a travel ban are (1) to protect the safety and wellbeing of American citizens; and (2) travel is a source of hard currency for the Kim regime which goes to the “royal economy” for imported French cognac and luxury automobiles for the young leader, as well as to fund nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles.
April 18, 2017, by Victor Cha—
To study the relationship between North Korean provocations and South Korean elections, Beyond Parallel created a new database of events incorporating both presidential and national assembly elections from the Republic of Korea (ROK) over the last six decades.
April 10, 2017, by Beyond Parallel—
To study the relationship between North Korean provocations and South Korean elections, Beyond Parallel created a new database of events incorporating both presidential and national assembly elections from the Republic of Korea (ROK) over the last six decades.
April 3, 2017, by Beyond Parallel—
Beyond Parallel conducted a new study looking at whether there are patterns to North Korean behavior around U.S. elections. To carry out this study we created a dataset of U.S. election events, incorporating both presidential and congressional midterm election years, and cross-tabulated this information with our original dataset on North…
April 3, 2017, by Beyond Parallel—
To examine the closeness of the China-North Korea relationship, Beyond Parallel created an original dataset of all high-level visits between the two countries from 1953 to the present. “High-level visit” is defined as a meeting between Chinese and North Korean officials at the level of the Minister of Foreign Affairs…
March 17, 2017, by Andy Lim and Victor Cha—
To examine the China-North Korea relationship, Beyond Parallel created a dataset of high-level visits between the two countries from 1953 to the present... By Victor Cha and Andy Lim | March 17, 2017 China and North Korea have…
March 8, 2017, by Beyond Parallel—
Ambassador Christopher Hill reflects on his personal experience as Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs and head of the U.S. delegation to the Six Party Talks from 2005 to 2009... Negotiating the Six Party Talks and Dealing with North Korea’s Nuclear Program In 2003, the…
