Publishing Institution:
Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI)
KEI is the premier U.S. think tank and public outreach organization solely dedicated to helping Americans understand the breadth and importance of our relations with the Republic of Korea. Through its publications, social media, programs, and public events, KEI seeks to advance scholarship and understanding of Korea in ways that will inform policy-makers and the American public of the security, economic, and political implications of our connections to the Korean Peninsula.Visit Site
Resources:
-
June 15, 2022
Defying United Nations Sanctions: Three Reasons for African Engagement with North Korea
By: Tycho van der Hoog -
June 02, 2022
Debunking the Korean Peninsula "Arms Race": What's Behind South Korea's Military Force Development?
By: Markus Garlauskas, Axel Catellier -
April 20, 2022
Inter-Korean Reconciliation and the Role of the U.S.: Facilitator or Spoiler?
By: Gabriela Bernal -
March 03, 2022
South Korea's Critical Moment in Digital Currency Policymaking: Between Regulating Cryptocurrencies and Launching a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)
By: June Park -
March 01, 2022
Will Artificial Intelligence Hone North Korea's Cyber “All-Purpose Sword”?
By: Scott W. Harold, Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga, Jenny Jun, Diana Myers -
January 25, 2022
South Korea's Public Diplomacy during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Seeking Status as an Authority in Global Governance
By: Kadir Ayhan -
November 30, 2021
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: How Should South Korea Manage its Relations with the United States and China?
By: Zhiqun Zhu -
November 04, 2021
Building on the Middle: Diversifying South Korea’s Foreign Policy Narrative and Economic Ties
By: Carolin Wefer -
October 19, 2021
A Principled Middle Power Diplomacy Approach For South Korea to Navigate the U.S.-China Rivalry
By: Saeme Kim -
October 19, 2021
South Korea as a Fourth Industrial Revolution Middle Power?
By: Dongwoo Kim -
September 22, 2021
Takeaways From a Time of Increased Friction: South Korea-Japan Security Cooperation From 2015 to Present
By: Naoko Aoki -
July 30, 2021
COVID-19, Supply Chains, and Dependence on China: The Indian Perspective
By: Amitendu Palit -
July 30, 2021
Taiwan’s Shifting Role in the Global Supply Chain in the U.S.- China Trade War
By: Jinji Chen, Hong-yu Lin, Yi-ting Lien -
July 30, 2021
The Pandemic’s Impact on Supply Chains from China and their Evolution: The View from South Korea
By: Jin Kyo Suh -
July 30, 2021
The Future of U.S. Supply Chains: National Security and the Pandemic
By: Troy Stangarone -
July 30, 2021
Shared History, Divided Consciousness: The Origins of the Sino-ROK Cultural Clash amid the Pandemic
By: Dong Xiangrong -
July 30, 2021
The Pandemic and its Impact on the South Korea-Japan Identity Clash
By: Scott Snyder -
July 30, 2021
The Coronavirus: Fueling Concerns and Contrasts between India and China
By: Tanvi Madan -
July 30, 2021
The Russo-U.S. National Identity Gap and the Indo-Pacific in 2021
By: Gilbert Rozman -
July 30, 2021
The Sino–U.S. National Identity Gap and Bilateral Relations
By: Danielle Cohen -
July 30, 2021
The Pandemic as a Geopolitical Game Changer in the Indo-Pacific: The View from Japan
By: Glen S. Fukushima -
July 30, 2021
How COVID-19 Has Affected the Geopolitics of Korea
By: Jung-Yeop Woo -
July 30, 2021
China, ASEAN, and the Covid-19 Pandemic
By: Joseph Chinyong Liow -
July 30, 2021
The COVID-19 Pandemic and Geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific: A View from the United States
By: Jacques deLisle -
July 30, 2021
The Pandemic as a Geopolitical Gamechanger in the Indo-Pacific: The View from China
By: Yun Sun -
July 30, 2021
The Big Squeeze: Japanese Supply Chains and Great Power Competition
By: Mireya Solis -
June 28, 2021
Assessing South Korea's Role in Promoting ESG Investing in the Asia-Pacific
By: William Grimes, Yaechan Lee -
