Why South Korea Is Giving 51 Million People Unlimited AI
Before the end of this year, every resident of South Korea will have free and unmetered access to a general-purpose AI chatbot and a public…
North Korean Traders Are Quietly Engaging Chinese Capitalists
North Korea’s won has lost roughly four-fifths of its value against the dollar in two years, and its trade deficit with China ran near USD…
Tariffs on Korean Imports: Implications for U.S. Manufacturing and Investment
Since the Donald Trump administration took office in 2025, the United States has imposed a broad range of tariffs to advance national security, strengthen supply-chain…
Continued Anticipation for Strategic Projects Under the U.S.-South Korea Investment MOU
The one-year mark of the U.S.-South Korean investment memorandum of understanding (MOU) is approaching this fall—without a single investment announcement. By contrast, Japan has announced…
Maximizing South Korea’s AI Momentum
There is a tendency to view the world through the status quo. If the economy is growing, the set expectation becomes that it will continue…
USMCA: One For All, All for One?
The United States has decided against renewing the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), a decision that marks the beginning of a negotiation process rather than the…
How Lee Jae Myung Bought South Korea Diplomatic Space, Time, and Leverage
In his first year as president, Lee Jae Myung bought South Korea time and leverage by accommodating the United States while strengthening South Korea’s relations…
China Courts a More Confident North Korea
Chinese President Xi Jinping visited North Korea this month to try to pull the Kim Jong Un regime back toward Beijing at a moment when…
How China’s Export Controls Accelerated South Korea’s Mineral Diversification
In April 2026, South Korea posted $85.9 billion in goods exports, a 48 percent surge from a year earlier, with semiconductors exceeding $30 billion for the…
Why South Korea and Japan Need a Digital Trade Agreement
South Korea and Japan rank among Asia’s most advanced digital economies. Their firms are deeply linked across semiconductor supply chains, online shopping, cloud services, and…