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What are Domestic Politics Doing to the U.S.-Korea Alliance?

In April 2023, the United States and South Korea marked the 70th anniversary of an alliance that has served the strategic interests of both countries. Their relationship has expanded beyond…

March 6, 2024

Scott Snyder, Troy Stangarone, Andrew Yeo

Charting China’s Use of Armed Coercion: James Siebens (Part 2)

Building on last year’s “Rethinking Korea initiative,” in 2024 KEI will continue to explore the evolution of US-Korea relations, Korea’s place in the world, rapid changes in Korean society, and…

February 29, 2024

Charting China’s Use of Armed Coercion: James Siebens (Part 1)

February 22, 2024

Economic Security and U.S.-China Competition: The View From North Korea

KEI is pleased to hold a program on Economic Security and U.S.-China Competition: The View From North Korea. One country is conspicuously missing from existing discussions about the dilemmas and…

January 11, 2024

Clint Work, Rachel Minyoung Lee

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Building on the Middle: Diversifying South Korea’s Foreign Policy Narrative and Economic Ties

The rivalry between the United States and China is affecting countries in its midst. This particularly applies to South Korea. The country is a strong economic player with a successful…

November 4, 2021

2021 Report on American Attitudes Toward the Korean Peninsula

KEI’s 2021 Report on American Attitudes Toward the Korean Peninsula summarizes results from a survey commissioned by KEI and conducted by YouGov on August 30th to September 7th, 2021. The…

October 7, 2021

Full Book | Joint U.S.-Korea Academic Studies 2021

At the Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI), we foster connections to advance United States-Republic of Korea ties. Through bringing together people with an interest in topics of importance to…

July 30, 2021

The COVID-19 Pandemic and Geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific: A View from the United States

The COVID-19 pandemic poses significant geopolitical challenges and presents opportunities for the United States in the Indo-Pacific. The Trump administration bungled the crisis, damaging the U.S.’s standing as a paragon…

July 30, 2021

Jacques deLisle

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Will Korea Face Higher Tariffs on Steel to Protect U.S. National Security?

By Phil Eskeland After much pressure, the U.S. Department of Commerce just released the study on the effect of imports of steel on U.S. national security that will form the basis of President Donald Trump’s upcoming decision to impose higher tariffs. The President has until April 11, 2018, to choose among several options outlined in…

February 16, 2018

Phil Eskeland

Why Moon Jae-in Should Go to North Korea

By Troy Stangarone In a move that had been expected in recent days, North Korea extended an invitation to South Korean President Moon Jae-in for a summit meeting with Kim Jong-un “at the earliest possible date.” With President Moon having sought to use the Winter Olympic Games in Pyongchang as a means to advance inter-Korean…

February 12, 2018

Troy Stangarone

U.S. Hits New Record in Merchandise Exports to South Korea

By Phil Eskeland Earlier this morning, the U.S. government revealed that the U.S. surpassed all previous records in exporting manufactured and agricultural goods to the Republic of Korea (ROK), reaching $48.3 billion for 2017. This trend started approximately 1 ½ years ago, but the previous year’s annualized trade data did not fully reveal this development…

February 6, 2018

Phil Eskeland

Samsung Heir Lee Jae-yong Released in Surprise Decision

By Troy Stangarone To the surprise of even Lee Jae-yong, the Seoul High Court has reduced his sentence related to charges in the scandal surrounding former President Park Geun-hye and suspended his sentence resulting in his immediate release from prison. After having been convicted on five charges in August of 2017 related to bribery, embezzlement,…