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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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Decision Time: U.S. - South Korea Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation

Washington and Seoul are negotiating the replacement of their 1974 civil nuclear cooperation agreement that expires in March 2014. Section 123 of the U.S. Atomic Energy Act (AEA) requires exports…

March 14, 2013

Korean Americans and the 2012 U.S. Presidential Elections

The 2012 electi on saw the rising prominence of Korean Americans as an increasingly visible force in U.S. politi cs. This paper discusses key features of the Korean American vote,…

January 24, 2013

Asia at a Tipping Point: Korea, The Rise of China, and the Impact of Leadership Transitions

This PDF is the full publication and contains all of the following sections: KEI Board of Directors KEI Advisory Council Preface Download PDF here Political Change in 2010-2012 and Regional…

June 15, 2012

The U.S. Approach to Regional Trade Agreements Involving East Asia

The U.S. government has had a long and convoluted approach to the issue of bilateral or regional trade agreements involving East Asian countries. This paper focuses on three key aspects…

June 7, 2012

By Seho Park The welfare state is a concept of government in which the state or a well-established network of social institutions plays a key role in the protection and promotion of the economic and social well-being of citizens. This concept first appeared in late 19th century in the United Kingdom, when the negative consequences of capitalism were…

June 2, 2016

China’s April Trade with North Korea—Are Sanctions Starting to Bite?

By William Brown China’s Customs Bureau on Tuesday released its global trade report for April that includes details of the country’s trade with North Korea[i]. Some initial impact from UNSC sanctions may be observed, although seasonal changes tend to obscure the picture. Overall trade with North Korea was down about ten percent in April, from…

May 24, 2016

William Brown

And Then There Were Three: U.S. Presidential Candidates Comments on the Korean Peninsula

With the field of presidential candidates narrowed down to three, here is a look at some of the more recent comments by Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and Donald Trump on the Korean peninsula. Hillary Clinton February 4, 2016, MSNBC Democratic Debate In response to a question about the biggest national security threat to the…

May 17, 2016

The Death of Regionalism in Korean Politics?

By Thomas Lee The 1987 presidential election marked the first free national election in Korea since Park Chung-hee’s coup d’état in 1961. This election saw three contentious candidates: Noh Tae-woo, Kim Dae-jung, and Kim Young-sam. Due to a dispute between Kim Young-sam and Kim Dae-jung, the unified opposition ticket collapsed and they ran against each…