June 24, 2021
Abe Shinzo: Diplomat-in-Chief
By: Yuki Tatsumi -
May 21, 2021
2021 Report on American Attitudes towards the U.S.-ROK Alliance and North Korea Policy
By: Troy Stangarone, Juni Kim -
May 17, 2021
Adapting the U.S.-South Korea Alliance to an Indo-Pacific Regional Architecture: Challenges and Prospects
By: Andrew Yeo -
May 17, 2021
Advancing South Korea-Southeast Asia Security Ties: Between Opportunities and Challenges
By: Prashanth Parameswaran -
April 26, 2021
Limits of Public Diplomacy and Soft Power: Lessons from the THAAD Dispute for South Korea's Foreign Policy
By: Maximilian Ernst -
January 11, 2021
The Vision Group on U.S.-ROK Relations: Insights and Recommendations
By: KEI -
October 28, 2020
Bridging the Gap: Progress and Prospects for Accelerating South Korea's Move Towards a Carbon Neutral Scenario
By: Francesca Frassineti, Francesco Sassi -
October 21, 2020
Reverse Student Mobility from South Korea to the United States
By: Stephanie Kim -
September 30, 2020
2020 Report on American Attitudes Toward the Korean Peninsula
By: Troy Stangarone, Juni Kim -
September 10, 2020
Through the Looking Glass: Chinese Open Source Assessments of North Korea's Ballistic Missile Capabilities
By: Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga, Scott W. Harold -
June 30, 2020
Joint U.S.-Korea Academic Studies 2020
By: Gilbert Rozman, Mark Tokola, Gilbert Rozman, Dmitri V. Trenin, Yuki Tatsumi, Kathryn Botto, Rush Doshi, Scott W. Harold, See-Won Byun, Cheol Hee Park, Brad Glosserman, Charles W. Boustany Jr., Matthew Goodman, Wonho Yeon, Kitti Prasirtsuk -
June 30, 2020
ASEAN’s Looming Anxiety
By: Kitti Prasirtsuk -
June 30, 2020
Is China’s Innovation a Threat to the South Korea-China Economic Relationship?
By: Wonho Yeon -
June 30, 2020
Strategic Ambivalence: Japan’s Conflicted Response
By: Matthew Goodman -
June 30, 2020
China’s Economic Rise amid Renewed Great Power Competition, America’s Strategic Choices
By: Charles W. Boustany Jr. -
June 30, 2020
Japanese Views of South Korea: Enough is Enough
By: Brad Glosserman -
June 30, 2020
South Korean Views of Japan: A Polarizing Split in Coverage
By: Cheol Hee Park -
June 30, 2020
Chinese Views of South Korea: Aligning Elite and Popular Debates
By: See-Won Byun -
June 30, 2020
The Case of United States Views of Its Ties with China
By: Scott W. Harold -
June 30, 2020
China’s Role in India’s Hindu Nationalist Discourse
By: Rush Doshi -
June 30, 2020
Moon Jae-in: Putting North Korea at the Center
By: Kathryn Botto -
June 30, 2020
Putin’s Strategic Framework for Northeast Asia
By: Dmitri V. Trenin -
June 30, 2020
Xi Jinping’s Geopolitical Framework for Northeast Asia
By: Gilbert Rozman -
June 30, 2020
Donald Trump’s Geopolitical Framework for Northeast Asia: Something Borrowed, Something New
By: Mark Tokola -
June 17, 2020
Putting A Spoke In The Wheel: Russian Efforts To Weaken U.S.-led Alliance Structures In Northeast Asia
By: James D. J. Brown -
May 23, 2020
South Korea's 5G Ambitions
By: Clara Gillespie -
March 16, 2020
A New Horizon for the Korea-India Strategic and Sustainable Partnership under Korea's New Southern Policy
By: Choong Yong Ahn -
January 07, 2020
Framing an Indo-Pacific Narrative in India-South Korea Ties
By: Jagannath P. Panda -
December 10, 2019
Economic Relations between Russia and South Korea in the New Northern Policy
By: Liudmila Zakharova -
December 05, 2019
Monetizing The Linchpin: Trump's Foreign Policy versus the U.S.-Korea Alliance's Value to Washington
By: Kyle Ferrier -
October 18, 2019
South Korea’s Migrant Policies and Democratic Challenges After the Candlelight Movement
By: Darcie Druadt -
July 29, 2019
The North Korean Factor in the Sino-Russian Alliance
By: Stephen Blank -
July 29, 2019
Sino-Russian Relations, South Korea, and North Korea
By: Robert Sutter -
July 29, 2019
The China-Russia-North Korea Triangle After Kim Jong-un's Turn to Diplomacy
By: Gilbert Rozman -
July 29, 2019
Chinese Media: Why Did the Hanoi Summit Fail and What Comes Next?
