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Podcasts

2017 on the Korean Peninsula

For the first Korean Kontext podcast of 2017, five members of the KEI staff sat down with host Jenna Gibson for a chat about the volitility of 2016 and what…

January 9, 2017

President Donald Trump and His Impact on Korea

More than 100 million Americans cast their ballots on November 8, and we have a new president-elect. The Trump victory came as a surprise to most, with polls and pundits…

November 11, 2016

Economic Cooperation Between South Korea, Japan and the United States

When you hear about trilateral cooperation between the United States, South Korea and Japan in the news, people are usually talking about how these three countries can work together to…

September 14, 2016

Election 2016: Party Politics and Their Implications for Korea

With Election 2016 well underway, KEI's very own Phil Eskeland has been closely following how both the Republican and Democratic parties have been talking about foreign policy and Asia. He…

July 28, 2016

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Publication

Who Gained What During the Third Summit between the Two Allies

U.S. President Obama and South Korean President Lee held their third summit meeting on November 19 in Seoul. Thousands of Koreans lined the streets of downtown Seoul to welcome Obama…

May 25, 2011

A Tour de Force by Two Ambassadors

U.S. citizens from many walks of life had the unusual opportunity in early September to hear from and interact with the two ambassadors responsible for maintaining the critical U.S.-Korea relationship.…

May 25, 2011

Greg Scarlatoiu

Is This The End of Bumpy Summits between Two Allies?

For the first time in a decade the leaders of the United States and Korea held an amiable summit meeting. The meetings between presidents Clinton and Kim Dae-jung were cordial,…

May 25, 2011

Florence Lowe-Lee

North Korea’s Brinkmanship

They Did What?! On the morning of May 25, after giving the U.S. government one hour’s notice, North Korea detonated a nuclear device underground at the same northeast site of…

May 25, 2011

Nicole Finnemann

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Peninsula Blog

[Policy Brief] A Bio-Future for the US-ROK Strategic Alliance

This policy brief offers a concise summary and set of recommendations from a longer paper, featured in the Fall/Winter issue of KEI’s flagship journal Korea Policy. The full paper can be found here and the entire Korea Policy issue here. Executive Summary For the United States and South Korea, aligning efforts in biotechnology and biomanufacturing…

December 12, 2024

Zeena Nisar

[Policy Brief] Clean Energy Pragmatism as a Spark for US-South Korea Relations

This policy brief offers a concise summary and set of recommendations from a longer paper, featured in the Fall/Winter issue of KEI’s flagship journal Korea Policy. The full paper can be found here and the entire Korea Policy issue here. Executive Summary The United States and South Korea are close allies, committed to reducing greenhouse…

December 11, 2024

Elan Sykes

Remembering David I. Steinberg

Asia specialist David I. Steinberg passed away on December 5, 2024, at the age of 96. David had deep roots in the DC-based community of Asianists with the Mansfield Center for Pacific Affairs and at Georgetown University. David’s wide-ranging responsibilities included over 25 years of service on the board of the Korea Economic Institute of…

December 10, 2024

Scott Snyder

[Policy Brief] Canvasing Variations in US-South Korea Cooperation on AI and Quantum Technology

This policy brief offers a concise summary and set of recommendations from a longer paper, featured in the Fall/Winter issue of KEI’s flagship journal Korea Policy. The full paper can be found here and the entire Korea Policy issue here. Executive Summary Technology cooperation is denoted here as government-to-government efforts aimed at cultivating and developing…