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Korea-US-Global Briefing
July 13, 2026 2 min read

Korea-US-Global Briefing

 Listen to the audio version Headline: A July 24 tariff still looms as the 10 percent global Section 122 tariffs expire...

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Korea-US- Global Briefing 
July 10, 2026 2 min read

Korea-US- Global Briefing 

Korea-US- Global Briefing — Fri Jul 10 SK Hynix debuts on Nasdaq as Washington presses Korean chipmakers to build US...

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Coming Soon: US-Korea- Global
July 9, 2026 1 min read

Coming Soon: US-Korea- Global

I curate and offer this Briefing daily, as well as a Sunday ‘Week in Review,’ plus special updates most Saturdays....

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Monday, July 6, 2026 — Korea-US Briefing​
July 6, 2026 2 min read

Monday, July 6, 2026 — Korea-US Briefing​

 Listen to the audio version Top headline: Samsung and Hyundai Motor headline a combined 312 trillion won ($201.7B) domestic investment wave...

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Korea-US Week in Review
July 5, 2026 3 min read

Korea-US Week in Review

 Listen to the audio version Top story: Korea’s chaebol went all-in on domestic AI, mobility and defense, a 312 trillion won ($204B) wave...

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BCW Client Spotlight: Ander.ai
July 1, 2026 3 min read

BCW Client Spotlight: Ander.ai

 Listen to the audio version Headline: SK Hynix set to list on Nasdaq, targeting roughly $29B Top StorySK Hynix’s Nasdaq listing...

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Korea-US Intelligence Briefing
June 30, 2026 2 min read

Korea-US Intelligence Briefing

Listen to the audio version   HeadlineHanwha doubles down on US shipbuilding Top StoryAt IndoPac 2026, Hanwha’s CEO said Korean...

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Korea-US  Intelligence Briefing: Monday, June 29, 2026
June 29, 2026 2 min read

Korea-US Intelligence Briefing: Monday, June 29, 2026

Listen to the audio version Headline: Seoul unveils a $576 billion semiconductor and AI investment drive as Samsung and SK Hynix...

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Twenty-plus years on Korea-US. 
June 28, 2026 1 min read

Twenty-plus years on Korea-US. 

The fundamentals don’t change; the stakes do. I take on only a handful of clients at a time; by choice....

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AI Deployment Without Governance Infrastructure
June 27, 2026 4 min read

AI Deployment Without Governance Infrastructure

Listen to the audio version Saturday, June 27, 2026This paper defines the national security interests at stake, sets forth the...

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June 25, 2026 4 min read

They Love the Deal. So Why Won’t They Sign?

Listen to the audio version They Love the Deal. So Why Won’t They Sign? The Signature Paradox: Why Korean Partners...

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Korea-US Trade & Investment Intelligence Briefing​
June 24, 2026 2 min read

Korea-US Trade & Investment Intelligence Briefing​

Listen to the audio version Headline: Korean won closes above 1,540 per dollar, even as the KOSPI surges 3.4 percent...

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