Monthly US-ROK Policy Brief Series
US-ROK Policy Brief
The US-Korea Policy Brief is a joint publication between The George Washington University Institute for Korean Studies (GWIKS) and the Seoul National University Institute for Peace and Unification Studies (IPUS) dedicated to exploring current Korea-related policy matters within regional and global contexts.
Disclaimer: The views expressed in the US-ROK Policy Brief are those of the authors alone, and should not be taken to represent the views of the editor, GWIKS, IPUS or any other organization.
Editorial Board
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Celeste Arrington (Director, Institute for Korean Studies, The George Washington University)
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Yonho Kim (Associate Director, Institute for Korean Studies, The George Washington University)
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Jungchul Lee (Head, Center for Unification Studies, Seoul National University)
Publications
Issue 14 (October 2025)
TRUMP’S POLICIES IN CONFLICT: IMMIGRATION, INVESTMENTS, AND TARIFFS
By Henry Haggard
Issue 13 (September 2025)
A GEOSTRATEGIC SHIFT: TRILATERAL CONVERGENCE OF CHINA, RUSSIA, AND NORTH KOREA ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA
By Troy Stangarone
Issue 12 (August 2025)
THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS: U.S. AND ROK SEEK ALLIANCE MODERNIZATION, BUT HOW?
By Derek Grossman
Issue 11 (July 2025)
PROSPECTS FOR RENEWED U.S. – NORTH KOREAN DIPLOMACY: STABILITY, REALISM, AND STRATEGIC CLARITY
By Patrick M. Cronin
Issue 10 (June 2025)
THE STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS OF RECENT IRAN DEVELOPMENTS: RECOMMENDATIONS FORTHE KOREAN PENINSULA
By Ankit Panda, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Issue 9 (May 2025)
A NEW ERA FOR TRADE: POLITICAL TURMOIL, TARIFFS, AND A CHANGING U.S.-SOUTH KOREA RELATIONSHIP
By Tami Overby, DGA-Albright Stonebridge Group
Issue 8 (April 2025)
TOWARD A PRAGMATIC ALLIANCE: SEIZING STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES IN TRUMP’S SECOND TERM
By Anthony B. Kim, The Heritage Foundation
Issue 7 (March 2025)
THE UNITED STATES AND SOUTH KOREA: IS FURTHER ECONOMIC SECURITY COOPERATION POSSIBLE?
By Kristin Vekasi, University of Maine
Issue 6 (February 2025)
CHALLENGES FACING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IN RELATIONS WITH KOREA
By Robert Sutter, George Washington University
