Stories from January, 2010

Wielding Power Softly? The “Smart Power” Strategy of the Obama Administration and Ramifications for Korea

On January 28, 2010, Kim Taehyun, Director of the Center for the Study of Grand Strategy at Chung-Ang University presented a lecture at USKI on the concept of “smart power” in the context of U.S.-Korea relations, exploring its meaning and how it is used by the Obama administration. DOWNLOAD Transcript | “Wielding Power Softly? The […]

Working Paper Release: Economic Cooperation Between South Korea and Kazakhstan

This is the EXCERPT of the working Paper Release post.

Working Paper Release: The Origins Of Korean Adoption: Cold War Geopolitics And Intimate Diplomacy

The adoption of children from South Korea to the West has been ongoing since the end of the Korean War in 1953.

Special Report: USKI Congressional Scorecard 2009

The U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS is pleased to announce the release of the USKI Congressional Scorecard 2009. This report identifies relevant legislation in the 111th United States Congress pertaining U.S.-Korea relations and the Korean-American community. At this point, the report does not take a position on members’ voting behavior nor assesses the merit of relevant […]