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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

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Looking Ahead to KORUS FTA Ratification

Despite an historic delay and continued opposition in some quarters, passage of the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) looks set to proceed quickly through the United States Congress. The…

February 14, 2012

Troy Stangarone

The New Faces of KEI

KEI has bid farewell to 6 of its 9 family members this year. The faces and personalities are changing, but KEI’s commitment to excellence remains. We have a basic philosophy…

February 14, 2012

Jack Pritchard, Dr. Abraham Kim

Uncertainty in the Alliance?

During the last two years ago, U.S.-South Korea relations have strengthened in ways that many Korea watchers did not expect. With a liberal President Barack Obama entering office, some feared…

January 20, 2012

Troy Stangarone, Dr. Abraham Kim

Volatility and Opportunity in 2011

Last year was a momentous year for the Korean Peninsula. As the world worked its way out of the global and financial crisis of 2008-2009, South Korea demonstrated its global…

January 20, 2012

Jack Pritchard, Dr. Abraham Kim

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Peninsula Blog

What Would a Fed Rate Rise Mean for South Korea?

By Kyle Ferrier Last Friday the Bank of Korea (BOK) Monetary Policy Board held interest rates at 1.5% to top off a busy month that saw a decline in exports and a fluctuating won. The BOK decision to uphold its benchmark interest rate – the seven day repurchase rate – at record low levels is…

September 16, 2015

Kyle Ferrier

Is China’s Slowdown Responsible for South Korea’s Drop in Exports?

By Troy Stangarone South Korea saw the largest drop in exports since the global recession in 2009 in August with exports falling 14.7 percent year-on-year. One sited cause of the decline is slowing economic growth in China, which now accounts for about 25 percent of South Korea’s exports. With China now South Korea’s most significant…

September 15, 2015

Troy Stangarone

Building a U.S.-Korea-India Trilateral Dialogue

By Linda Butcher How can we move forward with a Korea-India-U.S. trilateral dialogue? Yesterday, the Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI) held a program with top experts to discuss just that. Ambassador Kathleen Stephens who served as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea and U.S. Chargé d'Affaires in India, is optimistic, stating that the…

September 11, 2015

Linda Butcher

Previewing the Other Rising Asia: Korea and India Illustrate the Challenges for an Asia-Pacific Century

By Nicholas Hamisevicz This week KEI is hosting an event examining India and Korea as increasingly important countries in a rising Asia. Even though much attention has been placed on China this month as some world leaders recently visited Beijing for its military parade celebrating the end of World War II and with Xi Jinping’s upcoming…