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We are joined in the Korean Kontext studio by Ambassador Christopher Hill, who has recently taken up the position of Dean of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at…

In this episode we hear from the elusive James Church, author of the acclaimed Inspector O novels, which include The Corpse in the Koryo and Hidden Moon. Mr. Church has…

Since 2006, NetKAL has assembled a formidable representation of Korean-American leaders. Spanning every possible industry and specialization, these individuals are on the front lines of inciting positive change in both…

KEI’s 2021 Report on American Attitudes on the U.S.-ROK Alliance and North Korea Policy summarizes results from a survey commissioned by KEI and conducted by YouGov on May 6th to…

This paper addresses the U.S.-South Korea alliance in the context of Asia’s evolving security architecture. At the crux of the issue is the Biden administration’s desire to uphold the rules-based…

The Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI), with the generous support of the Korea Foundation, organized six “Vision Group” roundtable conversations with leading American scholars and commentators to discuss the…

Commentators have pointed to the “Trump Effect” for falling international student enrollment in the U.S. higher education sector. When taking a closer look at student mobility trends from South Korea,…

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…

After the 1946 midterm elections, Republicans gained control of both the US Senate and House of Representatives under the Harry Truman administration. The years between 1947 and 1948 were particularly contentious between the Republican-controlled Congress and the Democrat-controlled White House. Truman had branded the Republican-controlled legislature as the “Do-Nothing Congress” due to the lack of…