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South Korea’s New President

OPINION — On June 3rd South Korea turned the page and is embarked on a journey of peace and prosperity. Lee Jae-Myung handily won the presidential [...] More

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5 Hours That Shook South Korea – and What Comes Next

EXPERT INTERVIEW — It was a shock that few saw coming – and which brought memories of South Korea’s days as a military dictatorship, a generation [...] More

Memo to the 47th President: There’s a Way Forward on North Korea 

MEMO TO THE PRESIDENT — To the President-elect: North Korea spent almost thirty years trying to normalize relations with the U.S., knowing it would [...] More

The Danger of War on the Korean Peninsula

OPINION — North Korea’s enhanced allied relationship with Russia, and leader Kim Jong Un’s decision to send troops to aid Russia in its war of [...] More

The Threat from North Korea 

OPINION — North Korea is now aligned unmistakably with a revanchist Russian Federation, providing artillery shells, ballistic missiles and now troops [...] More

Prime Minister Kishida’s Successful Visit – A Time to Reflect

OPINION — The state visit of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was a timely reminder, by one of our closest allies, that the tense situation in [...] More

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Where Are We 70 Years After the ROK-US Treaty?

OPINION — This is the 70th anniversary of the Mutual Defense Treaty between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea (ROK), signed October 1, 1953. It’s [...] More

What's Behind Sending a U.S. Sub to South Korea?

What's Behind Sending a U.S. Sub to South Korea?

ANALYSIS / INTERVIEW – The last time a nuclear-armed American submarine docked in South Korea, Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s Supreme Leader, was not yet [...] More

U.S. and South Korea Back to Pre-Trump Strategies on North Korea

OPINION — The U.S. and South Korea are returning to a pre-Trump era of detailed military planning and large-scale joint exercises in reaction to [...] More

Yoon's Map to North Korea

EXPERT OPINION — South Korea’s new president, Yoon Suk-yeol, in his Liberation Day speech on August 15, reminded the world that “denuclearization of [...] More

Kim Jong-un Doubles Down on Nuclear Threat

Kim Jong-un Doubles Down on Nuclear Threat

OPINION — It should be crystal clear: North Korea has nuclear weapons not only for defensive deterrence purposes but, according to Kim Jong-un, to [...] More

How South Korea's Election Could Impact U.S. National Security

How South Korea's Election Could Impact U.S. National Security

Bottom Line: In the closest South Korean presidential election in decades, Yoon Suk-yeol, a former prosecutor, recently defeated the ruling party [...] More