South Korea must move beyond domestic measures on critical minerals and develop a more refined multilateral strategy to enhance global supply chain stability.

From alliance recalibration to the "Korea Discount," KEI experts analyze the critical issues shaping U.S.–South Korea relations in 2026.

Seoul signaled commitment to a regional policy of pragmatic diplomacy, economic security, and broader regional stabilization.

After decades of diplomatic isolation, economic destitution and marginalisation in the post-Cold War era, North Korea is returning as a destabilising force.

The full picture of the tariff and security negotiations may only become clear once the U.S. and Korea release mutual fact sheets or joint statements.

With so much interest in Korea within the United States, there is great potential for South Korea’s public diplomacy to deepen these people-to-people ties.