2025MAY19

Issue Briefs

Controversy Surrounding China’s Structures in the West Sea (Yellow Sea) and Their Implications under International Law

By Shim Sangmin

[Issue Brief Executive Summary] Shim Sangmin

Tags : international law, PMZ, South Korea-China Fisheries Agreement, UNCLOS, yellow sea

2025MAY16

Issue Briefs

Recommendations for ROK’s North Korea Policy in a Time of Turbulence

By Cha Du Hyeogn

[Issue Brief Executive Summary] Cha Du Hyeogn

Tags : “Two Belligerent States”, Kim Jong-un, North Korea policy, North Korea-Dominant Inter-Korean Relationship, U.S.–DPRK talks, unification

2025MAY12

Blog/Op-ed

[The Chosun Ilbo Op-ed] The Case for Seven-Party Talks Including The UN Security Council Plus the Two Koreas (May 7)

By Choi Kang

CHOI Kang, President

Tags : China, North Korea, ROK-U.S.-Japan security cooperation, Six Party Talks, U.S. tactical nuclear weapons, UN Security Council

2025MAY09

Issue Briefs

A Sixties Comeback: Restoring U.S. Nuclear Presence in Northeast Asia

By Choi Kang, Peter K. Lee

[Issue Brief] Choi Kang, Peter K. Lee

Tags : 2005 Six-Party Talks, B61, Cold War, North Korean nuclear threat, Northeast Asia, Soviet Union, tactical nuclear weapons, U.S., U.S. strategic weapons

2025MAY09

Issue Briefs

Outlook for North Korea Policy under the Second Trump Administration and South Korea’s Response

By Kim Dong Sung

[Issue Brief Executive Summary] Kim Dong Sung

Tags : “no-first-use”, North Korea policy, ROK-U.S.-DPRK trilateral talks, Second Trump Administration, Seoul-led unification process, U.S.-DPRK

2025APR28

Public Opinion Surveys

South Koreans and Their Neighbors 2025

Asan Public Opinion Survey Report

2025APR23

Blog/Op-ed

[Asan Plenum 2025] Welcoming Remarks

By Chung Mong Joon

Chung Mong Joon, Founder & Honorary Chairman

Tags : Japan, Korea-Japan Normalization, North Korea, nuclear submarine, Tactical Nuclear Weapon, World War Two

2025APR17

Issue Briefs

Assessing North Korea’s “20×10 Regional Development Policy”: Achievements, Limitations, and Implications One Year On

By Han Ki-bum

[Issue Brief Executive Summary] Han Ki-bum

Tags : 20x10 Regional Development Policy, Donald Trump, Kim Jong-un, North Korea, ROK-U.S. Alliance

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

Issue Briefs

Outlook for DPRK-Russia Relations in 2025 and South Korea’s Response

[Issue Brief Executive Summary] Lee Sang Joon

Tags : DPRK-Russia Relations, EU–Russia relations, NATO, North Korea, ROK-U.S.-Japan trilateral cooperation, South Korea, U.S.–Russia