Kaesong Industrial Complex, 14 April 2015. CRISISGROUP
Report 300 / Asia

The Case for Kaesong: Fostering Korean Peace through Economic Ties

The Kaesong Industrial Complex, closed since 2016, was the most successful joint economic venture undertaken by North and South Korea. Reopening the manufacturing zone, with improvements to efficiency and worker protections, could help broker wider cooperation and sustain peace talks on the peninsula.