The Impossible State Live Podcast: US-South Korea Trade Deal and Alliance Modernization?

July 24, 2025 • 11:00 – 11:45 am EDT

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Please join the Impossible State podcast for a discussion on the prospects of a U.S.–South Korea trade deal and modernization of the U.S.-Korea alliance. The conversation will be moderated by Dr. Victor Cha and will feature Mr. Sydney Seiler, Senior Adviser (non-resident) with the Korea Chair at CSIS and former National Intelligence Officer for North Korea at the National Intelligence Council (2020–2023). 

In this episode, they will discuss prospects for a U.S.-South Korea trade deal before the end of the August 1 pause on 25 percent tariffs on all goods from Korea, and ways to modernize the 72-year old alliance under the new Lee Jae Myung and Donald Trump administrations.

This event is made possible through the generous support of CSIS.

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Contact Information

  • Minchi Hyun
  • Special Assistant to the President, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Program Manager, Korea Chair
  • MHyun@csis.org
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Victor Cha
President, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Korea Chair