South Korea’s largest online retailer, Coupang, suffered a massive data breach last year that exposed the personal information of more than 33 million users. The breach triggered a sweeping response from the South Korean government, raising questions about jurisdiction, as Coupang is based in Seattle, Washington. This timeline tracks major public developments related to the…
February 22, 2026
The following is part of a new miniseries from KEI surveying the most important developments and trends in the U.S.-South Korea relationship in 2025. You can read all year-in-review pieces by clicking here. In 2025, tariffs emerged as one of U.S. President Donald Trump’s most visible and legally contested economic policy tools. While the administration…
February 5, 2026
On May 28, 2025, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued a permanent injunction against wide-sweeping tariffs imposed by the Donald Trump administration using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), which included universal and reciprocal tariffs announced on “Liberation Day” as well as fentanyl-related tariffs. The CIT’s three-judge panel held that the U.S.…
June 12, 2025
KEI will hold a hybrid event on June 6 with former U.S. ambassadors to South Korea and examine implications of the election’s outcome on U.S.-Korea relations. Click here to learn more and register to attend. South Korean voters will elect a new president on June 3, 2025, following the impeachment of former President Yoon Suk…