The Korea Program at the Stimson Center is a policy research and engagement hub dedicated to advancing understanding of South Korea, U.S.–Korea relations and their broader global implications. The program combines in-depth research with high-level dialogues among policymakers, industry leaders, academics, and civil society to inform actionable strategies and policy for both governments and stakeholders in the Indo-Pacific region.
The Three Pillars for the program are as follows:
Through these three pillars, the Korea Program establishes the Stimson Center as a leading platform for integrated analysis of South Korea’s geopolitics, economics, and society and aims to stand alongside other major research programs in Washington, DC as the preeminent venue for Korea-focused research, dialogue, and leadership development.
How is North Korea’s economy coping with the pandemic, and what lies ahead for sanctions, trade, and production in the isolated country?
May 28, 2020
Analysis of the US-ROK alliance based on discussions with a broad range of former high-level US and ROK political, diplomatic and military officials as well as various analysts and academics.
May 13, 2020
A discussion on cost-sharing dynamics in the US-ROK and US-Japan alliance, Seoul-Tokyo relations, China’s rise, and US political transition.
April 27, 2020
Examining the reasons cost sharing negotiations between the U.S. and South Korea have stalled
April 13, 2020
The world will learn from their experience one way or the other.
April 7, 2020
COVID-19 has disrupted or complicated already contentious cost-sharing talks between Washington and Seoul in more ways than one.
March 28, 2020
Although North Korea has demonstrated their ability to respond quickly, there are still concerns that they might not have the capability to handle a full outbreak
March 26, 2020
How South Korea's immediate, aggressive, and transparent response to COVID-19 became a case study in how to flatten the curve. But can South Korea move forward?
March 26, 2020
