South Korea and the Study of Middle Powers
It’s fair to imagine that by this stage, an objective observer would caution against using the middle power term to describe South Korea.
It’s fair to imagine that by this stage, an objective observer would caution against using the middle power term to describe South Korea.
Despite the stability provided to them, Korean chip companies still grapple with uncertainty surrounding American semiconductor technology.
Meeting Korea’s demographic challenge requires a comprehensive strategy, including by making greater use of foreign workers.
The August 18, 2023 summit at Camp David was rightly hailed as a breakthrough moment for Japan, South Korea, and the United States.
The “Spirit of Camp David” pledged that the three countries would make the Indo-Pacific “thriving, connected, resilient, stable, and secure.”
Although the vision outlined at Camp David has potential to advance U.S.-Japan-Korea objectives, there remain obstacles to its success.
U.S. trade policy with South Korea has already made its way into the 2024 Republican primary talking points.
The Camp David Summit marks the beginning of a new era and has implications far beyond security cooperation.
When the leaders of Japan and Korea join Biden at Camp David on August 18, it will cap a year of remarkable progress in improving relations.
Raising the fertility rate in Korea depends in part on improving the young’s economic position, which requires fundamental economic reforms.