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What We Know and Don't Know about North Korea

The recent war in Ukraine, Russia’s overtures towards North Korea, and North Korea’s emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic all signal a sea-change for the DPRK’s place in the international system.…

December 7, 2023

From K-Pop to K-Beauty: KEI at KCON

In 2023, KEI has set out on its “Rethinking Korea initiative,” which explores the evolution of U.S.-Korea relations, Korea’s place in the world, and rapid changes in Korean society itself.…

October 26, 2023

Building Trilateral Momentum: The U.S.-Korea-Japan Summit

With relations between Korea and Japan improving over the last year the leaders of the United States, Korea, and Japan met in Washington on August 18 to discuss a common…

August 31, 2023

Kathleen Stephens, Marc Knapper

A Conversation with Amb. Marc Knapper on U.S.-Korea-Vietnam Cooperation

On May 1, 2023, KEI hosted a conversation between Ambassador Marc Knapper and Ambassador (ret.) Kathleen Stephens on potential new and expanded areas of trilateral cooperation between the United States,…

May 11, 2023

Kathleen Stephens, Marc Knapper

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Global Partnership Through Resource Diplomacy: Korea, the United States, and Central Asia

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…

December 25, 2008

Kent E. Calder, Viktoriya Kim

Minimizing the Aftershocks of the Korea-U.S. FTA: How to Manage Disputes Arising from the Two Countries' Discrepant Perspectives and Legal Systems

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…

September 25, 2008

Jaemin Lee

Implications of Liberalizing Korea-U.S. Trade in the Automobile Sector: Potential Impact of the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement

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,…

February 25, 2008

Sang-yirl Nam

Restructuring the U.S.-Military Presence in Korea: Implications for Korean Security and the U.S.-ROK Alliance

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…

January 25, 2007

Terence Roehrig

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Peninsula Blog

Five Considerations for a Gas Pipeline Through North Korea

By Troy Stangarone After more than a year of heightened tensions over the sinking of the Cheonan and the shelling of Yeonpyeong Island a proposed gas pipeline from Russia to South Korea through North Korea is potentially changing the factors on the ground. Ever since Kim Jong-Il and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed in principal…

September 29, 2011

Troy Stangarone

Two Koreas and the Growing China Factor: Opportunity for a New Model?

By Sarah K. Yun On Tuesday, September 20, KEI hosted a discussion on China’s changing relations with the two Koreas as part of a book launch for the 2011 edition of Korea’s Economy. The event featured two of the book’s authors, Forbes.com columnist Gordon Chang and Senior Congressional Research Service Analyst Dick Nanto. While both authors discussed…