What the San Francisco AI Summit Means for U.S.-Korea Tech Cooperation
The AI summit that South Korean President Lee Jae Myung convenes in San Francisco tomorrow is organized around two major growth drivers of the global…
Explaining South Korea’s Stock Market Boom
The KOSPI, South Korea’s benchmark stock market index, nearly doubled during the first half of 2026, the largest increase in the world (Figure 1, Panel…
The Trump Effect on South Korea-Japan Relations
The August 2023 U.S.-South Korea-Japan trilateral summit at Camp David provided powerful impetus for Seoul and Tokyo to restore warm ties, an undertaking initiated by…
South Korea Is Building for the Alliance and for Itself
The United States and South Korea describe the latter’s defense buildup with the same enthusiasm but mean two different things. American officials call it “alliance…
Digital Campaigns and the Reach of South Korea’s Gender Ministry
This essay was part of a contest jointly organized by the Institute for Korean Studies at George Washington University and the Institute for Korean Studies…
Iran’s Bargaining Card That North Korea Never Had
Last week, the United States and Iran concluded a memorandum of understanding (MOU), ending nearly four months of conflict and bringing the two countries back to the…
How Far Can South Korea’s Export Rally Go?
South Korea recorded a historic high in monthly exports in May 2025. According to recently released trade statistics, exports reached USD 87.8 billion, jumping 53.4…
South Korea’s Economy Accelerates Despite the Middle East Energy Shock
War in the Middle East has cut the global growth outlook. However, despite South Korea’s heavy reliance on Middle Eastern energy, the OECD Economic Outlook in June…
North Korea’s New Constitution Buries the Reunification Project
North Korea has amended its constitution to remove references to reunification with South Korea. The Supreme People’s Assembly apparently made the change in March, but it was not publicly known…
Presidential Hopefuls Should Book Seoul Before They Book Iowa
Would-be 2028 presidential candidates should book a trip to Seoul in 2026. Once the November midterms clear, the calendar belongs to Iowa diners and New…