Iran’s failure to achieve nuclear latency has significant implications for South Korea and Japan’s thinking on their own nuclear strategy.

The Trump administration’s ability to levy tariffs in other ways will likely persuade South Korea to keep its investment commitments under the tariff deal.

A must-read look at the trade deals and diplomacy that reshaped U.S.-Korea relations in Q4 2025.

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

“China for economy, U.S. for security” is no longer tenable; time will tell just how this new Korea-China relationship will take shape.

Investment commitments, tariff deals, and bilateral MOUs may now have to be completed with the caveat in mind that anything can change at a moment’s notice.