Asia
South Korea
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The Trump Administration should be giving Korea a hard time for its return to foreign exchange market intervention in January 2018.
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Reserve growth stopped as private investors in Europe and Japan started buying a lot of the rest of the world's bonds.
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South Korea must capitalize on its diplomatic push to bridge the divide between its longtime ally and its combative neighbor.
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The 2018 Winter Olympics begin in South Korea amid heavy geopolitical overtones.
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Andrew Zimbalist, the Robert A. Woods professor of economics at Smith College, joins CFR's James M. Lindsay to discuss the political and economic costs of hosting the Olympics.
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While sports may temporarily transcend divisions in society, events like the Olympics rarely serve to advance countries’ diplomatic aims.
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South Korea hopes to solidify its image as modern and efficient as host of the winter games, but its success relies heavily on cooperation from the North.
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Scott Snyder discusses his new book, South Korea at the Crossroads: Autonomy and Alliance in an Era of Rival Powers. Snyder examines the trajectory of fifty years of South Korean foreign policy and offers predictions—and a prescription—for the future.