KEI Contributor – Kyle Ferrier

The Trump administration’s increased emphasis on the cost of the U.S.-South Korea alliance has called into question its appreciation of Seoul’s contributions and raised concerns about the future of the…

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…

Most South Korean conglomerates have weathered the shortage much better than their global competitors. But KEI’s Kyle Ferrier notes in his latest article for the Diplomat Magazine that this could…

In his latest column for the Diplomat Magazine, KEI Director of Academic Affairs and Fellow Kyle Ferrier noted that new challenges still need to be faced even as the Biden…

Proposal Submission Deadline: Friday, December 4, 2020 The Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI) is issuing a call for papers for the next round of its Academic Paper Series—a program…

Please join Tycho van der Hoog on why countries in southern Africa continue to engage with North Korea.

Please join KEI for a conversation with Markus Garlauskas and Axel Catellier on the factors driving South Korea’s recent military force development.

Please join Professor Zhiqun Zhu  for a discussion on how Seoul might best defend its own interests amid the growing U.S.-China rivalry.

By Kyle Ferrier With daily new COVID-19 cases rising to over 400 recently, South Korea finds itself on the brink of a second outbreak of the virus. Looming over the possible outbreak is the government’s decision whether to elevate social distancing measures to contain the spread of infections at the expense of, at least in…

By Kyle Ferrier Earlier this week I covered major risks to the South Korean economy from a financial crisis caused by COVID-19. While South Korea is particularly susceptible to the worsening economic fallout from the pandemic, it is far from helpless. Rough experiences with past financial crises, namely the 1997-1998 Asian Financial Crisis, have led…

By Kyle Ferrier The world is on the precipice of another financial crisis, this time caused by a global pandemic. In the past several weeks financial markets have tumbled at a historic pace as the number of COVID-19 cases have exploded around the world. Although South Korea’s response to contain the virus at home has…

By Kyle Ferrier The 2020 U.S. presidential campaign is just getting underway. While we should expect plenty of mudslinging in the coming months, it will hopefully be more congenial than Pyongyang’s latest statement about the race. North Korea lambasted former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden this week in response to his comments on its leader…