2025APR09

Issue Briefs

Policy Recommendations for South Korea’s Middle East Strategy in 2025

By. Jang Ji-Hyang

[Issue Brief Executive Summary] Jang Ji-Hyang

Tags : FTA, Gulf Countries, Israel-Hamas War, Korea-Gulf Cooperation Council, KORUS, Middle East Strategy, Nuclear Power Cooperation, trump administration, UAE

2025APR09

Blog/Op-ed

[Korea JoongAng Daily] In a second Trump term, liberal democracies must lead themselves

By. Choi Kang

CHOI Kang, President

Tags : "Indo-Pacific Four", confiscation of democracy, Greenland, NATO, Putin, Russia, tariffs, Trump, U.S. Allies

2025MAR28

Blog/Op-ed

[The Dong-a Ilbo Op-ed] We Should Establish the Asian Monetary Fund (AMF) (March 28)

By. Choi Kang

CHOI Kang, President

Tags : Asian Financial Crisis, Asian Monetary Fund, China-led AMF, Donald Trump, IMF, trade policy

2025JAN24

Publications

An Indo-Pacific Allied Shipbuilding Enterprise

By. Peter K. Lee

[Asan Report] Peter K. Lee

Tags : AUKUS, China Navy, Commercial Shipbuilding, IndoPacific, Maritime Balance, maritime security, MRO, Naval Power, Shipbuilding, U.S. Allies

2025JAN10

Issue Briefs

Assessment of North Korea’s Regional Development Policy

By. Han Ki-bum

[Issue Brief Executive Summary] Han Ki-bum

Tags : 20x10 Regional Development Policy, economic development, human rights, Kim Jong-un Leadership, Kim Jong-un Policy, North Korea Economy, North Korea Industry, North Korea Nuclear Policy, North Korea Reform, North Korea Regional Development, Regional Factories

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

2024AUG26

Issue Briefs

Europe’s Defense Revival: What’s at Stake for South Korea

By. Francesca Frassineti

[Issue Brief] Francesca Frassineti

Tags : defense exports, Defense industry, EU-ROK strategic partnership, Europe-ROK defense engagement, NATO, Poland, ROK defense ecosystem

2024JAN02

Issue Briefs

The Biden administration’s unimpressive scorecard in Southeast Asia

By. Lee Jaehyon

[Issue Brief Executive Summary] Lee Jaehyon

Tags : ARF, ASEAN, AUKUS, Biden, CPTPP, EAS, G20, IREF, RCEP, Southeast Asia, U.S.-China

2022OCT06

Blog/Op-ed

[The Chosun Ilbo Op-ed] America’s Protectionist Trade May Undermine the basis of Liberal Democracy (October 6)

By. Choi Kang

CHOI Kang, President

Tags : “America First” policy, BBC, Biden, China, IRA, THAAD, United States

2021JUL30

Blog/Op-ed

[The Korea Times] North Korea’s economic paradox: how de-marketization is driving up value of North’s won

By. Go Myong-Hyun

Go Myong-Hyun, Senior Fellow

Tags : "jangmadang", China, COVID-19, Dollarization, financial crisis, North Korea, price stability, yuanization