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South Korea Attempts to Deal With the Dark Web
February 10
In a column for the Diplomat Magazone, KEI Senior Director Troy Stangarone explored South Korea's efforts to discipline the dark web – an encrypted and anonymized network inaccessible by ordinary internet users. In particular, Stangarone focused on efforts by international law enforcement to curb child pornography…
Read MoreGeorge Mason University commends KEI's simulation of nuclear negotiations
February 10
George Mason University's Center for Security Policy Studies placed a spotlight on KEI's simulation exercise that replicates multilateral negotiations to resolve North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. In additon to being an excellent complement to studying the fraught history around internaitonal engagement with North Korea, the simulation,…
Read MoreKEI 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…
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