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U.S.-South Korea relations

September 22, 2022
South Korea’s Yoon Suk-yeol Finally Meets Japan’s Prime Minister
By Mitch Shin
While Yoon failed to hold a formal summit with U.S. President Joe Biden, he succeeded in having an “informal meeting” with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio.

September 20, 2022
Inflation Reduction Act Roils South Korea-US Relations
By Troy Stangarone
The EV provisions of the IRA are seen by South Korea as both a violation of trade rules and contrary to the deepening economic partnership between the two countries.

August 04, 2022
South Koreans Question President Yoon’s Decision to Skip Meeting with Pelosi
By Mitch Shin
Pelosi met her South Korean counterpart on Thursday, but could not meet South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol because of his summer vacation in Seoul.

June 07, 2022
What the South Korea-US Summit Had to Say About Internet Policy
By Sang Kim
Behind the headlines, the latest joint statement touched on some issues central to the future of the internet and the digital economy.

April 28, 2022
Biden to Make First Asia Trip in May
By Shannon Tiezzi
The U.S. president will be visiting South Korea and Japan from May 20-24.

February 08, 2022
South Korea-US Economic Ties Are Changing
By Tom Byrne
Amid supply chain worries and high-tech competition, there has been a distinct shift in the tenor of the business relationship between Seoul and Washington.

August 13, 2021
The Quest for Strategic Balance and South Korea’s Indo-Pacific Conundrum
By Wongi Choe
Seoul is walking a fine line, carefully calibrating its cooperation with U.S. initiatives in the Indo-Pacific.

July 20, 2021
US High-Level Diplomat Visits Japan, South Korea, Mongolia
By Shannon Tiezzi
Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman is making the rounds in East Asia, with one notable omission from her itinerary.

July 07, 2021
What the Next South Korean President Can Learn From Moon’s Diplomatic Challenge
By Jong Eun Lee
Every president will face the exact same difficulty: To advance North Korea policy, Seoul needs to have all the main players on its side.

July 06, 2021
South Korea’s ‘Free and Open Indo-Pacific’ Dilemma
By Tam-Sang Huynh
Testing Seoul’s embrace of the United States’ regional strategy.

May 24, 2021
Biden Pulls South Korea Closer in Alignment With US Indo-Pacific Strategy
By Gabriela Bernal
The Indo-Pacific focus of the Biden-Moon joint statement was notable.

May 19, 2021
What to Expect From President Biden’s North Korea Policy
By Swaran Singh
Efforts at denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula will face complex political calculations at play in the U.S. and South Korea.
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