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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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Untethered Sentiments: How Politics, Visibility, Perception, and Demographic Differences Shape American Views on Foreign Investment and Trade

The key takeaways from this study are as follows: 1. Impact of Perception on Foreign Investment Attitudes: The study finds that individual perceptions of FDI at the state level play…

May 13, 2025

Je Heon (James) Kim, Nils Wollesen Osterberg

The U.S.-South Korea Alliance and Space Cooperation

South Korea’s launch of a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) military satellite on April 22 from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station as part of a network capable of monitoring North…

May 2, 2025

Rethinking a Liberal International Order for Asia? The United States and the Impact of the Ukraine War

June 28, 2023

Inter-Korean Reconciliation and the Role of the U.S.: Facilitator or Spoiler?

Although the Korean Peninsula has been divided for over 70 years, North and South have not been able to make lasting progress in terms of reconciliation. While there are multiple…

April 20, 2022

The Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI) recently led a delegation to Las Vegas, Nevada, to gain a firsthand look at the city’s role within the U.S.-South Korea relationship and its influential network of Korean American community and business leaders. Across a range of sectors, from advanced manufacturing and clean technologies to creative industries and…

May 5, 2025

Jennifer Ahn

Is North Korea the Next Target of Trump’s Search for a Deal?

The strange scene of U.S. President Donald Trump huddled knee to knee with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the anteroom of Pope Francis’ funeral has prompted hopes that a so-far-elusive peace deal in the war between Russia and Ukraine is within reach. Whether that comes to pass remains to be seen. But one product of…

April 30, 2025

Daniel Sneider

The Impact of U.S. Trade Policy on South Korea

President Donald Trump said on February 18 that he intended to raise automobile tariffs on all U.S. automobile imports. He followed through with this plan on March 26, announcing a 25 percent automobile tariff that took effect on April 2, making engines, transmissions, powertrain parts, and electrical components, as well as fully assembled cars, all…

April 29, 2025

Randall S. Jones

How the U.S. and South Korea Can Power the Globe with Nuclear Energy

On January 9, 2025, the United States and South Korea signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on principles of nuclear export and cooperation that could unlock new dimensions of the partnership and tens of billions of dollars in profit for construction and nuclear industries in both countries. In addition to its clear economic implications, the deal allows…