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Samsung's New Investments in Texas Mean Big Things for the United States
By Tom Ramage
April 17, 2024
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The North Korean Human Rights Act Expired in 2022 – No Signs that Congress is Moving to Reauthorize the Law
By Robert King
April 8, 2024
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Korea Has Made Progress in the Fight Against Corruption
Randall S. Jones
February 6, 2024
Korea ranks close to the average of OECD countries in the 2023 Corruption Perception Index that was announced at the end of January.
10 Issues to Watch for on the Korean Peninsula in 2024
Clint Work
January 30, 2024
South Korea’s rapprochement with Japan and North Korea’s embrace of Russia significantly shaped events on the Korean Peninsula in 2023. Both promise to have a substantial impact on events in…
What Happened: Q4 2023
Tom Ramage
January 24, 2024
What happened in U.S.-Korea trade and investment in the fourth quarter of 2023?
Korea Exported More Goods to the United States Than China in December—Does This Signal a New Trend for Trade?
Tom Ramage
January 23, 2024
For a twenty-year period, China had been the top export destination for Korean goods. Not so in December 2023.
Navigating Korea’s Changing Trade Shifts with the United States and China
Zongyuan Zoe Liu
January 22, 2024
Recent development highlights the impact of a combination of external factors on a trade-dependent economy like South Korea.
Kim Jong-un Changes Policy on Inter-Korean Reunification and Issues Threats of War
Robert King
January 19, 2024
In a historic break with a policy of most of the past eight decades, Kim Jong-un's speech made clear a different policy toward South Korea.
2023 in Review: The War in Ukraine and South Korea’s Increasingly Complex National Security
Clint Work
December 28, 2023
Seoul confronts the emergence of a new, far riskier nuclear order, while doubts about the credibility of U.S. extended deterrence remain.
2023 in Review: The War in Ukraine and North Korea
Clint Work
December 27, 2023
North Korea's support for Russia's war in Ukraine completed its turn away from efforts to normalize relations with the United States.
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