U.S.-South Korea AI Cooperation and the Future of Work
The foundation of AI, including advanced chips, memory, sensors, and compute capacity, is where the U.S. and Korean supply chains are the most intertwined.
The foundation of AI, including advanced chips, memory, sensors, and compute capacity, is where the U.S. and Korean supply chains are the most intertwined.
While Korea’s export growth in 2025 slowed due to protectionist trade policies, real GDP growth was expected to pick up in 2026.
2025 was always going to be significant because it was the fiftieth anniversary of the two countries establishing diplomatic relations.
Korea’s cosmetics industry has moved beyond trend-driven consumption and matured into a key export pillar.
Korea’s cosmetics industry has moved beyond trend-driven consumption and matured into a key export pillar.
As China revises its plan for self-reliance on technological development, tensions could rise around structural dilemmas this presents to South Korea.
Seoul’s careful management of the complex triangular relations in the region takes place against a backdrop of growing global uncertainty.
The Lee administration has pursued a strategy of maximum flexibility in dealing with China, and so far China has reciprocated with measured responses.
The alliance faces a familiar challenge in a more complex environment: maintaining credible deterrence while adapting to evolving threats.
Despite the instability that followed martial law, civilian trust in the military, elections, and the national government reached record highs.