GMS Focus

An analysis of current issues Professor Byung-Joo Kim at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies explains the highlights and details of the U.S.-South Korea summit

An analysis of current issues Professor Yang Joon-seok from the Catholic University of Korea goes over three urgent economic topics: the supplementary budget, April employment report for Korea and the U.S. April consumer price index inflation rate.

Professor Byung-Joo Kim at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies explains the upcoming Yoon Suk-yeol and Joe Biden's summit on May 21, and its implications on Seoul-Washington relations

Professor Yang Joon-seok from the Catholic University of Korea explains what growth rate is and its implications as to understand how each country is doing

Professor Byung-Joo Kim at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies explains the President-Yoon's policies toward Japan to repair the two countries' relations.

Professor Yang Joon-seok from the Catholic University of Korea explains Bank of Korea's recent rate hike, and its implications and subsequent consequences.

Professor Byung-Joo Kim at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies explains the future of the South Korea-U.S. bilateral alliances with the new incoming president Yoon Seok-yeol

Professor Yang Joon-seok from the Catholic University of Korea explains the IMF's Staff Report, or so-called Korea Report, which contains analysis on Korea's current economic condition and policy recommendations.

Professor Byung-Joo Kim at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies explains North Korea's latest missile launch, and its implications to the South as well as the world.

Professor Yang Joon-seok from the Catholic University of Korea explains the economic sanctions on Russia, how it may cause a default or a currency crisis, and what this all implies for South Korea.

Professor Yang Joon-seok from the Catholic University of Korea examines challenges and problems the President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol will face once he takes office in May, or even before the official hand-off of power. 

An analysis of current issues Professor Yang Joon-seok from the Catholic University of Korea explains the consequences of the unprecedented financial sanctions against Russia by Western powers. Also he discusses the reasons why the Chinese government aims to continuously push for a wide use of its digital currency.

An analysis of current issues Professor Byung-Joo Kim at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies explains the background for Russia's invasion of Ukraine and its impact on South Korea.

Professor Yang Joon-seok from the Catholic University of Korea explains what an international key currency is and the implications if the Korean won is included as one of the currencies in IMF's SDR currency basket.

Professor Byung-Joo Kim at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies explains President Moon Jae-in’s last push to sit down with North Korea for a dialogue along with the recent trilateral foreign ministers' meeting.

Professor Yang Joon-seok from the Catholic University of Korea discusses the implications of recent economic topics related to a sharp drop in the stock market, South Korea joining RCEP, and the continuing streak of high exports. 

Professor Byung-Joo Kim at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies examines the pledges on politics, economics, and social policies given by four presidential candidates for the 2022 South Korean presidential election.

Professor Yang Joon-seok from the Catholic University of Korea discusses the controversies over the government's supplementary budget; Korea's largest IPO by LG Energy Solutions and its impact on the country's stock market. 

Professor Byung-Joo Kim at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies examine's North Korea's recent firing of hypersonic missiles and its geopolitical implication.

Professor Yang Joon-seok from the Catholic University of Korea discusses the details and effectiveness of the government's blueprint to front-load fiscal spending in the first half of the year.

Professor Byung-Joo Kim at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies discusses the development of relations between Russia and China and its implications and possible outcomes for South Korea. 

Professor Yang Joon-seok from the Catholic University of Korea discusses the global economy forecast amid turbulent times due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and South Korea's own projections in 2022.

An analysis of current issues Professor Byung-Joo Kim at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies discusses Washington's Indo-Pacific strategy and its implications for South Korea, following U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken's speech "Free and Open Indo-Pacific."

Professor Yang Joon-seok from the Catholic University of Korea discusses the implications for S. Korea’s economy as the population is expected to fall to 37 million in 2070.

Professor Byung-Joo Kim at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies discusses diplomatic relations between South Korea and its regional neighbors on the back of heightened tensions between China and Taiwan.