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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] Marriage Migrants and Multicultural Families in South Korea

November 21, 2017

For many years, South Korea has been a homogeneous country. But with more foreigners coming to live in Korea, that is starting to change. In…

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How do South Koreans View Donald Trump?

November 13, 2017
Foreign Relations

With President Donald Trump finishing up his first official trip to Asia, including a stop in South Korea last week, this week's episode of Korean…

Asia
Korea, South, United States of America
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Previewing Trump’s Trip to Asia

November 3, 2017
Economics, Foreign Relations, Security

President Donald Trump is off on his longest international trip yet, stopping in Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines. There, he is expected…

Asia
Korea, South, Japan, China
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Healthcare in North Korea

October 30, 2017
Domestic, Human Rights

As a communist state, North Korea has promised to provide its people with basic services, including healthcare and medical treatment. However, particularly in recent years,…

Asia
Korea, North
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The Revolution will be Thumb Drived: North Korean Access to Outside Media

October 20, 2017

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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North Korea’s “Guerrilla Internationalism”

October 13, 2017
Security

With North Korea becoming an increasingly dangerous threat to the U.S. and its allies, it can be all too easy to overlook North Korea’s origins…

Asia
Korea, North
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American Eggs-ports to South Korea

October 6, 2017

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Korean Trade Minister Kim Hyun-chong met this week to discuss the future of the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS…

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Keeping North Korean Human Rights in the Conversation

September 29, 2017

With North Korea launching missile after missile and even conducting a massive nuclear test within the last month or so, attention is understandably focused on…

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