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New Beginnings: Post-Election Prospects for U.S.-ROK Relations
New Beginnings is a new policy study group formed by the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center at Stanford University and The Korea Society to explore how to revitalize the U.S. alliance with the Republic of Korea (ROK) after nearly a decade of strains and tensions.
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October 11th, 2011
New Beginnings group releases annual U.S.-Korea recommendations to Obama administration
Shorenstein APARC, KSP NewsU.S. President Barack Obama welcomed South Korean President Lee Myung-bak to Washington, DC on October 13, and the two leaders traveled together to Detroit the following day to urge early approval of the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) by both legislatures. On the eve of the visit, the New Beginnings policy study group released its annual report of recommendations on U.S.-Korea relations to the Obama administration. With U.S.-South Korean relations stronger than ever and with presidential elections scheduled in both countries late next year, the New Beginnings policy experts urged a steady course and a focus on implementation of current policies rather than new initiatives in the alliance or toward North Korea.
February 28th, 2011
Celebrating ten years of Korean studies at Stanford
Shorenstein APARC, FSI Stanford, KSP NewsGi-Wook Shin came from the University of California, Los Angeles to Stanford University in 2001 to establish a program in Korean studies. "Naturally, I had mixed feelings—of excitement and hope, but also of anxiety and uncertainty," says Shin. "Looking back, I made the right decision." The Stanford Korean Studies Program, today a thriving and vibrant program at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, recently held a series of major events to celebrate its tenth anniversary in February 2011. Read more »
December 10th, 2010
Challenges and promise on the Korean Peninsula
Shorenstein APARC, KSP NewsRelations between the United States and South Korea today are stronger than ever, as reflected in President Barack Obama's recent announcement of his commitment with President Lee Myung-bak to ratifying the Korea-U.S. (KORUS) free trade agreement, the United States' largest free trade agreement since NAFTA. At the same time, the North Korean government's increasing aggressiveness amidst an impending leadership change in Pyongyang poses a serious challenge to the U.S.-South Korean longstanding alliance. Just one week after North Korea attacked the South Korean island of Yeonpyong, killing four people, Northeast Asia experts from Shorenstein APARC met in Seoul with scholars and former senior officials from the United States and South Korea to discuss the alliance, policy toward North Korea, and regional dynamics within Northeast Asia. Read more »
May 13th, 2010
"New Beginnings" policy study group releases 2010 recommendations to the Obama administration
Shorenstein APARC, KSP AnnouncementThe "New Beginnings" policy study group has released its 2010 recommendations to the Obama administration for strengthening U.S.-South Korean relations. The report is available for download. 
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May 6th, 2010
Kim Jong Il Visit to China Tests South Korean Leadership
Shorenstein APARC, KSP Op-ed: Korea Times on May 6, 2010Gi-Wook Shin, director of Shorenstein APARC, analyzes the diplomatic and political challenges to South Korean President Lee Myung-bak stemming from North Korea's possible responsibility for the sinking of the South Korean naval vessel Cheonan and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's just-completed visit to China.
April 29th, 2010
China's increasing influence on North Korea
Shorenstein APARC, KSP in the news: The New York Times on April 29, 2010David Straub, associate director of the Korean Studies Program, discussed China's increasing influence on North Korea with The New York Time's reporter Choe Sang-hun. Straub said that China's primary purpose in boosting trade and other ties with North Korea was not increased influence per se but the avoidance of a crisis on the Korean Peninsula. Contrary to official rhetoric on both sides, he noted, the two countries remain wary of each other.
September 23rd, 2009
Obama keeping steady course on North Korea
Shorenstein APARC, KSP in the news: Dong-A Ilbo on September 21, 2009The Obama administration's willingness to talk bilaterally with North Korea does not signify any weakening of U.S. support for the Six Party Talks and North Korean denuclearization, stresses David Straub, associate director of the Korean Studies Program at APARC, in an interview with major South Korean daily Dong-A Ilbo.