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Podcasts

K-Pop on the Radio: The Korean Wave in the United States

With the exception of Gangnam Style, few mainstream radio stations have ever even thought to play Korean pop music. But in the last year or so, the United States has…

April 17, 2018

How do South Koreans View Donald Trump?

With President Donald Trump finishing up his first official trip to Asia, including a stop in South Korea last week, this week's episode of Korean Kontext asks: what do South…

November 13, 2017

The Chinese Perspective on THAAD

Ever since last summer, when South Korea and the United States announced they would be deploying the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system to the peninsula, China…

March 17, 2017

U.S. Forces Korea: The Big Move to Camp Humphreys

In 2017, U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) will complete the move of nearly all troops and support staff from Yongsan Garrison in Seoul to Camp Humphreys, 50 miles south of the…

January 13, 2017

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Publication

Reading Between the Lines: Clinton’s Trip and the Six Party Talks

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s choice of Asia as the destination for her inaugural tour gave recognition to the significance of U.S. alliances and strategic interests in the region. From…

May 25, 2011

What to Do with North Korea Now? No Answers Yet

What Happened On April 5, North Korea delivered on a North Korean promise. It launched a long range missile, also known as a Taepo-dong 2, a 3-stage rocket, in the…

May 25, 2011

2008’s Final Attempt at a Six Party Solution

Eyes and ears were on Beijing earlier this month, as the chief negotiators from China, North Korea, Russia, Japan, South Korea, and the United States met in Beijing for a…

May 25, 2011

U.S. Financial Turmoil And Impact on Korea's Economy

Black September, Meltdown Monday, America’s Financial 9/11, Financial Tsunami, Perfect Storm, worse financial crisis since the Great Depression 1929… Whatever the term used, recent events on Wall Street will certainly…

May 25, 2011

Florence Lowe-Lee

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Peninsula Blog

Japan–South Korea–US relations thawed, but not warm enough

The 18 August 2023 summit that brought together the leaders of Japan, South Korea and the United States at Camp David was rightly hailed as a breakthrough moment in consolidating trilateral security ties, especially after years of near-frozen relations. US officials stressed the importance of creating enduring institutions and structures among the three countries. These…

September 7, 2023

Daniel Sneider

The Future of the Indo-Pacific as Envisioned at Camp David: A Korean Perspective

On August 18th, an unprecedented summit unfolded at Camp David where the leaders of the Republic of Korea (ROK), the United States, and Japan convened. The symbolic importance of the first ever stand-alone meeting and the historic location made a profound impact. The substantive nature of the summit also heralds the commencement of a “new…

September 6, 2023

Hanbyeol Sohn

Camp David and the New Normal of U.S.-Japan-Korea Trilateralism

In August, President Yoon Suk Yeol and Prime Minister Kishida Fumio held their first standalone U.S.-Japan-Korea trilateral summit with President Joe Biden. At the conclusion of this historic meeting, the leaders unveiled the “Spirit of Camp David” which described their desire to advanced closer trilateral coordination to address regional and global challenges. “We’ve laid in…

September 5, 2023

Terrence Matsuo

A Wash, Rinse, and Repeat of Trump’s Korea Tariffs?

U.S. trade policy with South Korea has already made its way into the 2024 Republican primary talking points. In former president Donald Trump’s interview with Tucker Carlson on the X platform, which took place in lieu of a Trump appearance at the Milwaukee Republican primary debate, the issue of Trump’s tariffs on South Korean washing…