Search results for: Hyeong Woo Lee
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“A People’s Peace”: Inclusive Peacebuilding and the Role of Civil Society in Korea
...politicized. Subsequently, under the conservative administrations of Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye, which took a more conditional approach to engagement with North Korea, progressive civil society groups lost favor and...
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Taiwan-Japan (Unofficial) Relations: In a Sea of Troubles
...in civil infrastructure and basic education, as well as public health, which a lot of Taiwanese citizens profited from – despite lacking political autonomy. Former ROC president Lee Teng-hui even...
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It’s Time for the European Union to Talk to North Korea
...Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) Mario Esteban , Senior Analyst, Real Instituto Elcano (RIE) Lucia Husenicova , Director, Institute of Asian Studies Sangsoo Lee , Senior Research Fellow & Head of...
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Taking Back Control: South Korea and the Politics of OPCON Transfer
...the U.S., thus shedding the image in Pyongyang of Seoul as Washington’s junior partner, would facilitate North-South rapprochement. The subsequent conservative president, Lee Myung-bak, postponed the OPCON transfer to 2015,...
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A Reset for U.S.-DPRK Relations: The Path Ahead
...He is Distinguished Military Fellow at ISDP. Sangsoo Lee is Head and Alec Forss Project Coordinator at ISDP’s Korea Center. © The Institute for Security and Development Policy, 2018. This...
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Rising Energy Demand in Northeast Asia
...although it is still anticipated to grow marginally from 22.1 quadrillion BTU in 2010 to 22.2 quadrillion BTU in 2040. Sangsoo Lee in Eppen. Read the full article here....
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Park’s “Trustpolitik” Challenge
...Half-way into her presidential term, how has South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s “trustpolitik” fared in regard to assuaging tensions and dispelling mistrust vis-à-vis North Korea? Sangsoo Lee and Bernt...
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Breaking the Deadlock: Security Building on the Korean Peninsula
...failed to induce North Korea to denuclearize. Instead, reducing tensions and addressing mutual security concerns is the only way to break the stalemate in denuclearization negotiations, argues Sangsoo Lee....
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North Korea’s Pandemic Conundrum: Self-Containment and Humanitarian Crisis
Abstract: North Korea acknowledged its healthcare crisis this May and retreated to the Zero-COVID policy under self-containment, which they adopted in early 2020. Pyongyang also perceived economic stresses...
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Economic Transformation Under Kim Jong Il
Kim Jong Il noted the importance of both economic reforms and North Korea’s connecting with the outside world. However, domestic political constraints did not allow him to proceed...