Publications

Two years after the Camp David summit among the United States, South Korea, and Japan institutionalized trilateral cooperation, the partnership faces new challenges amid leadership transitions in all three capitals.…

The Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI) is pleased to issue Vol. 3, Issue 2 of its new flagship journal, Korea Policy. Our new online journal carries forward the objective…

SUMMARY In the fall of 2025, it was clear that the world had entered a new era after a thirty-five-year post–Cold War interregnum. U.S. President Donald Trump’s disruption of global…

The U.S.-South Korea partnership is being challenged by the uncertainty of both nations’ Indo-Pacific policies, competing national objectives, and U.S. President Donald Trump’s willingness to risk long-standing alliances in favor of transactional economic gains.…

What kind of China policy will the Lee Jae Myung government pursue? Specifically, what approach does President Lee intend to take, and what obstacles might he face? Explaining the dynamics…

Executive Summary  The commitment to improve relations between Japan and South Korea as outlined at the 2023 trilateral Camp David summit is no longer personality-driven. Japan, South Korea, and the United…

Executive Summary   At a time of escalating cooperation between Russia and North Korea within and beyond the security domain, the role of the U.S.-South Korea alliance in the security of the Korean Peninsula and the East Asian…

Executive Summary  The return of Donald Trump to the White House necessitates a reenvisioning of the U.S.-South Korea economic relationship to make it compatible with the new framework that the Trump administration is seeking…