South Korea

Debris lies piled up near a railroad destroyed by Typhoon Rusa in Samcheok, about 200 km (124 miles) east of Seoul (REUTERS/Kim Kyung-hoon).

Opinion | Brookings Northeast Asia Commentary

Counter-Terrorism and Emergency Management: Keeping a Proper Balance

May 2013, Jibum Chung

Jibum Chung analyzes some of the tensions that often lead governments to emphasize civil defense against relatively rare and small-scale events over civil protection against more common and more destructive natural and man-made disasters. He offers suggestions for strengthening the decision-making process and maintaining an appropriate balance between civil defense and civil protection.

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Article | SERI Quarterly

United States Policy towards Northeast Asia

April 2013, Richard C. Bush III
Blog Post

A Possible "Off Ramp" in North Korea

April 16, 2013, James E. Goodby | comments
Opinion | Los Angeles Times

Getting Kim Jong Un's Attention

April 11, 2013, Michael E. O'Hanlon and Mike Mochizuki
In the News

I hope that when the exercise winds down in a few weeks, they [the North Koreans] will wind down the rhetoric and we will be in a better place than we are now.
April 5, 2013, Evans J.R. Revere, The Guardian (UK)
In the News

I think the steps taken by the Obama administration are prudent and the minimum necessary to send a message to [North Korea] and our allies that we are prepared to defend them.
April 5, 2013, Evans J.R. Revere, The Guardian (UK)
Opinion | Global Experts

The World of North Korea's Kim Jong-un

April 4, 2013, Kongdan Oh
In the News

The danger here is that South Korea, with U.S. moral support, retaliates and then North Korea feels that it needs to counter-retaliate; China doesn’t control it and so it’s a vicious circle.
April 2, 2013, Richard C. Bush III, Washington Times
Article | Foreign Policy Research Institute

Understanding North Korea

April 1, 2013, Kongdan Oh
Interview | Voice of America

Tensions on the Korean Peninsula

April 1, 2013, Evans J.R. Revere
In the News

We are in a vicious cycle [with North Korea]. Even if things calm down after the current U.S.-South Korea exercise, we will still be at a higher level of tension than in the past.
March 29, 2013, Evans J.R. Revere, Wall Street Journal