Korea Exported More Goods to the United States Than China in December—Does This Signal a New Trend for Trade?
For a twenty-year period, China had been the top export destination for Korean goods. Not so in December 2023.
Navigating Korea’s Changing Trade Shifts with the United States and China
Recent development highlights the impact of a combination of external factors on a trade-dependent economy like South Korea.
2023 in Review: Korea and the Inflation Reduction Act
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) had been the source of significant uncertainty for Korean Electric Vehicle (EV) makers and their suppliers.
2023 in Review: The Deepening of Trilateral Cooperation
The intensity, level, and sweep of trilateral cooperation we have seen in the past year has gone beyond any previous efforts.
Trump’s Truck Tariff Straw Man
It is doubtful that Trump’s extension of the protective tariff on Korean pickup trucks had that much of an effect on the American market.
Economic Allies: Highlights of the Past Seventy Years of U.S.-Korea Economic Relations
No reflection of 70 years of the U.S.-Korea alliance would be complete without examining exactly what it means to be an economic ally.
Japan–South Korea–US relations thawed, but not warm enough
The August 18, 2023 summit at Camp David was rightly hailed as a breakthrough moment for Japan, South Korea, and the United States.
The Indo-Pacific Strategies Jigsaw Puzzle
If you fit the pieces of Indo-Pacific strategies together, the picture that emerges looks something like a democratic Pacific Charter.
Beijing Calibrates Its Approach to Seoul
China’s engagement with South Korea seems more focused on calibrating Beijing’s position vis-à-vis Washington than addressing tangible challenges shared with Seoul.
South Korean Opinion of North Korea Spikes
In a new poll from the Asan Institute, South Korean public opinion of North Korea has greatly increased since the beginning of 2018, hitting 4.71 out of 10 in their June poll.