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U.S.-Korea Relations at 70: A Post-Summit Evaluation

On April 28, 2023, the KEI team discussed the outcome of the Biden-Yoon summit and what it signifies for the future of the US-South Korea relationship. Event description below: “On…

May 4, 2023

Troy Stangarone, Sang Kim, Kathleen Stephens, Mark Tokola, Clint Work

Impeachment, Part 2: Consequences

This week, Congress introduced 2 articles of impeachment against President Trump. One for abuse of power and one for obstruction of Congress. The ongoing confrontation between the White House and…

December 13, 2019

Impeachment, Part 1: Precedent

The ongoing confrontation between the White House and U.S. Congress will likely engross President Donald Trump’s political attention in the months ahead. Given his central role in executing highly delicate…

Topic: Inter-Korean

December 10, 2019

Yong Kwon

What the Korean Wave Brought to the American Table: Michael Hong

Long before BTS and Psy made their debut, a handful of entrepreneurs were laying the foundations for what would become the Korean Wave in the United States. With Korean pop culture…

January 25, 2019

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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

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Peninsula Blog

How the U.S.-UK Agreement Could Shape Future Trade Talks

On May 8, President Donald Trump announced the first bilateral trade deal since unveiling the so-called “Liberation Day” tariffs on April 2. The agreement with the United Kingdom, labeled as an “Economic Prosperity Deal” rather than a free trade agreement (FTA), portends what future trade deals may look like, particularly for close allies and trading…

May 16, 2025

Tom Ramage

The Case for Active Public Relations and Communications Strategy in Promoting Free Trade

According to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), the total stock of all foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States increased by USD 227 billion to just under USD 5.4 trillion in 2023. This figure was largely driven by a USD 96 billion increase from Canada, USD 86 billion…

May 13, 2025

Je Heon (James) Kim

South Korea Needs to Take the Long Road to Free Trade

The Donald Trump administration is pursuing a flurry of activities designed to convey the impression that a wave of trade deals is underway. The announcement of an agreement framework with the United Kingdom was followed by talks between Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent and Chinese counterparts. The United States and China agreed to a…

May 12, 2025

Daniel Sneider

What a Newly Reorganized State Department Could Mean for North Korean Human Rights

On April 22, Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiled an organization chart and released an official statement that journalists described as a “sweeping plan” to restructure the Department of State. Reflecting the hyperbolic rhetoric of the second Donald Trump administration, the statement said, “In its current form, the department is bloated, bureaucratic and unable to…