The Nomination of Michelle Steel and How the Senate Confirms an Ambassador
Iran’s failure to achieve nuclear latency has significant implications for South Korea and Japan’s thinking on their own nuclear strategy.
What Happened to U.S.-Korea Trade One Year After Tariffs
Iran’s failure to achieve nuclear latency has significant implications for South Korea and Japan’s thinking on their own nuclear strategy.
How the Iran Conflict Is Reshaping U.S.-Korea Relations
Iran’s failure to achieve nuclear latency has significant implications for South Korea and Japan’s thinking on their own nuclear strategy.
Understanding the $350 Billion MOU Putting Seoul Under Pressure
The deal may not only help Korea avoid higher tariffs, but also lower the cost of capital for strategic investments in the United States.
U.S.-South Korea Relations in 2026: Key Issues to Watch
From alliance recalibration to the “Korea Discount,” KEI experts analyze the critical issues shaping U.S.–South Korea relations in 2026.
What May Be Driving Trump’s Latest Tariff Threat Against South Korea
Investment commitments, tariff deals, and bilateral MOUs may now have to be completed with the caveat in mind that anything can change at a moment’s notice.
How Russia Hopes to Help North Korea Blunt the U.S.-South Korea Alliance
The two nations are steeped in the same ideological brew of ultra-nationalism, hyper-militarism, and illiberalism.
Korean Investment Will Keep Coming but Washington Must Unclog the Talent Pipeline
If Washington wants the strategic benefits that come with Korean FDI, it will need to align immigration policy with the industrial strategy it has chosen.
Trump’s AI Action Plan Belies Contradictions Between Innovation and Security
The Trump administration’s AI action plan appears to be a whole-of-government effort to accelerate the growth and proliferation of U.S. AI technology.
Unpacking the U.S.-South Korea Trade Deal
Reaching such a deal before August 1 allows Korea to compete with trading partners such as the European Union and Japan on a level playing field.