2025JAN10

Issue Briefs

Analysis of the 9th Plenary Meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the …

By Cha Du Hyeogn, Han Ki-bum

[Issue Brief Executive Summary] Cha Du Hyeogn, Han Ki-bum

Tags : extended deterrence, inter-Korean relations, Korean Peninsula Tensions, North Korea policy, US-North Korea

2025JAN03

Blog/Op-ed

[Munhwa Il-bo Op-ed] The US-ROK nuclear alliance should precede US-North Korea talks (December 24)

By Choi Kang

CHOI Kang, President

Tags : Korean Peninsula issue, Negotiations, North Korea, Nuclear, nuclear weapons, ROK-U.S. joint exercises, U.S., US-ROK Alliance

2024DEC19

Blog/Op-ed

[The Chosun Ilbo Op-ed] Trump’s “Tariff Bomb” Damages America’s Interests (December 15)

By Choi Kang

CHOI Kang, President

Tags : ‘America First’, MAGA, Tariff Bomb, tariff war, Trump, U.S.-China trade war, WTO

2024DEC19

Blog/Op-ed

[Korea JoongAng Daily] The fundamental solution rests on political reform

By Yoon Young-kwan

Yoon Young-kwan, Chairman

Tags : Constitutional Reform, democracy, Impeachment, Political Crisis, political reform, Separation of Domestic and Foreign Affairs, Yoon Suk-yeol

2024DEC19

Issue Briefs

Outlook for North Korea Policy under the Second Trump Administration and Its implications on South Korea

By Cha Du Hyeogn

[Issue Brief Executive Summary] Cha Du Hyeogn

Tags : CNI, Kim Jong-un, MAGA, North Korea policy, Singapore Summit, South Korea, trump administration, U.S.-China, U.S.-North Korea relations

2024DEC17

Issue Briefs

Should South Korea Join AUKUS Pillar 2?

By Peter K. Lee

[Video Issue Briefs] Peter K. Lee

Tags : AUKUS, AUKUS Pillar 2, Australia, Electronic warfare, Indo-Pacific, Quantum technology, ROK, SCM, U.S.

2024DEC17

Issue Briefs

The 2024 U.S. Elections and Outlook for U.S. Allies

By Peter K. Lee

[Video Issue Briefs] Peter K. Lee

Tags : ‘America First’, Biden, Donald J. Trump, Harris, ROK, ROK-U.S. Alliance, U.S. Allies, U.S. Elections

2024DEC12

Issue Briefs

South Korea-Japan Relations: Navigating the ‘Minority Party’ Ishiba’s Second Cabinet and the Post-Sado Mine Memorial …

By Choi Eunmi

[Issue Brief Executive Summary] Choi Eunmi

Tags : Japan-Korea Normalization Task Force, LDP, Sado Mine, Sado Mine Memorial Ceremony, Shigeru Ishiba, South Korea-Japan

2024DEC12

Issue Briefs

Should South Korea Join AUKUS Pillar 2?

By Peter K. Lee

[Issue Brief] Peter K. Lee

Tags : AUKUS, AUKUS Pillar 2, Australia, Electronic warfare, Indo-Pacific, Quantum technology, ROK, SCM, U.S.

2024DEC03

Issue Briefs

Trump’s Return and U.S. Policy Toward the Middle East in 2025

By Jang Ji-Hyang

[Issue Brief Executive Summary] Jang Ji-Hyang

Tags : ‘America First’, Gulf Countries, Israel-Palestine, Middle East, Proxies, Russia, Trump’s Return