2021NOV25

Issue Briefs

Japan’s 2021 General Election and the Second Kishida Cabinet: Why did Japan choose the LDP again?

By. CHOI Eunmi

[Issue Brief Executive Summary] Choi Eunmi

Tags : Akira Amari, Fumio Kishida, Korea-Japan relations, LDP, Toshimitsu Motegi, Yoshimasa Hayashi

2021OCT26

Issue Briefs

The Inauguration of the Kishida Cabinet and Prospects for Korea-Japan Relations

By. CHOI Eunmi

[Issue Brief Executive Summary] Choi Eunmi

Tags : COVID-19, GSOMIA, Kishida, Korea-Japan relations, LDP, security policy, Shinzo Abe, Taro Aso, Yoshihide Suga

2021OCT25

Blog/Op-ed

[The Chosun Ilbo Op-ed] North Korea Policy of the U.S. and South Korea’s Role (October 18)

By. Choi Kang

CHOI Kang, Vice President(Acting President)

Tags : “Three No’s”, Afghanistan, Biden Administration, Missile Defense, NATO, North Korea policy, ROK-U.S. Alliance, U.S.

2021SEP24

Issue Briefs

The 2021 Iranian Presidential Election and Its Aftermath

By. Jang Ji-Hyang, PARK Hyondo

[Issue Brief Executive Summary] Jang Ji-Hyang, PARK Hyondo

Tags : 2021 Iranian Presidential Election, Ebrahim Raisi, Electoral Authoritarianism, Iran's Hard-line President

2021SEP13

Publications

Fundamentals of South Korean Public Opinion on Foreign Policy and National …

By. J. James Kim, Kang Chungku, Ham Geon Hee

[Asan Report] J. James Kim, Kang Chungku, Ham Geon Hee

Tags : Asan Report, foreign policy, global security, inter-Korean relations, Korean Peninsula, national security, North Korea, North Korea as a National Security Threat, public opinion, regional security, ROK-US Alliance, The US in the Eyes of South Koreans, unification

2021AUG27

Issue Briefs

Biden’s North Korea Policy : Alliance Transformation before Denuclearization

By. Go Myong-Hyun

[Issue Brief] Go Myong-hyun

Tags : “strategic patience”, alliance, Asia-Pacific, Biden, denuclearization, North Korea, Six Party Talks, trump administration, US-ROK summit

2021AUG10

Issue Briefs

Kim Jong Un’s Policy Plans in the Revision of the KWP Rules: Continued Goal of Communizing South Korea, Enhancing Political …

By. Cha Du Hyeogn

[Issue Brief Executive Summary] Cha Du Hyeogn

Tags : 8th KWP Congress, Byungjin, COVID-19, Kim Jong-un, KWP Rules, North Korea, South Korea

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

2021JUL23

Issue Briefs

Uncovering a Global Reputation: The ROK’s Stabilization Policy and Development Model in the Middle East and North Africa

By. Jang Ji-Hyang, Joseph A. Kéchichian

[Issue Brief] Jang Ji-Hyang, Joseph A. Kéchichian

Tags : anti-ISIS, construction, ISIS, MENA, middle power policy, MIKTA, North Africa, ROK, UAE

2021JUL14

Issue Briefs

The Perils of Openness? South Korea’s Quarantine Exemption for Chinese Vaccines

By. Lee Dong Gyu

[Issue Brief Executive Summary] Lee Dong Gyu

Tags : Chinese Vaccines, COVID-19, MFDS, Sinopharm, Sinovac, South Korea, US-China vaccine competition, WHO