Korean Kontext

About Korean Kontext

KEI Live is the official podcast feed for the Korea Economic Institute of America’s live panels and events. Hear panels and discussions covering Korean policy, economics, culture, and more, directly from our public events. [KEI is registered under FARA on behalf of the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy. Additional information is available at the Department of Justice, Washington, DC.]

Publisher

Korea Economic Institute of America

Category

government · news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 May 2023

Latest episode

8 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

18 of 66 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   What Americans Think of the U.S.-South Korea Alliance Before the Midterms

   Karl Friedhoff, Dina Smeltz, and Nils Wollesen Osterberg discuss the latest survey results on American perspectives of the U.S.-South Korea alliance and related foreign policy issues in this interview.

2. 

   26 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Evaluating the Future of U.S.-South Korea-Japan Trilateralism

   KEI President Michael Green interviews Ambassador Kathleen Stephens and Dr. Victor Cha about the evolving U.S.-South Korea-Japan trilateralism and its future challenges.

3. 

   16 Jul 2026

   The Path Ahead for U.S.-South Korea Shipbuilding

   Leading defense and maritime policy analysts will assess what the U.S. shipbuilding and shipping industry needs to rebuild long-term industrial capacity and naval readiness, including in partnership with allies such as South Korea. Panelists will address the workforce, supply chain, regulatory, and strategic dimensions of U.S. shipbuilding revitalization amid intensifying competition with China. Organized in cooperation with the Stimson Center, the Center for Maritime Strategy (CMS), and the Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI). [This material is distributed by KEI on behalf of the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy. Additional information is available at the Department of Justice, Washington, DC.]

Inside a recent episode

What Americans Think of the U.S.-South Korea Alliance Before the Midterms

Published 8 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] But that so far has not bled into American support or American public opinion support for the alliances more broadly. Also, as Scott mentioned, there is very strong backing for South Korea, whether it's on cultural goods, there's relatively high interest there. There's support for nuclear submarines, but that support then doesn't bleed over into support for nuclear weapons. So the American public, you know, there's a lot of discussion about public opinion polling and what the American public can discern, what they know, what they don't know, what they can differentiate between But what we find in the data is that there's a very clear differentiation between nuclear-powered submarines and actual nuclear weapons. […]

Who has been a guest on Korean Kontext

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Karl Friedhoff
• Dina Smeltz
• Nils Wollesen Osterberg
• Shihoko Goto
• Sungmin Cho

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

23 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 31 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

25

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

92

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