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Je Heon (James) Kim, Nils Wollesen Osterberg
Economics, Economic Security
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Fairness and Reciprocity? Reconsidering Trump’s Liberation Day Tariffs on South Korea

This report evaluates the rationale and implications of President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs on South Korean imports. The administration frames these tariffs as “reciprocal” measures necessary to correct perceived imbalances in the U.S.-South Korea trade relationship. Given that the White House defines reciprocity by matching the tariffs and restrictions…

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Je Heon (James) Kim, Nils Wollesen Osterberg
Technology, Economic Security
United States of America
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Untethered Sentiments: How Politics, Visibility, Perception, and Demographic Differences Shape American Views on Foreign Investment and Trade

The key takeaways from this study are as follows: 1. Impact of Perception on Foreign Investment Attitudes: The study finds that individual perceptions of FDI at the state level play a crucial role in shaping attitudes toward investment. Individuals who perceive high Korean FDI or states where Korean FDI has…

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Scott Snyder
Korea, South, United States of America

The U.S.-South Korea Alliance and Space Cooperation

South Korea’s launch of a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) military satellite on April 22 from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station as part of a network capable of monitoring North Korea every two hours is a model illustration of how space cooperation has become an active dimension of the U.S.-South…

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Clint Work
Security
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Siloed No More: The U.S.-ROK Alliance and a Taiwan Conflict

This project was motivated by and builds upon earlier research tracing the evolution and apparent alignment of U.S. and South Korean signaling on Taiwan, wherein the South Korean government adopted a more outspoken position regarding “the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait” and framed it in increasingly…

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Scott Snyder, Jenny Jun, Bo Ram Kwon, Sanghyun Han, Soyoung Kwon, Elan Sykes, Zeena Nisar, Sam Wilson, So Jeong Kim, Wade Huntley, Yosep Kim, Katherine Melbourne
Foreign Relations
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Korea Policy Volume 2 Issue 2 - Full Version

The Fall 2024 issue of Korea Policy, Broadening the Alliance: New Frontiers in US-South Korea Cooperation, is a special issue focused on the US-ROK alliance. The issue is motivated by the broadening and deepening of the alliance into what Presidents Biden and Yoon in 2023 called a strategic economic and…

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Scott Snyder
Foreign Relations
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From Security Alliance to Comprehensive Technology Centered Partnership

The Joe Biden and Yoon Suk-yeol administrations have embraced the expansion of economic cooperation within the US-ROK alliance, leading to the emergence of South Korea as a valued technology partner of the United States and an era of institutionalization for the bilateral relationship. This issue of Korea Policy examines the…

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Soyoung Kwon
Foreign Relations
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Cooperation on Semiconductor Supply Chains and Technology

The security alliance between the United States and South Korea, once focused primarily on military defense, is evolving to include economic security and technological cooperation. The evolving partnership between the two countries, particularly in the areas of semiconductor supply chains and advanced technologies, features the deepening and broadening of the…

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Sanghyun Han
Foreign Relations
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Canvasing Variations in US-South Korea Cooperation on AI and Quantum Technology

This paper elucidates how Washington and Seoul cooperate on AI and quantum technologies, both recognized as critical emerging technologies essential to their national interests. Technology cooperation is denoted as government-to-government efforts aimed at cultivating and developing technology, focusing on national strategies and interests. In AI, the United States holds a…

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Elan Sykes
Foreign Relations
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Clean Energy Pragmatism as a Spark for US-South Korea Relations

The United States and South Korea are close allies, committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and home to advanced industrial economies. Pragmatic cooperation on clean energy technologies would aid their shared goals in climate mitigation, energy security, and supply chain resilience. US-South Korea cooperation should include pooling shared technological expertise,…

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Zeena Nisar
Foreign Relations
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A Bio-Future for the US-ROK Strategic Alliance

For the United States and South Korea, aligning efforts in biotechnology and biomanufacturing within the strategic alliance will support shared goals for technological leadership, economic competitiveness, and supply chain resiliency. Although there are some constraints, there is also a multitude of opportunities for both countries to enhance cooperation in this…

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