President Donald Trump did not take long in fulfilling his campaign promise to pull out of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Just three days into his presidency, he formally withdrew the United States from the TPP and began to honor his pledge to change the way the United States does trade.
As the Trump administration begins to build its foreign policy, what should its agenda be for relations with South Korea and handling North Korea?
For the last eight years, we’ve seen a relationship that has grown beyond the Cold War confines of the threat from North Korea and that has begun to evolve into more of a partnership that works together both in the region and on the global stage.
KEI Communications Director Jenna Gibson, host of the KEI podcast Korean Kontext, recently interviewed Major General James Walton, Director for Transformation and Restationing for U.S. Forces Korea (USFK).
As we celebrate Korean-American Day, a look at how Korean-American’s have helped to shape science and technology.
In South Korea the more contagious and deadly N5H6 strain of avian influenza was first diagnosed on November 17th.
One of President-elect Trump’s most talked-about plans is a massive investment in America’s infrastructure, unfortunately America doesn’t have the best record in building efficient public transit.
The issue of trade was raised to a top-tier issue during the election and the hearings will help provide insight into the future direction of policy.
For the purposes of those with a particular interest in Northeast Asia, and Korea in particular, following are questions that we would love to see asked and answered during the upcoming confirmation hearings.
Our annual look at the events that will shape the Korean peninsula in the coming year.