Analysis and publications on economic policy, trade relations, business, financial issues, and commercial developments affecting U.S.-Korea relations.
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A must-read look at the trade deals and diplomacy that reshaped U.S.–Korea relations in Q3 2025.
The Kim regime has weathered adversity before, but today’s convergence of inflation, fiscal opacity, and decay poses deeper, more structural challenges.
The U.S. and South Korean governments appear committed to following other countries like the United Kingdom, Indonesia, and Japan in making a deal.
Korean companies find themselves confronting a familiar yet pressing dilemma: how to convert mounting pressure into a strategic opportunity.
Section 338 allows the president to impose 'new or additional duties' of up to 50% on products from countries that 'discriminate' against U.S. commerce
Depending on how Lee leads, South Korea may be on the threshold of dramatic domestic and international policy changes.
South Korean voters will elect a new president on June 3, 2025, following the impeachment of former President Yoon Suk Yeol earlier this year.
Seoul's optimistic rhetoric belies deep skepticism about the prospects for a significant breakthrough on trade with the Trump administration.
Short-term fears of economic volatility can make people lose confidence in a currency and refuse to hold it, no matter how cheap it gets.
The U.S. position that national security is non-justiciable is fundamentally at odds with the WTO’s insistence on legal discipline.
It is now clear that the circumstances and context surrounding Trump 2.0 will be dramatically different from the first Trump administration.
South Korea's climate targets are ambitious, as Korea was the world’s thirteenth-largest GHG emitter in 2023.
South Korea’s healthcare system, often lauded for its universal access and quality, is facing an emerging uneven provider-to-patient ratio crisis. This disparity disproportionately affects rural...
Is South Korea doing enough to achieve the just-in-case strategy, in particular with the integration of industrial robots?
A weaker dollar's benefits for US manufacturing may be dubious, but its costs to the United States, Korea, and the global economy are clear.