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Clint Work
Dr. Clint Work is fellow and director of Academic Affairs at the Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI). KEI is registered under the FARA as an agent of the KIEP, a public corporation established by the government of the Republic of Korea. Additional information is available at the Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
His work is broadly focused on South Korea’s foreign and national security policy, political culture, U.S.-Korean relations, and U.S. foreign policy. More specifically, his doctoral research centers on U.S.-Korean relations under President Jimmy Carter and Carter’s abortive withdrawal of U.S. combat forces from South Korea. He has published his work in both academic and popular publications, including The Diplomat, Sino-NK, The Washington Post, Foreign Policy, 38 North, and the Peterson Institute for International Economics’ “North Korea: Witness to Transformation” page.
Follow him on Twitter: @clintwork1.

March 30, 2024
What the Return of Trump Would Mean for South Korea
By Clint Work

December 18, 2023
Shifting Visions of the South Korea-US Alliance
By Clint Work and Joo Young Kim

October 02, 2023
South Korea: America’s Forgotten Ally?
By Troy Stangarone and Clint Work

August 07, 2023
UN Sending States: The Forgotten Parties in the Korean War
By Clint Work

November 08, 2022
How, Exactly, Can the US Strengthen Extended Deterrence?
By Clint Work

August 26, 2020
The US-South Korea Alliance and the China Factor
By Clint Work

March 28, 2020
US-Korea Alliance Diplomacy in the Shadow of COVID-19
By Clint Work

February 11, 2020
Beyond North Korea: Fractures in the US-South Korea Alliance
By Clint Work

July 16, 2018
In Trump and Kim Jong Un We Trust?
By Clint Work

July 15, 2018
South Korea's Authoritarian Past Echoes in Controversial Document
By Clint Work

July 09, 2018
Trump’s North Korea Policy: Treating Reality Like Reality Television
By Clint Work
