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KEI President Kathleen Stephens "Linchpin Under Strain"
December 10
Reflecting on tensions between Korea and the United States in her latest column for the Joongang Ilbo, KEI CEO and President Kathleen Stephens agreed that there are many reasons to be concerned. Simultaneously, she wrote: “I have heard firsthand the broad bipartisan support for the…
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KEI event on U.S.-Korea burdensharing featured on KBS
December 10
Speaking at a KEI event on the future of U.S.-Korea defense burdensharing, former USFK commander Walter “Skip” Sharp criticized President Donald Trump’s excessive demands of allies, stressing that the U.S. should not give up its alliance for a “couple of dollars” and that the alliance…
Read MoreKEI Senior Director Troy Stangarone on the Anniversary of the Berlin Wall
December 10
KEI Senior Director and Fellow Troy Stangarone wrote an op-ed for the Korea Times, reflecting on the 30 year anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Using the Eastern European experience since 1989 as a guide, he notes: “The economic challenges of unification often…
Read MoreKEI's Korea Club Featured on Korea Times
December 10
Korea Club is a collaborative project sponsored by KEI. They are a series of dinners with keynote speakers who cover a range of topics, including human rights issues and security concerns on the Korean Peninsula. On November 14, Korea Club hosted Jack Rendler, a country…
Read MoreDiplomats Taking a Stand
December 10
In her most recent op-ed for the Joongang Ilbo, KEI President and CEO Kathleen Stephens wrote on the role that public servants are playing to preserve democratic institutions in the United States. She notes: “Unlike in the impeachments of Nixon and Clinton, the issue this…
Read MoreFuture of Korea Featured in Hampton Roads Chamber
December 10
Future of Korea is one of KEI’s flagship programs, travelling throughout the country to share news and developments on the U.S.-Korea relations with the public at large. Led by KEI Vice President Mark Tokola, the delegation from the U.S. Department of State and the ROK…
Read MoreKEI Director and Fellow Kyle Ferrier on Korea's Macroeconomic Policy
November 5
Writing for the Diplomat Magazine, KEI Director and Fellow Kyle Ferrier examines the Bank of Korea’s ongoing efforts to support the won. Ferrier is confident that the BOK has the capital reserve to soften external shocks to South Korea’s currency, but does not believe that…
Read MoreKEI President Kathleen Stephens Cited in Joongang Ilbo
November 5
Korea’s Joongang Ilbo cited remarks from KEI President and CEO Kathleen Stephens in its coverage of the CSIS Forum in early October. Speaking on the conflict between Korea and Japan, Ambassador Stephens noted that the Trump administration’s weaponization of trade established a harmful precedent that…
Read MoreHollywood Foreign Press Association Cites Juni Kim in Article on Korean Movie Consumption
November 5
Hollywood Foreign Press Association cites KEI Senior Manager for Operations and Technology Juni Kim in its report on South Korean audiences’ movie preferences. Despite its relatively small population of 51 million, South Korea punches above its weight in the international entertainment market. It is the fourth…
Read MoreKEI Senior Director Troy Stangarone: Making Missile Tests Normal
November 5
Writing for the National Interest, KEI Senior Director Troy Stangarone excoriates the Trump administration for normalizing North Korea’s missile tests. He warns that: “Whether intentionally or not, by normalizing North Korea’s recent ballistic missile tests, Trump is making it more rather than less likely that…
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