By: Danielle Cohen -
July 29, 2019
Why Did the Hanoi Summit Fail and What Comes Next? The View from Russia
By: Artyom Lukin -
July 29, 2019
Japanese Media: Why Did the Hanoi Summit Fail and What Comes Next?
By: Gilbert Rozman -
July 29, 2019
South Korean Print Media on Why the Hanoi Summit Failed and What Comes Next
By: Kimberly Kim -
July 29, 2019
Why Did the Hanoi Summit Fail and What Comes Next? Coverage in Four Countries
By: Gilbert Rozman -
July 29, 2019
The North Korean Economy and U.S. Policy: Stability Under “Maximum Pressure”
By: Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein -
July 29, 2019
The U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy and Its Implications for U.S.-ASEAN Economic Governance Architecture
By: Kaewkamol Karen Pitakdumrongkit -
July 29, 2019
Redefining U.S.-Japan Trade Relations Under Trump
By: Shihoko Goto -
July 29, 2019
The Trump Economic Impact on East Asia after Two Years: The Case of South Korea
By: Yoon Yeo-joon -
July 29, 2019
U.S.-China Economic Relations Under the Trump Administration at the 2-Year Mark
By: Peter Harrell -
July 29, 2019
The Trump Impact on East Asia After Two Years
By: Gilbert Rozman -
July 29, 2019
North Korea’s Sharp Power and the Divide Over Korean Identities
By: Aram Hur -
July 29, 2019
Just a Dash? China’s Sharp Power and Australia’s Value Diplomacy
By: John Fitzgerald -
July 29, 2019
China's Sharp Power and South Korea's Peace Initiative
By: Kim Tae-Hwan -
July 29, 2019
Chinese Sharp Power and U.S. Values Diplomacy: How Do They Intersect?
By: Gilbert Rozman -
July 29, 2019
Sharp Power Versus Values Diplomacy in Indo-Pacific
By: Gilbert Rozman -
July 29, 2019
Chinese, Russian, Japanese, and Korean Strategies for Northeast Asian Cross-Border Energy Connectivity
By: Gaye Christoffersen -
July 29, 2019
Japan's Strategy to Keep the North Koreans and Chinese Down, the Americans in, and the Russians Neutral
By: James D. J. Brown -
June 25, 2019
Finding an Advocate: The Role of the Private Sector in Korea-Japan Relations
By: Jiwon Nam, Kristin Vekasi -
June 11, 2019
From Failed Economic Interfaces to Political Levers: Assessing China-South Korea Competition and Cooperation Scenarios on North Korean Special Economic Zones
By: Théo Clément -
June 05, 2019
Hypothesizing Kim Jong-un: A Framework for Analyzing North Korean Behavior
By: Bryan Port -
April 23, 2019
Is Pyongyang Different in Washington and Seoul? English and Korean Language Policy Discourse on North Korea
By: Jeffrey Robertson -
April 09, 2019
Converting Maximum Pressure to Maximum Leverage: The Role of Sanctions Relief in Negotiations with North Korea
By: Daniel Wertz -
January 02, 2019
Renewable Energy in Trade Wars: Solar Power in South Korea’s Energy Mix and the Impact of Protectionism
By: June Park -
December 04, 2018
The Sun Sort-of Rises: The “Strong and Prosperous” Slogan in Recent North Korean Fiction
By: Meredith Shaw -
October 01, 2018
Unification in Action? The National Identity of North Korean defector-Migrants: Insights and Implications
By: Christopher Green, Stephen Denney -
August 13, 2018
The Chinese Perception of the U.S.-China-ROK Triangle
