North Korea's economic reintegration: past lessons from former pariah states



Analysis North Korea’s economic reintegration: past lessons from former pariah states Precedent suggests institutional change is essential for real development Jonathan R. Corrado \| Karl Hendler August 27, 2018 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON KCNA In the runup to his third meeting with North Korean Chairman Kim Jong Un next month, South Korean President Moon Jae-in pledged to take bold steps towards denuclearization and reconciliation with North Korea. In particular, President Moon said the North’s economic revitalization will be a “difficult process,” but spoke promisingly about the long term prospects for inter-Korean integration. In these remarks, he cited a study estimating that cooperative ventures between the North and South could yield USD$150 billion over the next three decades. Advancing towards this ambitious goal will require North Korea to disentangle Read More © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads 02How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins 03What to make of the stunning collapse in value of North Korean won 04What to know about Kim Yong Bok, the man leading North Korean troops in Russia 05If Trump: How erratic leader’s reelection could scramble North Korea policy 06North Korea’s admission of drone incursion exposes glaring gaps in air defenses 07The war in Ukraine is transforming how Europe perceives North Korean threats 08What North Korea stands to gain by sending troops to fight in Ukraine

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Jonathan R. Corrado

As director of policy for The Korea Society, an American non-profit organization, Jonathan Corrado regularly writes and speaks about security, diplomacy, and socioeconomic change on the Korean Peninsula and the surrounding region. He is the author of a series of papers for the United Nations Program in Support of Peace and Cooperation in Northeast Asia, and he has presented at international relations conferences hosted by Oxford, Harvard, and Johns Hopkins universities, as well as in Geneva and Brussels. Jonathan previously served as a translator for Daily NK, a due diligence investigator for Steele Compliance Solutions, and an intern research analyst for the Congressional Research Service (CRS). He is a graduate of the Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service M.A. in Asian Studies Program.

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Karl Hendler

Karl Hendler is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, M.P.A. candidate at Columbia University, and a policy intern at The Korea Society.

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