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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

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

American Public Opinion and the US Election’s Implications for South Korea

This piece is part of a series based upon the fifth annual survey commissioned by KEI and conducted by YouGov. On Thursday, October 10, KEI will host an event and release a report summarizing the results from the annual KEI/YouGov poll at our Washington, D.C. office. The fifth annual KEI/YouGov poll on American attitudes toward…

October 1, 2024

Scott Snyder, Andy Hong, Jennifer Ahn, Je Heon (James) Kim

Future of Korea in Minnesota

From September 17 to 19, 2024, the Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI) visited Minneapolis, Minnesota, as part of its long-running Future of Korea (FOK) program. In partnership with Global Minnesota, KEI hosted a delegation consisting of the US Department of State’s Office of Korean and Mongolian Affairs and the Republic of Korea (ROK) Embassy…

September 26, 2024

Andy Hong

Ambassadors’ Dialogue in Arizona

Ambassadors Philip Goldberg and Cho Hyundong concluded their week-long, KEI-sponsored three-state tour with events at Arizona State University (ASU) and the Arizona Commerce Association (ACA) and a briefing on semiconductor packaging services provided by Tempe-based Amkor Technology, Inc. According to the ACA, Arizona has become a magnet for investment in the semiconductor sector, with over…

September 23, 2024

Scott Snyder

“Do-Nothing Congress” Deserves That Name as the North Korean Human Rights Act is Still on Hold

After the 1946 midterm elections, Republicans gained control of both the US Senate and House of Representatives under the Harry Truman administration. The years between 1947 and 1948 were particularly contentious between the Republican-controlled Congress and the Democrat-controlled White House. Truman had branded the Republican-controlled legislature as the “Do-Nothing Congress” due to the lack of…