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Resource Library - Korea


This list represents publications that are specifically about our work in Korea. For a more comprehensive list that includes any publication that mentions our Korea work at all, such as newsletters, our annual report, and multi-country program overviews, click here.

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Recasting the Korean Model of Development (319 KB)

Full agenda of conference organized by Center for U.S.-Korea Policy, Korean Economic Association, and Korean Political Science Association, June 30-July 1, 2010, Washington DC.

07/01/2010 Analysis
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Rewriting Policy: Private Sector Influences in the KORUS FTA, Troy Stangarone (65 KB)

Paper originally presented at a workshop on the "Influence and Role of Domestic Stakeholders on the U.S.-ROK Alliance," Center for U.S.-Korea Policy and the East Asia Institute, Seoul, February 22, 2010.

01/20/2011 Analysis
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ROK Green Growth Quarterly Update: April-June 2010, Jill Kosch O’Donnell (16 KB)

Quarterly report on U.S.-ROK green growth/climate change cooperation

07/09/2010 Report
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ROK Green Growth Quarterly Update: April-June 2011, Jill Kosch O'Donnell (26 KB)

Quarterly report on U.S.-ROK green growth/climate change cooperation

07/12/2011 Handout
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ROK Green Growth Quarterly Update: January-March 2011, Jill Kosch O'Donnell (23 KB)

Quarterly report on U.S.-ROK green growth/climate change cooperation

04/06/2011 Handout
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ROK Green Growth Quarterly Update: July-October 2010, Jill Kosch O'Donnell (23 KB)

Quarterly report on U.S.-ROK green growth/climate change cooperation

10/22/2010 Report
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ROK Green Growth Quarterly Update: October-December 2010, Jill Kosch O'Donnell (27 KB)

Quarterly report on U.S.-ROK green growth/climate change cooperation

01/10/2011 Report
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Should We Continue the Planned ROK-U.S. OPCON Transfer?, Hwang Jin Ha (36 KB)

ROK National Assemblyman, presented at the Symposium on OpCon Transfer and Its Implications for the U.S.-ROK Alliance, Center for U.S.-Korea Policy and The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation, Washington DC.

03/25/2010 Speech
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Smart Grid for Green Growth, Jeongjoon Lee (4080 KB)

Jeongjoon Lee Presentation at a conference on "South Korea's Green Growth Strategy: Where It Stands and Where It's Going," Center...

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07/05/2011 Analysis
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Smart Power: Remaking U.S. Foreign Policy in North Korea, Scott Snyder (104 KB)

Testimony before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment

02/12/2009 Miscellaneous
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South Korea's Business Sector and the Transformation of the ROK-U.S. Alliance: A Case Study of KORUS FTA, Chiwook Kim (353 KB)

Paper originally presented at a workshop on the "Influence and Role of Domestic Stakeholders on the U.S.-ROK Alliance," Center for U.S.-Korea Policy and the East Asia Institute, Seoul, February 22, 2010.

08/10/2011 Analysis
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South Korea-U.S. Summit: A New Approach to North Korea and Afghanistan, Young-Sun Ha (58 KB)

Young-Sun Ha, Professor of International Politics at Seoul National University, discusses the upcoming Obama-Lee summit in Washington on June 16 and prospects for U.S.-South Korea relations. In light of Pyongyang's recent nuclear test,...

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06/09/2009 Article
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South Korean Public Opinion Trends and Effects on the ROK-U.S. Alliance, Kyu-toi Moon (24 KB)

Op-ed by Kyu-toi Moon, Kyung Hee University

03/09/2011 Analysis
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South Korean Strategy for Agricultural Technology Transfer to Developing Countries, CHO Gyoung-Rae (279 KB)

Paper for International Conference on U.S.-Korea Dialogue on Strategies for Effective Development Cooperation held on October 17-18, 2011 in Seoul, Korea.

11/25/2011 Article
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South-South Development Cooperation Dialogue: More than One Way to Achieve Aid Effectiveness (432 KB)

Meeting report from the South-South Development Cooperation Dialogue: More than One Way to Achieve Aid Effectiveness, held on December 2-3, 2010.

11/22/2011 Report
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Strengthening Korea’s Evaluation of ODA Projects, KIM Sang-tae (509 KB)

Paper for International Conference on U.S.-Korea Dialogue on Strategies for Effective Development Cooperation held on October 17-18, 2011 in Seoul, Korea.

