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The Korea Economic Institute of America is pleased to present Eye on Korea, a program designed to provide expert analysis on the most pressing issues shaping US-Korea relations.[KEI is registered under the FARA as an agent of the KIEP, a public corporation established by the…
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What Replaced the Tariffs the Supreme Court Struck Down | Eye on Korea Ep. 42 (opens the original)
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The Supreme Court struck down the IEEPA tariffs on February 20, 2026, holding that the statute never authorized the President to impose them. The tariff era did not end there. It moved to other statutes. First a 10 percent Section 122 surcharge, then a Section 301 forced-labor action took effect, imposing duties of 10 to 12.5 percent on roughly sixty economies covering the overwhelming majority of U.S. imports. Korea is on that list, and Korea is also one of sixteen economies under a second Sect
Nuclear Submarines and the Limits of the 123 Agreement | Eye on Korea Ep. 41 (opens the original)
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President Donald Trump said South Korea’s nuclear-powered submarines would be built at the Hanwha Philly Shipyard. Joyce Connery explains why they may not be built there, and what the actual construction path means for a U.S.-South Korea nuclear agenda that has grown beyond the agreement governing it. Connery is Principal Owner of Connery Strategies and a Distinguished Fellow at the Atlantic Council. She served as Chair of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board and was the first Director of
Can a Middle Power Run Its Own Grand Strategy? | Eye on Korea Ep. 40 (opens the original)
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South Korea is running a deliberate grand strategy, pursuing autonomy and freedom of action while keeping the U.S.-South Korea alliance intact and turning the trade power and influence it has built into real leverage, says Dr. Andrew Yeo on this week’s Eye on Korea. In this episode, he lays out what that strategy looks like and whether a country constrained by larger powers can actually pull it off. Drawing on his forthcoming book on South Korean grand strategy, Yeo details the assets Seoul hold
Why Democracy Is Still Winning in Korea | Eye on Korea Ep. 39 (opens the original)
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South Korea’s democracy has weathered stress tests few others have—moving from a night of martial law to a presidential impeachment and a snap election—causing the V-Dem’s 2025 report to downgrade the country from “liberal democracy” to “electoral democracy” amid a broader democratic retreat. Derek Mitchell, former U.S. Ambassador to Burma and former President of the National Democratic Institute, argues that South Korea is demonstrating precisely what a strong democracy is capable of through ac
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