United States of America

Globalization is a hallmark of the twenty first-century world. As transportation and telecommunications grow in both efficiency and level of performance and as the ambit of the Internet expands, it…

After the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) is approved by the legislatures of Korea and the United States, it will likely provide a turning point for the countries’ bilateral…

The automobile industry is a dynamic and significant sec-tor in most of the major economies in the world. It is closely related to various other manufacturing sectors such as rubber,…

During the past few years, the United States has begun three important initiatives that alter its defense commitment to South Korea (Republic of Korea [ROK]). First, Washington started to decrease…

Ambassadors Philip Goldberg and Cho Hyundong continued their KEI-sponsored tour of the United States by visiting Austin, Texas, a metropolitan area that strives to be an innovation hub for industry clusters in information technology, clean technology, defense, and advanced technologies. According to Opportunity Austin, the Austin region is rated as the seventh-best city in the…

As part of KEI’s signature Ambassadors’ Dialogue tour, US Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Philip Goldberg and Korean Ambassador to the United States Cho Hyundong visited the state of Michigan for site visits to Korean-invested factories, meetings with state leaders, and engagements with students and educators at the University of Michigan. The East-West Center…

While Tuesday night’s presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump affirmed what we already know about the candidates’ stances on economic policy, it also helped narrow down the key economic issues on the docket. From the outset, both candidates offered their own respective visions to stabilize economic unpredictability. The Harris…

US policymakers are concerned about the competition that Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) may pose in the US and global economy. This concern is heightened by the rapid rise of Chinese EV manufacturers like BYD. EVs, which encompass battery electric vehicles (BEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), are claiming an…

Please join KEI and KIEP for a discussion about the first 10 years of KORUS and the future of the U.S.-Korea economic relationship.