Best Seoul Institute Podcasts (2024)

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What are Domestic Politics Doing to the U.S.-Korea Alliance? 1:01:00

2M ago1:01:00

1:01:00

In April 2023, the United States and South Korea marked the 70th anniversary of an alliance that has served the strategic interests of both countries. Their relationship has expanded beyond security issues to include trade, technology, and other important policy areas. However, the alliance now faces challenges from changing notions of national int…

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Charting China’s Use of Armed Coercion: James Siebens (Part 2) 40:47

2M ago40:47

40:47

Building on last year’s "Rethinking Korea initiative," in 2024 KEI will continue to explore the evolution of US-Korea relations, Korea's place in the world, rapid changes in Korean society, and a fast changing geopolitical and strategic landscape. The initiative involves both retrospective inquiry as well as prospective analysis about future trends…

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Charting China’s Use of Armed Coercion: James Siebens (Part 1) 45:38

2M ago45:38

45:38

Building on last year’s "Rethinking Korea initiative," in 2024 KEI will continue to explore the evolution of US-Korea relations, Korea's place in the world, rapid changes in Korean society, and a fast changing geopolitical and strategic landscape. The initiative involves both retrospective inquiry as well as prospective analysis about future trends…

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Where are North Korea's Relations with Russia Headed? 57:15

2M ago57:15

57:15

For the first time since the end of the Cold War, North Korea has embraced relations with Russia as a key component of its foreign policy and domestic development. However, Russia’s need for North Korean artillery and weapons to conduct its war in Ukraine also create a different dynamic between the two countries than during the Cold War. This new d…

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The U.S.-ROK-DPRK Strategic Triangle in the Indo-Pacific Era 1:00:04

2M ago1:00:04

1:00:04

On August 17, 2023, KEI held a program on the U.S.-South Korea-North Korea Strategic Triangle in the Indo-Pacific Era. The program featured Scott Snyder’s work to help better understand: the evolution in perceptions of the three main actors in the U.S.-South Korea-North Korea triangle, including their respective approaches to one another and intera…

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How Can Korea and Australia Cooperate in the Indo-Pacific? 1:00:36

3M ago1:00:36

1:00:36

On August 30, 2023, KEI hosted a discussion with Prof. Rory Medcalf on South Korea’s Indo-Pacific Strategy and Middle Power Convergence with Australia. Over the past decade, the concept of the “Indo-Pacific” has replaced the late 20th century “Asia-Pacific” as a central frame of reference for strategy and external policy. Although the Indo-Pacific …

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Energy Insecurity: How Resource-Poor Korea and Japan Powered Their Economies 57:00

3M ago57:00

57:00

Despite being industrial powerhouses, Korea and Japan are both resource-poor nations with limited domestic sources of energy. Powering their economies required both to develop supply chains for fossil fuels, nuclear power, and renewable energy to power their economies. However, different domestic political constraints resulted in differing approach…

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The Costs of War: Deepening North Korea-Russia Ties 1:10:23

3M ago1:10:23

1:10:23

Relations between Russia and North Korea are growing closer. Pyongyang has been publically supportive of Russia’s war in Ukraine and is reported to have supplied Moscow with millions of artillery shells. Kim Jong-un met with Vladimir Putin at Vostochny Cosmodrome and discussed deepening their military relationship and providing Russia with addition…

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Economic Security and U.S.-China Competition: The View From North Korea 1:01:03

3M ago1:01:03

1:01:03

KEI is pleased to hold a program on Economic Security and U.S.-China Competition: The View From North Korea. One country is conspicuously missing from existing discussions about the dilemmas and opportunities that U.S.-China strategic competition poses to various stakeholders in matters related to global economic security: North Korea. North Korea …

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Rhetoric Vs. Reality: Seoul and Washington’s Strategic Alignment on Taiwan 56:01

4M ago56:01

56:01

Seoul has gradually adopted a more outspoken position regarding the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and framed it in increasingly expansive terms—as a regional and global issue yet also directly linked to the peace and stability of the Korean Peninsula. Nevertheless, the U.S.-ROK alliance faces a gap between such rhetoric and…

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Korea’s Cultural Wave: The Story Behind the Strength 1:14:45

4M ago1:14:45

1:14:45

From K-pop to K-drama and food, Korean culture has taken the globe by storm. Korean artists are topping the Billboard charts, Korean films are winning Oscars, and Korean kimbap at Trader Joe’s went viral online. Cultural interest is also behind the growth of students learning Korean in the United States when interest in foreign languages is going d…

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South Korea: Caught in the Crosshairs of U.S. China Competition Over Semiconductors 1:03:04

