2025JAN10

Issue Briefs

Evaluation and Implications of the Indo-Pacific Regional Security Environment

[Issue Brief Executive Summary] Kim Dong-Seong, Senior Researcher, Gyeonggi Research Institute

Tags : extended deterrence, Geopolitical Strategy, Indo-Pacific Security, Korean Peninsula Security, North Korea policy, North Korea Threat, Regional Alliances, ROK Foreign Policy, ROK-US Alliance, US-China Competition

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

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

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

2024NOV27

Issue Briefs

Trump 2.0 and Southeast Asia: From Disengagement to Non-Confidence?

By Lee Jaehyon

[Issue Brief] Lee Jaehyon

Tags : ‘America First’, AOIP, ASEAN, China, Indo-Pacific, IPEF, MAGA, Southeast Asia, TPP, Trump 2.0

2024NOV19

Issue Briefs

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

By Peter K. Lee, Kang Chungku, Lee Heesu

[Issue Brief] Peter K. Lee, Kang Chungku, Lee Heesu

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