South Korea’s Constitutional Court Decision: How We Got Here and What Comes Next
The Constitutional Court will decide on April 4, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. KST whether to uphold the Assembly’s decision.
Exploring South Korea’s Digital Trade Environment: Opportunities and Challenges for U.S. Companies
The digital trade landscape in South Korea offers significant opportunities for U.S. companies, but it also presents a range of challenges.
South Korea’s Efforts to Adapt to the Impact of Climate Change
South Korea’s climate targets are ambitious, as Korea was the world’s thirteenth-largest GHG emitter in 2023.
How Korea Is Viewed From Japan
Japanese observers have become increasingly apprehensive of deepening division within Korea, with growing worries about an absence of order.
Decoupling, De-risking, and South Korea’s Strategic Challenges
A return to decoupling could be the trend for the global economy under President Donald Trump’s second term.
South Korea’s Continuing Turmoil: A Timeline
This timeline is the third part of a series that covers major events in the aftermath of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law on December 3, 2024….
US Public Opinion on Hallyu and Implications for Korean Soft Power
An analysis of US public opinion suggests that the recent rise of Hallyu should be taken seriously due to its impact on attitudes about Korea.
What Happened: Q4 2024
During a time of political change in both the United States and South Korea, new investments, partnerships, and diplomatic dialogues continued to strengthen the economic and technological partnership between the two nations.
Mitigating the New Politics of Zero-Sum
Major political developments at the end of 2024 have ushered in new unpredictability in the US-South Korea relationship for 2025. First came the re-election of Donald Trump in the United States, followed by dramatic events in South Korea that are still evolving after President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived declaration of martial law. Deep political division is a powerful undercurrent contributing to both these developments, the aftermath of which will play out in unique and uncertain ways in each country over the course of 2025.
Political Turbulence Clouds South Korea’s Economic Outlook
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived declaration of martial law on December 3, 2024, and his subsequent impeachment on December 14 have plunged the country into its worst political crisis in nearly 40 years, with some signs of a negative economic impact. The economy was already showing signs of weakness before the December political crisis. The additional concerns about political instability have led some forecasters to downgrade their outlook for Korea in 2025.