4M ago1:03:04

1:03:04

Countries with advanced semiconductor industries are caught in the middle of growing U.S.-China competition in technology focused on advanced computing. While some countries with key technology companies in the toolmaking sector have been drawn into the competition previously, South Korea and its national champions, Samsung and SK Hynix, have argua…

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The ROK-U.S. Alliance at 70: Expanding Diplomatic Horizons Through Public Diplomacy 1:29:33

4M ago1:29:33

1:29:33

The United States and the Republic of Korea have been celebrating the 70th anniversary of the alliance and the 120th anniversary of Korean immigration to the United States throughout 2023. Along with our military and economic partnership, people-to-people ties have served as a central pillar of our multifaceted relationship. Both those who have pra…

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What We Know and Don’t Know about North Korea 46:06

5M ago46:06

46:06

The recent war in Ukraine, Russia’s overtures towards North Korea, and North Korea’s emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic all signal a sea-change for the DPRK’s place in the international system. KEI Economic Policy Analyst Tom Ramage sat down with SOAS University of London professor and North Korea expert Hazel Smith to discuss the recent Putin-Ki…

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From K-Pop to K-Beauty: KEI at KCON 36:56

6M ago36:56

36:56

In 2023, KEI has set out on its "Rethinking Korea initiative," which explores the evolution of U.S.-Korea relations, Korea's place in the world, and rapid changes in Korean society itself. The initiative involves both retrospective inquiry as well as prospective analysis about future trends. Today, we will be discussing the growing popularity of K-…

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South Korea and Global Public Health Beyond the Pandemic: Dr. Jerome Kim 50:11

7M ago50:11

50:11

In 2023, KEI has set out on its "Rethinking Korea initiative," which explores the evolution of U.S.-Korea relations, Korea's place in the world, and rapid changes in Korean society itself. The initiative involves both retrospective inquiry as well as prospective analysis about future trends. As part of this initiative, KEI looks to build upon its p…

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Building Trilateral Momentum: The U.S.-Korea-Japan Summit 1:55:33

8M ago1:55:33

1:55:33

Event Description: With relations between Korea and Japan improving over the last year the leaders of the United States, Korea, and Japan met in Washington on August 18 to discuss a common approach for addressing regional and global security challenges and enhancing economic prosperity. KEI and the Mansfield Foundation hosted a discussion on the pr…

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The Challenges of Implementing Sanctions on North Korea: An Expert’s Perspective 1:02:07

8M ago1:02:07

1:02:07

In 2023, KEI has set out on its "Rethinking Korea initiative," which explores the evolution of U.S.-Korea relations, Korea's place in the world, and rapid changes in Korean society itself. The initiative involves both retrospective inquiry as well as prospective analysis about future trends. Our guest today is someone with direct experience monitor…

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Democracy and Duty in Korea: Aram Hur 55:08

10M ago55:08

55:08

In 2023, KEI has set out on its "Rethinking Korea initiative," which explores the evolution of U.S.-Korea relations, Korea's place in the world, and rapid changes in Korean society itself. The initiative involves both retrospective inquiry as well as prospective analysis about future trends. Our guest today is someone who studies nationalism and de…

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Humanizing Korea: E. Tammy Kim 48:20

11M ago48:20

48:20

In 2023, KEI has set out on its "Rethinking Korea initiative," which explores the evolution of U.S.-Korea relations, Korea's place in the world, and rapid changes in Korean society itself. The initiative involves both retrospective inquiry as well as prospective analysis about future trends. Our guest today is someone who covers the Korean Peninsul…

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Alternative national accounting with Sebastian Berger and Jacques Richard 1:05:52

3y ago1:05:52

1:05:52

In this talk, Jacques Richard and Sebastian Berger introduce us to models of accounting, rooted in scientific knowledge regarding conditions for sustainability and satisfaction of basic human needs within specific social and natural environments and with available resources. Based on such knowledge, calculations in kind serve the purposes of normat…

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Community wealth building with Thomas M. Hanna and Marjorie Kelly 1:04:08

3y ago1:04:08

1:04:08

In this talk, Thomas and Marjorie walk us through the history, basic principles and theory of change behind Community Wealth Building (CWB) institutions and strategies. Further down the line, we discuss several related topics, including the generative economy, platform cooperatives and the UBI versus Universal Basic Services debate. Excerpt from th…

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The job guarantee with Pavlina R. Tcherneva 50:39

3y ago50:39

50:39

In this talk, Pavlina R. Tcherneva helped us understand the Job Guarantee (JG) and associated policy proposals, diving into modern monetary theory, critiques of status quo arguments for continued unemployment, and the macroeconomic implications of the job guarantee system. She also helped us understand the timeliness of the job guarantee in light o…

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Cosmolocal production with Jose Ramos 51:26