11/25/2011 Article
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Strengthening the U.S.-ROK Alliance, Scott Snyder (588 KB)

Scott Snyder, Director of the Center for U.S.-Korea Policy, examines possibilities to develop a more comprehensive U.S.-ROK relationship, identifying potential challenges as well as functional areas of cooperation based on a mutually...

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02/17/2009 Report
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Surin Pitsuwan Keynote: Korea's Changing Roles in Southeast Asia, Surin Pitsuwan (108 KB)

Keynote Address by H.E. Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary General of ASEAN and Trustee of The Asia Foundation, at The Asia Foundation's recent international conference: "Korea’s Changing Roles in Southeast Asia: Expanding Influence and...

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03/19/2008 Speech
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Symposium on OpCon Transfer and Its Implications for the U.S.-ROK Alliance (313 KB)

Full transcript from symposium co-hosted by the Center for U.S.-Korea Policy and The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation, Washington DC.

03/25/2010 Report
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The American Media and U.S.-South Korea Relations, Alyson Slack (512 KB)

Paper originally presented at a workshop on the "Influence and Role of Domestic Stakeholders on the U.S.-ROK Alliance," Center for U.S.-Korea Policy and the East Asia Institute, Seoul, February 22, 2010.

01/10/2011 Analysis
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The Cheonan Reckoning: Implications for Northeast Asian Stability, Scott Snyder (375 KB)

Article reprinted from The Oriental Economist, Vol. 78, No. 6 (June 2010); www.orientaleconomist.com.

06/07/2010 Analysis
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The Enduring Dilemma of North Korea: Sovereignty Versus Transparency and Prospects for International Cooperation, Scott Snyder (115 KB)

Scott Snyder examines transparency issues as a challenge for both North Korean leaders and the international community.  The Japanese translation of this article was published in the new book North Korea and Human Security (Kita Chousen...

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04/03/2009 Analysis
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The Foreign Policy of the Obama Administration and Northeast Asia, Scott Snyder (34 KB)

Remarks at the 10th World Korean Forum “New Era of Unified Korea and the World,” Seoul, August 18, 2009.

08/27/2009 Speech
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The Obama Administration and Preparations for North Korean Instability, Scott Snyder and See-Won Byun (317 KB)

Article from the International Journal of Korean Unification Studies, Vol. 18, No. 2, 2009.

12/31/2009 Analysis
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The Opcon Military Command Issue Amidst A Changing Security Environment on the Korean Peninsula, Larry Niksch (36 KB)

Paper presented by Larry Niksch, Senior Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies, at the Embassy of Korea KORUS Forum, Washington DC.

03/24/2010 Analysis
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The Role of ROK in the Context of Global Nonproliferation Efforts and the Bilateral Nuclear Nonproliferation Cooperation Issues, Hee-Seog Kwon (129 KB)

Paper by Hee-Seog Kwon, Visiting Fellow, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, presented at a U.S.-ROK workshop on nuclear energy and nonproliferation in Washington DC on January 20, 2010, co-hosted by the Center for U.S.-Korea...

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01/20/2010 Analysis
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The Role of ROK in the Context of Global Nonproliferation Efforts and the Bilateral Nuclear Nonproliferation Cooperation Issues, Hee-Seog Kwon (2504 KB)

Presentation by Hee-Seog Kwon, Visiting Fellow, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, presented at a U.S.-ROK workshop on nuclear energy and nonproliferation in Washington DC on January 20, 2010, co-hosted by the Center for...

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01/20/2010 Analysis
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The U.S. Peace Corps and the Korean Development Experience, Jon Keeton (171 KB)

Paper for International Conference on U.S.-Korea Dialogue on Strategies for Effective Development Cooperation held on October 17-18, 2011 in Seoul, Korea.

11/25/2011 Article
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The U.S.-ROK Alliance: A Catalyst for Green Growth?, Jill Kosch O'Donnell (654 KB)

Report by Jill Kosch O'Donnell, former Junior Associate of The Asia Foundation.

03/09/2010 Report
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Theoretical Problems in Economic Development and Democratization, Jae H. Ku (693 KB)

Paper presented at a conference on “Recasting the Korean Model of Development: Issues, Debates, and Lessons,” Center for U.S.-Korea Policy, Korean Economic Association, and Korean Political Science Association, June 30-July 1,...

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07/01/2010 Analysis
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