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Perils of U.S. Illiberal Retrenchment: South Korea’s Perspective on Indo-Pacific Recalibration

The return of U.S. President Donald Trump to the White House in 2025 has brought a renewed emphasis on “America First” foreign policy, marked by a strategic retrenchment that challenges…

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Region: Asia

July 29, 2025
Kuyoun Chung

Beyond the Demographic Cliff: Workforce Trends and Economic Adaptation in Hyper-Aged Korea

South Korea’s demographic shift toward an increasingly older population is reshaping the country’s workforce. By 2040, the working-age population will shrink dramatically, leading to labor shortages that will affect key…

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July 29, 2025
Darcie Draudt-Véjares

Korea Policy Volume 3 Issue 1 - Full Version

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July 29, 2025
Christopher Green, Stephan Haggard, Darcie Draudt-Véjares, Sayuri Romei, Kuyoun Chung, Sunhyung Lee

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…

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Region: The United States

June 25, 2025
Je Heon (James) Kim, Nils Wollesen Osterberg

Spotlight

[Op-ed] Challenges for Korea's chipmakers

This article was published on The Korea Times on August 16, 2023. For much of the past year there has been a focus on how the CHIPS and Science Act…

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August 16, 2023
Troy Stangarone

[Op-ed] UN Sending States: The Forgotten Parties in the Korean War

This article was published on The Diplomat on August 7, 2013. On the July 27 anniversary of the Korean Armistice Agreement, there were numerous tributes to the ultimate sacrifice so…

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August 10, 2023
Clint Work

[Op-ed] Korea Needs a Big Idea

This article was published on The Korea Times on July 19, 2023. Dating back to last year’s presidential election, the Yoon Suk Yeol administration has sought to transform Korea’s foreign…

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July 19, 2023
Troy Stangarone

Peninsula Blog

Martial Law in South Korea: Understanding the Why

This essay was part of a contest jointly organized by the George Washington University Institute for Korean Studies and the Institute for Korean Studies at Indiana University Bloomington. The contest invited students to analyze a South Korean policy challenge and propose evidence-based solutions, with winning entries published in the Korea Economic Institute of America’s flagship…

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Region: Asia

January 17, 2025
Havin Baik

Addressing South Korea’s Provider-to-Patient Ratio Crisis

This essay was part of a contest jointly organized by the George Washington University Institute for Korean Studies and the Institute for Korean Studies at Indiana University Bloomington. The contest invited students to analyze a South Korean policy challenge and propose evidence-based solutions. The winning entries are published on KEI’s blog. South Korea’s healthcare system,…

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Region: Asia

January 15, 2025
Destiny Kanning

Han Duck-soo's Acting Presidency: A Timeline

Contributors (last name alphabetical): Je Heon (James) Kim, Joo Young Kim This timeline is a second part of a series that covers “major events” in the aftermath of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law on December 3, 2024. This part covers the events from Prime Minister Han Duck-soo’s assumption of the…

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Region: Asia

January 2, 2025

South Korea’s Political Turmoil: A Timeline

Contributors (last name alphabetical): Andy Hong, Jaehyoung Ju, Je Heon (James) Kim, Joo Young Kim, Sheewon Min This timeline highlights major events in the aftermath of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law on December 3, 2024 up to President Yoon's impeachment vote. The timeline will periodically update in reverse chronological order with brief descriptions and sources linked to each event. Time stamps…

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Region: Asia

December 11, 2024

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