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Issue Briefing
“Prolonged Transition to Democracy in Myanmar”
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This issue briefing takes a look at the overwhelming victory in the general elections in November 2015 by the National League for Democracy (NLD) under Aung San Suu Kyi’s leadership. Myanmar now faces daunting challenges in moving toward democratization, such as continuing control of the military, unstable relations between the president and Aung San Suu Kyi, and ethnic conflicts. Jae Hyeok Shin suggests recommendations for the incoming leaders and the international community for Myanmar’s stable development and democratization.
 
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Issue Briefing
“The Adoption of the Paris Agreement and South Korea's Response
to the New Global Climate Regime”
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The 21st Session of the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Convention on Climate Change adopted the Paris Agreement, which will enter into force in 2020. The Paris Agreement, which will replace the Kyoto Protocol, requires both developed and developing countries to actively respond to climate change. In this paper, Sungjin Kim evaluates changes to the energy paradigm brought on by the Paris Agreement and suggests recommendations for the South Korean government.
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EAI Column
“ROK-Japan Relations,
the Weak Link in ROK-U.S.-Japan Trilateral Cooperation”
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Given the cozy bilateral U.S.-ROK and U.S.-Japan relationships, ROK-Japan relations should be strong as well. But this has not been the case as of late as the two neighbors have struggled to overcome history issues such as the comfort women. Sook-Jong Lee, President of EAI, uses public opinion data to analyze the state of trilateral cooperation and suggests the relationship move beyond East Asia to the world stage to bring about a brighter future in a variety of areas.
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