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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.
Lessons for South Korea From Trump’s First Two Months
It is now clear that the circumstances and context surrounding Trump 2.0 will be dramatically different from the first Trump administration.
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.
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....
The Sovereign AI Debate and Prospects of “Korean” AI
As a growing number of countries develop their own sovereign AI systems, new challenges may emerge with Donald Trump’s return to the White House and...
[2024 in Review] Redefining Inter-Korean Relations
While South Korean governments across a broad political spectrum have sought closer relations with North Korea, the Kim regime has opposed any such strengthening of...
[2024 in Review] The US-ROK Alliance Expands into Shipbuilding
South Korea’s entry into the US shipbuilding industry will be resilient if it represents an alignment between strategic demand from the United States and economic...
Korea Policy Volume 2 Issue 2 – Full Version
A Bio-Future for the US-ROK Strategic Alliance
Future of Korea in Minnesota
From September 17 to 19, 2024, the KEI visited Minneapolis, Minnesota, as part of its long-running Future of Korea (FOK) program.
Japan’s Leadership Elections and the Future of Korea-Japan Relations
Amid Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio’s decision to not run for re-election, the sustainability of improved Korea-Japan relations and the future of bilateral ties is...
Senior North Korean Officials Who Successfully Defect Are Principally Diplomats Abroad
The few North Korean government officials who have managed to defect are generally officials working abroad on diplomatic assignments.
President Yoon’s Vision of Unification: Liberation, not Engagement
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol offered a dramatically different vision of Korean unification in his Liberation Day speech on August 15.