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Georgia is where global investment meets American industrial strategy, and where Korean innovation is creating thousands of American jobs. Anchored by Hyundai Motor Group’s $7.6 billion Metaplant, the state has transformed into a hub for advanced production, high-skilled employment, and supply-chain resilience. In this episode of Inside the Investment, we examine how Hyundai’s arrival is…

South Korea’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit showcased a tightening defense partnership with the United States. The U.S. push for allies to shoulder greater security burdens converged with South Korean efforts to deepen autonomy and prepare for long-term uncertainty about U.S. commitments, creating a mix of deeper operational integration and quiet hedging. The Trump administration,…

On many foreign policy questions, American voters are sharply divided. But on nuclear weapons, a bipartisan consensus still holds. New polling by the Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI) and YouGov shows broad public opposition to letting allies such as South Korea develop nuclear weapons, even as risks from North Korea, Russia, and other countries…

The Supreme Court will soon decide whether the Donald Trump administration’s “reciprocal tariffs” are legal, and this decision will determine the future structure of U.S. trade policy and South Korea’s economic engagement with the United States. The case centers on whether the president can use the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose tariffs…

On October 28, U.S. President Donald Trump visited Gyeongju, South Korea, for a summit with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. This visit, which follows his trips to Malaysia and Japan, marks Trump’s second state visit to South Korea since the first one in 2017.…

South Korea’s USD 350 billion investment pledge in the United States, centered on shipbuilding, battery, and semiconductor projects, was meant to strengthen U.S.-Korea industrial cooperation. Instead, it has amplified familiar questions about overdependency that middle powers such as Korea must confront as U.S.-China competition intensifies. China’s retaliation against Hanwha Ocean following its USD 150 billion…

South Korea’s agreement to invest USD 350 billion in the United States marks the final step in securing a 15 percent tariff rate on Korean auto and auto-part exports, avoiding the steeper Section 232 rate of 25 percent. Announced after a meeting between President Donald Trump and President Lee Jae Myung on the sidelines of…

The omission of digital trade from the announcement of the provisional U.S.-South Korea trade deal in July underscores a growing fault line in bilateral relations. While the deal focused on tariffs and investment, it left unresolved Washington’s mounting concerns over Seoul’s proposed digital regulations targeting U.S. tech companies. These policy differences reflect a broader global…

The Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI) led a delegation to visit Grand Rapids, Michigan, from September 30 to October 2, hosted by the World Affairs Council of Western Michigan. The trip was the fifth and final Future of Korea (FOK) program KEI held this year to foster greater public understanding and appreciation of South…