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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

Publication

Ribbon Cutting in Kia-ville

From Kia, with Love: Korean Greenfield Investment Revives a Community On Friday, February 26, in a flashy rock concert atmosphere, a much awaited and well attended ribbon cutting ceremony took…

May 25, 2011

Korea-EU FTA Represents a Challenge for the United States

Korea is a relative newcomer to the negotiation of bilateral FTAs, concluding its first agreement with Chile only in 2003. Prior to engaging in bilateral FTAs, Korea emphasized the multilateral…

May 25, 2011

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

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The Growth of the Korean Adoptee Community and Its Impact on Adoption in South Korea

By Patrick Niceforo Since the end of the Korean War, more than 200,000 children from South Korea have been adopted around the world. A crowdsourced map shows Korean adoptees in the United States, Norway, and Australia, among other countries. With the peak of overseas Korean adoption in the 1980s, it is unsurprising that Korean adoptees have…

July 20, 2017

Korean Summer Reads 2017

By Mark Tokola, Jenna Gibson, and Kyle Ferrier With summer already well underway, KEI staff members wanted to share a few books that are on our personal reading lists before autumn is on our doorstep! All books are in English and available in bookstores or online. Make sure to share your summer reading recommendations in…

July 18, 2017

Mark Tokola

What Does the Call for a KORUS FTA Special Meeting Mean for Korea?

By Phil Eskeland On July 12, 2017, Ambassador Robert Lighthizer of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) sent a letter to Minister Joo Huynghwan of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of the Republic of Korea (ROK) requesting the convening of a special session of the Joint Committee as provided for in…

Phil Eskeland

Overcaffeinated? Korea's Ubiquitous Coffee Shop Culture

By Nathaniel Curran One thing that shocks most first time visitors to Korea is the ubiquity of coffee shops. You can’t find anywhere in Seoul that isn’t a short walk to the nearest café. The sheer magnitude of Korea’s passion for coffee is best expressed through numbers: Korea boasts the highest per capita number of…