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Korean Kontext

The Korean Kontext

Korean Kontext is a podcast series by the Korea Economic Institute of America in Washington, D.C. Its aim is to provide listeners with a source for broad-based, substantive information about the U.S.-Korean relationship from all angles: political, cultural, economic, and social. Tackling major topics using current and historical context, interviews with prominent policy leaders, scholars,and artists, and in-depth analysis, Korean Kontext is crafted to inform the newcomer and the Korea guru alike. The views expressed here are the interviewees’ alone.

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[Rebroadcast] We Built This Bureau: Elise Hu

April 22, 2019
Culture

Over the past few years, Korea and Koreans have experienced incredible political, social, and diplomatic shifts. It is hard keeping up with all these new…

Asia
Korea, South
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From Maximum Pressure to Maximum Leverage: Daniel Wertz

April 12, 2019
Security

Even before the meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong-un in Hanoi, foreign policy practitioners and observers were talking about the difficulties of sequencing international…

Asia
Korea, North
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[Rebroadcast] In Defense of KORUS: Phil Eskeland, Troy Stangarone, and Kyle Ferrier

April 5, 2019
Economics

Recently released data from the Department of Commerce confirmed that the United States achieved record-level export of services to South Korea in 2018 – $24.5…

Asia
Korea, South
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When Cold Warriors Met to Talk About Peace: Mark Tokola

April 4, 2019
Foreign Relations

We are still digesting the series of summitry that took place in the past few months between North Korea, the United States, and South Korea.…

Europe
Switzerland
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When North Korea Embraces Mobile Technology: Yonho Kim

March 29, 2019
Economics

We imagine North Korea as a country that is carrying on not only a conflict left over from the Cold War, but also a decrepit…

Asia
Korea, North
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[Rebroadcast] The Revolution will be Thumb Drived: North Korean Access to Outside Media: Nat Kretchen

March 22, 2019

While North Korea under the Kim regime has tried to maintain tight control of information sources within its borders, the North Korean populace in recent…

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[Rebroadcast] Achieving Peace through Sanctions: Stephan Haggard

March 8, 2019
Security

The second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on February 27 and 28 ended without an agreement. The key difference…

Asia
Korea, North
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We Go Together: Ambassador Kathleen Stephens and General Skip Sharp

March 5, 2019
Foreign Relations

As the complex negotiations between North Korea, the United States, and South Korea continue, it is worthwhile to review what the current U.S. presence on…

Asia
Korea, South
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