By: Yun Sun -
August 03, 2018
North Korea’s Public Relations Strategy, 2018
By: Eun A Jo -
August 03, 2018
North Korea's Strategy in 2018
By: Korea Economic Institute of America -
August 03, 2018
Advancing East Asia’s Trade Agenda: A Korean Perspective
By: Kijm Sangkyom -
August 03, 2018
Re-Energizing Economic Integration between South Asia and East Asia
By: Pradumna B. Rana -
August 03, 2018
Economic Regionalism is Key to Openness and Growth: An ASEAN Perspective
By: Sanchita Basu Das -
August 03, 2018
Japan in the Driver’s Seat? Reshaping the Regional Trade Order without the United States
By: T. J. Pempel -
August 03, 2018
Is the Belt and Road Initiative a Chinese-style Regionalism?
By: Tu Xinquan -
August 03, 2018
Advancing the Regional Trade Order in East Asia with a Less Engaged United States
By: Korea Economic Institute of America -
August 03, 2018
The Chinese Perception of the U.S.-China-ROK Triangle
By: Yun Sun -
August 03, 2018
Chinese Views of Korean History in the Cold War Era
By: Jin Linbo -
August 03, 2018
Chinese Views of Korean History in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
By: Kirk W. Larsen -
August 03, 2018
Chinese Views of Korean History to the Late 19th Century
By: Gilbert Rozman -
August 03, 2018
The U.S.-Japan-ROK Trilateral: Better at Deterrence than Diplomacy?
By: Sheila A. Smith -
August 03, 2018
South Korea’s Strategic Approach to China (or Lack of It)
By: Chung Jae Ho -
August 03, 2018
The Candlelight Mandate & Moon Jae-in’s Inter-Korean Dilemma
By: John Delury -
August 03, 2018
Doubling Down on the U.S.-South Korea Alliance: Olympics Diplomacy Did Not Breach Trust, but TrumpMoon Confidence Is in Jeopardy
By: Leif-Eric Easley -
August 03, 2018
Salvaging the Sunshine Policy
By: David Straub -
August 03, 2018
South Korea's Diplomatic Options Under Moon
By: Korea Economic Institute of America -
August 03, 2018
North Korea’s Economic Strategy, 2018
By: William Brown -
August 03, 2018
North Korea’s Public Relations Strategy, 2018
By: Eun A Jo -
August 03, 2018
North Korea's Strategy in 2018
By: KEI -
August 03, 2018
North Korea’s Military Strategy, 2018
By: Chun In-bum -
August 03, 2018
North Korea’s Economic Strategy, 2018
By: William B. Brown -
August 03, 2018
North Korea’s Diplomatic Strategy, 2018
By: Mark Tokola -
June 07, 2018
The Evolution of the North Korean Nuclear Program: from Survival Strategy to Ideological Legitimization
By: Marco Milani -
May 24, 2018
Making Korea Grow Again: Rebalancing the Moon Jae-in Economic Agenda
By: Choong Yong Ahn -
May 02, 2018
The Economic Importance of the KORUS FTA: A Case Study of the Korean Beef Market After Renegotiations
By: Jin Kyo Suh -
April 13, 2018
Chinese Views of Korean History in the Cold War Era
By: Jin Linbo -
April 13, 2018
Chinese Views of Korean History in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
By: Kirk W. Larsen -
April 13, 2018
Chinese Views of Korean History to the Late 19th Century
By: Gilbert Rozman -
April 13, 2018
Chinese Views of Korean History
By: KEI -
April 13, 2018
The U.S.-Japan-ROK Trilateral: Better at Deterrence than Diplomacy?