3y ago51:26

51:26

Cosmolocalism represents an emerging body of theory and practice. At its heart it envisions a planetary mutualization of knowledge, in which localities benefit from and contribute to all other localities through open design, open hardware, open medicine and open knowledge, all of which supports and accelerates human wellbeing and a transition to lo…

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Degrowth and hierarchy with Blair Fix 1:13:46

3y ago1:13:46

1:13:46

Humanity’s most pressing need is to learn how to live within our planet’s boundaries — something that likely means doing without economic growth. How, then, can we create a non-growth society that is both just and equitable? Blair Fix attempts to address this question by looking at an aspect of sustainability (and equity) that is not often discusse…

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Public money for social change with Mary Mellor 52:41

3y ago52:41

52:41

In this talk, Mary Mellor helped us understand critiques of neoliberal theories of money, as well as radical alternative thinking on the subject, making the case for the democratisation of money as a route to socially just and ecologically sustainable systems of human provisioning, oriented around sufficiency. In the discussion, we delved deeper in…

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Buen Vivir with Claudia Yadira Caballero 51:14

3y ago51:14

51:14

In this talk, we discuss Claudia’s paper introducing the notion and roots of Buen Vivir and her work at the Multitrueke Mixiuhca Network on prosumer communities and local social-ecological currency. Follow-up topics include hegemony, cooptation, and the need to go beyond both bottom-up and top-down thinking, towards a ‘mesoeconomics’. From the pape…

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Castoradis' rising tide of insignificancy with David Ames Curtis 1:20:16

3y ago1:20:16

1:20:16

In this talk, David Ames Curtis helps us in engaging with the work of Cornelius Castoriadis, imaginaries, his “project of autonomy”, and the rising tide of insignificancy, a key theme explored in depth in his paper, The Theme of “The Rising Tide of Insignificancy” in the Work of Cornelius Castoriadis. He also shares with us his experience in workin…

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Eco-friendly society with John Boswell Cobb Jr. and Rev. Dongwoo Lee 1:07:18

3y ago1:07:18

1:07:18

In this talk, John Boswell Cobb Jr. helped us understand the work of Alfred North Whitehead and process philosophy. We delved into the ideas of world loyalty, ecological civilization and community, as well as religious pluralism and interfaith dialogues. Rev. Dongwoo Lee helped us place these reflections in the Korean cultural, spiritual and econom…

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What are Domestic Politics Doing to the U.S.-Korea Alliance? 1:01:00

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Charting China’s Use of Armed Coercion: James Siebens (Part 2) 40:47

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Charting China’s Use of Armed Coercion: James Siebens (Part 1) 45:38

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Where are North Korea's Relations with Russia Headed? 57:15

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The U.S.-ROK-DPRK Strategic Triangle in the Indo-Pacific Era 1:00:04

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How Can Korea and Australia Cooperate in the Indo-Pacific? 1:00:36

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Energy Insecurity: How Resource-Poor Korea and Japan Powered Their Economies 57:00

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The Costs of War: Deepening North Korea-Russia Ties 1:10:23

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Economic Security and U.S.-China Competition: The View From North Korea 1:01:03

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Rhetoric Vs. Reality: Seoul and Washington’s Strategic Alignment on Taiwan 56:01

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Korea’s Cultural Wave: The Story Behind the Strength 1:14:45

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South Korea: Caught in the Crosshairs of U.S. China Competition Over Semiconductors 1:03:04

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The ROK-U.S. Alliance at 70: Expanding Diplomatic Horizons Through Public Diplomacy 1:29:33

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What We Know and Don’t Know about North Korea 46:06

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From K-Pop to K-Beauty: KEI at KCON 36:56

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South Korea and Global Public Health Beyond the Pandemic: Dr. Jerome Kim 50:11

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Building Trilateral Momentum: The U.S.-Korea-Japan Summit 1:55:33

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The Challenges of Implementing Sanctions on North Korea: An Expert’s Perspective 1:02:07

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Democracy and Duty in Korea: Aram Hur 55:08

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Humanizing Korea: E. Tammy Kim 48:20

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Alternative national accounting with Sebastian Berger and Jacques Richard 1:05:52

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Community wealth building with Thomas M. Hanna and Marjorie Kelly 1:04:08

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The job guarantee with Pavlina R. Tcherneva 50:39

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Cosmolocal production with Jose Ramos 51:26

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Degrowth and hierarchy with Blair Fix 1:13:46

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Public money for social change with Mary Mellor 52:41

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Buen Vivir with Claudia Yadira Caballero 51:14

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Castoradis' rising tide of insignificancy with David Ames Curtis 1:20:16

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Eco-friendly society with John Boswell Cobb Jr. and Rev. Dongwoo Lee 1:07:18

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