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Job Announcement | Fellow and Director of Academic Affairs
May 19
Position title: Fellow and Director of Academic Affairs Category: Full-time The Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI) is a U.S. policy institute and public outreach organization dedicated to helping Americans understand the breadth and importance of the relationship with the Republic of Korea. Through our…
Read MoreCall for Papers: 2022 Academic Paper Series
October 6
Proposal Submission Deadline: Friday, December 3, 2021 The Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI) is issuing a call for papers for the next round of its Academic Paper Series—a program to generate academic papers and a public discussion of issues related to the Korean Peninsula…
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Korea-Japan Foreign Ministers Promise to Collaborate on Peace
September 28
As foreign ministers Chung Eui-yong and Toshimitsu Motegi met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, Radio Free Asia contextualized their engagement by citing takeaways from KEI’s event with Dr. Naoko Aoki on ROK-Japan security relations since 2015. The article cited…
Read MoreRegarding Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong's Comments in DC
September 27
On September 24, Radio Free Asia quoted KEI Senior Director Troy Stangarone in an article regarding Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong’s controversial comments about China at a Council on Foreign Relations meeting. Troy agreed with Chung that it is understandable that China wants a greater voice…
Read MoreUNICEF reports that one in five North Korean children underdeveloped
September 24
In a Radio Free Asia interview on UNICEF’s Child Nutrition Report 2021, KEI Senior Director Troy Stangarone was quoted saying that food shortage causes malnutrition, which in turn leads to the spread of disease. He emphasized the urgency to secure sufficient food for North Koreans.…
Read MoreState Department notes "End of War" declaration requires North Korean involvement
September 24
On September 22, Radio Free Asia quoted KEI Senior Director Troy Stangarone in an article about the U.S. State Department’s interest in engaging North Korea. This followed President Moon Jae-in’s proposal for an end-of-war declaration at the UN General Assembly. Troy was quoted saying that…
Read MoreSouth Korea Leads the Fight Against Google and Apple’s App Market
September 21
On August 31, South Korea became the first nation to challenge Google and Apple’s control over the app market by prohibiting these companies from forcing their own payment system for all in-app purchases. KEI’s Director of Public Affairs Sang Kim argues that this is consistent…
Read MoreRi Sol Ju and Kim Jong-un
September 21
On September 20, KEI Senior Director Troy Stangarone’s April 2018 interview with CNN was quoted in an MSN Indonesia article about Ri Sol-ju, the wife of Kim Jong-un. Troy’s comment that “in North Korea, nothing is accidental” was used to support the article’s argument that the selection of Ri Sol-ju…
Read MoreDPRK-China Trade Plummiting
September 17
On September 16, KEI Senior Director Troy Stangarone was quoted in a Radio Free Asia article about the low trade volume between North Korea and China in the first half of 2021. Troy stated that there are some signs that trade will begin to increase…
Read MoreIOC gets it wrong on North Korea
September 16
On September 16, KEI Senior Director Troy Stagnarone published an editorial with The Korea Times questioning the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) decision to suspend North Korea from competing in the Olympics until the end of 2022. The IOC’s decision followed Pyongyang’s decision not to send athletes to…
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