By: Sheila A. Smith -
April 13, 2018
South Korea’s Strategic Approach to China (or Lack of It)
By: Chung Jae Ho -
April 13, 2018
The Candlelight Mandate & Moon Jae-in’s Inter-Korean Dilemma
By: John Delury -
April 13, 2018
Doubling Down on the U.S.-South Korea Alliance: Olympics Diplomacy Did Not Breach Trust, but Trump- Moon Confidence Is in Jeopardy
By: Leif-Eric Easley -
April 13, 2018
Salvaging the Sunshine Policy
By: David Straub -
April 13, 2018
South Korea's Diplomatic Options Under Moon
By: KEI -
April 13, 2018
North Korea’s Military Strategy, 2018
By: Chun In-bum -
April 13, 2018
North Korea’s Diplomatic Strategy, 2018
By: Mark Tokola -
April 13, 2018
Advancing East Asia’s Trade Agenda: A Korean Perspective
By: Kijm Sangkyom -
April 13, 2018
Re-Energizing Economic Integration between South Asia and East Asia
By: Pradumna B. Rana -
April 13, 2018
Economic Regionalism is Key to Openness and Growth: An ASEAN Perspective
By: Sanchita Basu Das -
April 13, 2018
Japan in the Driver’s Seat? Reshaping the Regional Trade Order without the United States
By: T.J. Pempnel -
April 13, 2018
Is the Belt and Road Initiative a Chinese-style Regionalism?
By: Tu Xinquan -
April 13, 2018
Advancing the Regional Trade Order in East Asia with a Less Engaged United States
By: KEI -
April 12, 2018
Science Diplomacy: An Underestimated Toolkit of South Korea’s Foreign Policy
By: Olga Krasnyak -
March 22, 2018
A Way Out of the North Korean Labyrinth
By: Stephen Blank -
November 30, 2017
Soap Operas and Socialism: Dissecting Kim Jong-un’s Evolving Policy Priorities through TV Dramas in North Korea
By: Jean Lee -
November 16, 2017
Korean Firms' Sustainability Practices and Their Role in the Green Economy
By: Younsung Kim -
September 13, 2017
East Asia’s Regional Financial Governance: Assessing Korea’s Centrality
By: Ramon Pacheco Pardo -
August 01, 2017
A View from China on Triangular Relations
By: Wang Dong, Sun Bingyan -
August 01, 2017
Establishing triangular talks among Washington, Beijing and Seoul
By: Gilbert Rozman -
August 01, 2017
A View from South Korea on Sino-ROK Relations
By: Kim Heung-kyu -
August 01, 2017
A View from the United States on Sino-U.S. Relations
By: Joel Wuthnow -
August 01, 2017
A View from the United States on ROK-U.S. Relations
By: Mark Tokola -
August 01, 2017
The Impact of Chinese Identity on Bilateral relations
By: Gilbert Rozman -
August 01, 2017
The Impact of Chinese National Identity on Sino-Japanese Relations
By: Yinan He -
August 01, 2017
The Impact of Chinese National Identity on Sino-South Korean Relations
By: See-Won Byun -
August 01, 2017
The Impact of Chinese National Identity on Sino-ASEAN Relations
By: Danielle Cohen -
August 01, 2017
U.S-Rok economic relations left uncertain amid leadership changes
By: Gilbert Rozman -
August 01, 2017
A U.S. Perspective on the Impact of Sanctions
By: James Walsh -
August 01, 2017
A South Korean Perspective on the Impact of Sanctions
By: Kim Joong-ho -
August 01, 2017
A Russian Perspective on the Impact of Sanctions
By: Alexander Gabuev -
August 01, 2017
A Chinese Perspective on the Impact of Sanctions
By: Cheng Xiaohe -
August 01, 2017
A U.S. Perspective on Bilateral Economic Relations
By: Mark Manyin, Brock Williams -
August 01, 2017
The Trump Administration, U.S.-Korean Economic Relations, and Asian Regionalism
By: Claude Barfield -
August 01, 2017
