United States of America

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…

Does the forty-fifth president of the United States, Donald J. Trump, have a foreign policy, not least of all inclusive of the vital Northeast Asian region? The question is not…

U.S. views of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) have been hardening for at least two decades, from George W. Bush characterizing China in the 2000 presidential campaign and the…

American ideals coupled with the commercial self-interest of American business and industry drove the policy of engagement, and even after the 1989 massacre of student protesters at Tiananmen Square, sustained…

On September 10, 2024, the US House of Representatives passed a bipartisan resolution recognizing the importance of trilateral cooperation among the United States, South Korea, and Japan. The resolution commended recent developments between the three countries and new initiatives that have expanded the trilateral relationship beyond traditional security cooperation, including seizing opportunities in new technological…

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…

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…

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…

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