The U.S.-Japan Summit, Trade Deals, and What It All Means for Korea | Ep. 29
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is heading to Washington with strong domestic support. What does she want, what can she get, and what does it mean for the U.S.-South Korea alliance? Mireya Solí...
18 Mar 34min
Why the U.S. Cannot Decouple From China Alone | Ep. 28
Mary E. Lovely, Anthony M. Solomon Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, joins KEI for a deep dive into the U.S.-China trade and investment relationship at a moment of e...
6 Mar 29min
Quantum, AI, and the Fight for Economic Security | Ep. 27
Jonathan Hillman, Senior Fellow for Geoeconomics at the Council on Foreign Relations, joins KEI for a wide-ranging conversation on the frontlines of U.S.-China economic competition. Hillman examines w...
19 Feb 20min
How to Fight Back Against China's Economic Coercion | Ep. 26
Dr. Ellen Kim discusses her new coauthored book, “China's Weaponization of Trade: Resistance Through Collective Resilience,” which tracks hundreds of cases where China has used its economic power to p...
7 Feb 25min
Nuclear Power, AI Demand, and the Next U.S.-Korea Industrial Bet | Ep. 25
As artificial intelligence drives unprecedented electricity demand, the United States and South Korea are exploring a new strategic frontier: nuclear energy cooperation. Dr. Yongsoo Hwang, Distinguish...
27 Jan 33min
Schrödinger’s Alliance: Why the US–ROK Relationship Feels Both Better and Worse | Ep. 24
Bruce Klingner, Senior Fellow at the Mansfield Foundation, unpacks why the U.S.-South Korea alliance feels simultaneously more stable than many predicted and more uncertain than it appears. Describing...
8 Jan 28min
Are Trump’s Tariffs a Threat to the U.S.–South Korea Partnership? | Ep. 23
Troy Stangarone, Non-Resident Fellow at the Carnegie Mellon Institute for Strategy and Technology, joins KEI President and CEO Scott Snyder to discuss the Trump administration’s tariff framework and h...
18 Des 202529min
Export Controls, AI Strategy, and Korea’s Tech Future | Ep. 22
In this episode of Eye on Korea, Jeannette Chu describes the evolution of U.S. export controls, from multilateral coordination to today’s more unilateral “small yard, high fence” approach. These shift...
18 Nov 202522min
