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KEI’s 2023 Report on American Attitudes Toward the Korean Peninsula summarizes results from a survey commissioned by KEI and conducted by YouGov from August 22nd to August 29th, 2023. The…
Scott Snyder, President & CEO at the Korea Economic Institute of America, appears on Voice of America’s “Washington Talk” and explains why transactionalism and ‘Trump-centrism’—not shared values—will define the U.S.-South…
KEI’s President and CEO Scott Snyder participated in a virtual event organized by the Asia Society Policy Institute. The event was titled “South Korea in 2025: Democratic Evolution and Implications for…
This article was published in National Interest on August 27, 2024 The United Nations Command (UNC), a U.S.-led multinational command that enforces the Korean Armistice Agreement and coordinates international contributions to maintain peace…
This article was published in Korea on Point on July 21, 2024. Higher Expectations, Starker Choices President Yoon Suk Yeol’s attendance at the 75th NATO Summit amplified several existing and…
By Troy Stangarone In the ongoing debate over granting President Barack Obama Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), previously known as Fast Track, three Democratic members of Congress pointed to increased merchandise trade deficits with Korea after the implementation of the KORUS FTA as a reason to oppose a new grant of TPA. However, while the merchandise…
By Troy Stangarone Last week we took a look at how Korea’s economy has performed relative to the BRIC economies – Brazil, Russia, India, and China – since the global financial crisis hit in the fall of 2008. This week we shift our attention to the G-20. When the crisis hit in the fall of…
By Kristen Lee During the 1960’s under President Park Chung-hee’s economic stewardship, the founders of today’s chaebol facilitated South Korea’s recovery after the war. These huge family-led business conglomerates became the foundation of the Korean economy and an integral part of Korea’s export-oriented growth. This rapid economic development, known as the “Miracle on the Han…
By Troy Stangarone In the aftermath of last spring’s shutdown of the Kaesong Industrial Complex, the Park administration has sought international investment to serve as a bulwark against future actions by North Korea that would endanger Kaesong’s operations. While finding ways to raise the cost of a future shutdown for North Korea is a sensible…