Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center Stanford University


Shorenstein APARC News



October 11, 2011

In final year, President Lee Myung-bak should pave the way for the next administration

KSP in the news: Korea Times on October 10, 2011

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's term will come to a close in December 2012 and a new administration will take office. What does this mean for the country's North Korea policy in the coming year? In an interview with the Korea Times, Gi-Wook Shin urges that Lee stay consistent with his current hard-line stance rather than adopt any new strategies before exiting.