United States of America Archives - Korea Economic Institute of America

Podcasts

B.R. Myers - The Cleanest Race

In this episode we spoke to B.R. Myers, author of “The Cleanest Race” and regular contributor to the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and The Atlantic. Having been raised…

September 24, 2012

Steve Byrne: Sullivan And Sons

In this episode we spoke to comedian and actor Steven Byrne, of the brand new TBS series “Sullivan and Sons”. Known as one of the hardest working and energetic comics in…

August 14, 2012

L. Gordon Flake - Mike & Maureen Mansfield Foundation

Korean Kontext recently spoke to Gordon Flake of the Mike and Maureen Mansfield Foundation for a conversation about Korea’s rising prominence as a “middle power”. Focussing on South Korea’s rapidly…

July 24, 2012

For the latest episode, Korean Kontext spoke to Korean-American actor James Kyson. Having made waves for his performance as Japanese character Ando Masahashi on hit NBC television series “Heroes”, Korean Kontext…

May 15, 2012

« Previous
1
…
10
11
12
13
14
…
16
Next »

Publication

2008 Ambassadors’ Dialogue Program Reaches Audiences Coast-ToCoast

KEI recently completed its seventeenth annual Ambassadors’ Dialogue program. The tour was the third featuring Lee Tae-sik, the Republic of Korea’s Ambassador to the United States, and Alexander Vershbow, United…

May 25, 2011

Julia B. Cunico, James H. Alvis

U.S. International Trade Commission Finds FTA Would Substantially Affect U.S.-Korea Trade and Investment, Korea Pushes Ahead

On September 20, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) released its report on the KORUS FTA. The ITC study is a required analysis under Trade Promotion Authority that explores the…

May 25, 2011

Troy Stangarone

Ambassadors’ Double Header Hits The Road: Six Cities in Eight Days

KEI recently completed its sixteenth annual Ambassadors’ Dialogue program (previously called the Korea Caravan), featuring Lee Tae-sik, the Republic of Korea’s Ambassador to the United States, and Alexander Vershbow, United…

May 25, 2011

James H. Alvis

Rulings, New Agreements, and Advisory Committee Assessments Alter the Course for the KORUS FTA

May brought several significant developments for the KORUS FTA. On May 10, the Bush Administration and Congress announced an agreement on a new trade policy, focusing in particular on labor…

May 25, 2011

Troy Stangarone

« Previous
1
…
16
17
18
19
20
…
31
Next »

Peninsula Blog

Port Strike Should Prompt Strategic Thinking on US Supply Chains and the Role of AI

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) ended an East and Gulf Coast strike—its first strike since 1977—on October 3. Determined to receive substantial pay raises for workers, one of the ILA’s main points of contention was the role that automation may play in the industry as part of the overall progress in AI. Had it not…

October 9, 2024

Tom Ramage

American Public Opinion on US Foreign Policy in East Asia and the Korean Peninsula

This piece is part of a series based upon the fifth annual survey commissioned by KEI and conducted by YouGov. On Thursday, October 10, KEI will host an event and release a report summarizing the results from the annual KEI/YouGov poll at our Washington, D.C. office. American public opinion on US foreign policy may be…

October 8, 2024

Scott Snyder, Andy Hong, Jennifer Ahn, Je Heon (James) Kim

Legislative Diplomacy Represents a New Frontier of US-South Korea-Japan Trilateral Cooperation

On September 10, 2024, the US House of Representatives passed a bipartisan resolution recognizing the importance of trilateral cooperation among the United States, South Korea, and Japan. The resolution commended recent developments between the three countries and new initiatives that have expanded the trilateral relationship beyond traditional security cooperation, including seizing opportunities in new technological…

October 2, 2024

Jinwan Park, Rintaro Nishimura

American Public Opinion and the US Election’s Implications for South Korea

This piece is part of a series based upon the fifth annual survey commissioned by KEI and conducted by YouGov. On Thursday, October 10, KEI will host an event and release a report summarizing the results from the annual KEI/YouGov poll at our Washington, D.C. office. The fifth annual KEI/YouGov poll on American attitudes toward…