Reinforcing U.S.-ROK Economic Relations through a Better Understanding of the KORUS FTA
By: Suh Jin Kyo -
August 01, 2017
Intro | U.S.-ROK Economic Relations Left Uncertain Amid Leadership Changes
By: Gilbert Rozman -
August 01, 2017
The Impact of Chinese National Identity on Sino-U.S. Relations
By: Guo Yingjie -
August 01, 2017
The Impact of Chinese National Identity on Sino-Russian Relations
By: Gilbert Rozman -
August 01, 2017
The Impact of Chinese National Identity on Sino-ASEAN Relations
By: Danielle Cohen -
August 01, 2017
The Impact of Chinese National Identity on Sino-South Korean Relations
By: See-Won Byun -
August 01, 2017
The Impact of Chinese National Identity on Sino-Japanese Relations
By: Yinan He -
August 01, 2017
Intro | The Impact of Chinese National Identity on Bilateral Relations
By: Gilbert Rozman -
August 01, 2017
A View from the United States on ROK-U.S. Relations
By: Mark Tokola -
August 01, 2017
A View from the United States on Sino-U.S. Relations
By: Joel Wuthnow -
August 01, 2017
A View from South Korea on Sino-ROK Relations
By: Kim Heung-kyu -
August 01, 2017
Intro | Establishing Triangular Talks Among Washington, Beijing, and Seoul
By: Gilbert Rozman -
July 18, 2017
Corporate Debt Market in Korea
By: Paul Moon Sub Choi -
July 18, 2017
Progress and Implications of the China-Korea FTA
By: Li Si-qi, Tu Xin-quan, Liu Bin -
July 18, 2017
Korea's Economic Relations with Japan
By: Kim Gyu-Pan -
July 18, 2017
Korea-Mongolia Economic Relations: Current Status and Cooperation Measures
By: Lee Jae Young -
July 18, 2017
Strategies for Development of Transport Infrastructure in North Korea for Unification and Beyond
By: Kwon Young-in, Na Hee Seung, Kim Kyoung-Sik -
July 18, 2017
Present Conditions of North Korean Industry and Possible Reconstruction Plans
By: Lim Soo-ho, Hong Seok-ki -
July 18, 2017
History, International Relations, and Public Health - The Case of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1953-2015
By: John Grundy -
June 18, 2017
What Lies Ahead? Korea's Long- and Short-Term Challenges
By: Edda Zoli -
April 02, 2012
South Korea’s Nuclear Development Assistance in Southeast Asia: The Implications and Challenges of the Security Environment in the 21st Century
By: Lisa He -
April 02, 2012
Aligned but not Allied: ROK—Japan Bilateral Military Cooperation
By: Jiun Bang -
April 02, 2012
From “Cardinal Sin” to Policy Agenda? The Role of Capital Controls in Emerging Market Economies
By: June Park -
April 02, 2012
Agencies, Roles and Their Choices: Reform of the Korean Legal Profession from 1995 to 2007
By: Yukyoung Choe -
April 02, 2012
Another Energy Competition in Northeast Asia Coal Policies of South Korea and Japan in Comparative Perspective
By: Eunjung Lim -
April 02, 2012
The Dollar’s Influence in East Asia: Benevolent or Overbearing? A Comparative Answer in the U.S. Economic Aid and the Dollar Standard
By: Gloria Koo -
April 02, 2012
South Korean National Identity and its Strategic Preferences
By: Andrew Kim -
April 02, 2012
Nothing to be Afraid of? North Korean Political Economy and Economic Reform
By: Ian E. Rinehart -
April 02, 2012
North Koreans Have Cell Phones - Why cell phones won’t lead to revolution and how they strengthen the regime
By: Peter Nesbitt -
April 02, 2012
Selling North Korea in New Frontiers: Profit and Revolution in Cyberspace
By: Jane Kim