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...

Why South Korea and Japan Need a Digital Trade Agreement

South Korea and Japan rank among Asia’s most advanced digital economies. Their firms are deeply linked across semiconductor supply chains, online shopping, cloud services, and...

How South Korea Is Trying to Increase Its Supply-Chain Resilience

South Korea has become more dependent on China for imports and on the United States for exports. This concentration of trade with the two global...

To File, or Not to File, That is the Question

On May 7, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) invalidated the Donald Trump administration’s 10 percent across-the-board tariffs imposed under Section 122 of the...

South Korea’s Strategies to Cope With a Changing Global Trading System

Iran’s failure to achieve nuclear latency has significant implications for South Korea and Japan’s thinking on their own nuclear strategy.

Why South Korea’s Currency Is Weak Despite Strong Exports

Iran’s failure to achieve nuclear latency has significant implications for South Korea and Japan’s thinking on their own nuclear strategy.

Public Opinion and the Future of US-Korea-Japan Trilateral Cooperation

Iran’s failure to achieve nuclear latency has significant implications for South Korea and Japan’s thinking on their own nuclear strategy.

South Korea’s Currency Problem Is Bigger Than It Looks

Iran’s failure to achieve nuclear latency has significant implications for South Korea and Japan’s thinking on their own nuclear strategy.

Q1 2026 U.S.-Korea Trade, Investment, and Diplomacy Ledger

Iran’s failure to achieve nuclear latency has significant implications for South Korea and Japan’s thinking on their own nuclear strategy.

What Happened to U.S.-Korea Trade One Year After Tariffs

Iran’s failure to achieve nuclear latency has significant implications for South Korea and Japan’s thinking on their own nuclear strategy.

Diverging Interest Rates Compound Risks for South Korea

Contrasting interest rate directions by the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan complicate South Korea’s economy.

Q4 2025 U.S.-Korea Trade, Investment, and Diplomacy Ledger

A must-read look at the trade deals and diplomacy that reshaped U.S.-Korea relations in Q4 2025.

2025 Year in Review: The Trump Tariff Strategy From IEEPA to Section 338

The Trump administration’s tariffs, partly functioning as a revenue stream for the government, faced numerous legal challenges in 2025.

Korea Policy Volume 3 Issue 2 – Full Version

A Strategic Reset of the U.S.-ROK Alliance under Trump and Lee

U.S.-South Korea Relations at the Outset of a New Era: Challenges and Opportunities for Regional Alignment and New Frontiers