New blog launched to focus on U.S. ? Korea relations
Washington, DC --- In response to an increased demand for
information on U.S. - Korea relations, the Korea Economic Institute (KEI) has
launched a new blog to focus on the economic and foreign policies that impact
the Korean peninsula. The Peninsula will provide readers with authoritative
Korea analysis, research and insight on a
timely basis, being updated several times per week.
"With interest in
both North Korea and the ROK having increased sharply over the past eighteen
months, the time seemed right to launch a
Korea
policy blog", says President of KEI, Ambassador Jack Pritchard. "On all
fronts, Korea is attracting unprecedented media attention. Be it through
Presidential exchanges, the continuing rise of Korean culture, or through
increasing economic cooperation. It's clear, people want to know more about the
Koreas, and KEI's expert team is now in a great position to help
out."
Content from The Peninsula has already proved a success with
international media, with several articles having been picked up by news
organizations across the globe. Most recently, CNN covered Director for Academic
Research and Academic Affairs Nicholas Hamisevicz's post on visiting the DPRK,
while Yonhap and Chosun Ilbo covered a series of photographs of
daily
life in North Korea taken by KEI Vice-President, Dr. Abraham Kim.
In
addition to being a source for rapid-response commentary on Korean affairs, The
Peninsula's commenting system allows readers to engage directly with KEI staff
on topics of their interest. With article categories on North Korea, South
Korea, Inter-Korean affairs, and Korea abroad, readers can also find content to
match their individual interest area with ease. Finally, a handy tag-cloud
allows visitors to quickly find material related to a number of niche Korea
topics.
The Peninsula is run by KEI. KEI is a not-for-profit, policy
outreach and educational organization affiliated with the Korea Institute for
International Economic Policy (KIEP), a public policy research institute located
in Seoul and funded by the South Korean government. KEI focuses its efforts on
all aspects of the U.S.-Korea relationship. KEI does not lobby; it welcomes a
diversity of views.
For More Information:
Please contact KEI's
Director of Communications, Chad O'Carroll
Email: ocarroll @ keia.org
Direct line: 202 464 1985