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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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The Human Rights of Korean Family Reunions

October 20, 2015
Foreign Relations, Human Rights

Starting on October 20, 2015, a group of South Koreans will have the chance to cross the DMZ to meet with brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces,…

Asia
Korea, North, Korea, South
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Presidential Summits: A Diplomat’s Perspective

October 15, 2015
Foreign Relations, Politics

On October 16, 2015, President Park Geun Hye and President Barack Obama will hold a summit meeting, where they are expected to address a range…

Asia
Korea, South, United States of America
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Friends of Korea: Witnessing Korea’s Transformation

October 9, 2015

From 1966 to 1981, around 2,000 Peace Corps volunteers lived and worked in South Korea. After returning to the United States, many volunteers wanted a…

Asia
Korea, South, United States of America
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Setting an Example: The German Case as a Model for Korean Reunification

September 29, 2015

October 2015 will mark 25 years since the official reunification of East and West Germany. Meanwhile, the Korean Peninsula remains divided. South Korean President Park…

Asia
Korea, North, Korea, South, Germany
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20 Years Combatting Tuberculosis in North Korea

September 18, 2015

The Eugene Bell Foundation has been working in the DPRK for 20 years. Now they focus on multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), a deadly disease that is…

Asia
Korea, North
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Prospects for “Vitalizing” NGO Work in North Korea

September 10, 2015
Inter-Korean

In the recent agreement between Seoul and Pyeongyang to defuse tensions along the DMZ, the two governments included a promise to "vitalize" non-governmental organization (NGO)…

Asia
Korea, North, Korea, South
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Seismology and Mt. Baekdu: Science Diplomacy in North Korea

September 3, 2015
Inter-Korean

Volcanologist Dr. Kayla Iacovino traveled to North Korea in 2013 as part of a team that was collaborating with North Korean scientists to study Mt.…

Asia
Korea, North, Korea, South
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Looking Back on Four Years of U.S.-Korea Relations

August 20, 2015
Foreign Relations

Nicholas Hamisevicz has been KEI's director of research and academic affairs for four years. Now, he is leaving KEI to pursue his Ph.D at Catholic…

Asia
United States of America
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