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US-South Korea-Japan Strengthen Joint Commitment in Face of Possible 7th North Korean Nuclear Test
By Mitch Shin
The national security advisors from the three countries met in Honolulu this week to discuss a coordinated response to the growing North Korean threat.
Don’t Mistake South Korea’s Yoon Suk-yeol for a China Hawk
By Joel Atkinson
On 3 big issues – THAAD missile defense, Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan and South Korea, and the Chip 4 semiconductor initiative – Yoon has been careful not to anger Beijing.
Yoon Suk-yeol’s Audacious Initiative for Denuclearization Will Fail
By Mitch Shin
The Yoon administration is trying to carry out a policy toward North Korea that has already been tried -- with no success.
South Korea Signs $2.25 Billion Deal With Russian Nuclear Company
By Kim Tong-hyung
Seoul won a contract with a Russian state-run nuclear energy company to construct part of Egypt’s first nuclear power plant.
South Korea, US Return to Large-Scale Military Drills
By Troy Stangarone
The resumption of large-scale drills for the first time since 2017 will improve military readiness for the alliance.
The Chip 4 Alliance Might Work on Paper, But Problems Will Persist
By Arjun Gargeyas
Can an envisioned supply chain partnership between the U.S., Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan actually become a reality?
Yoon Suk-yeol Maintains the Status Quo on North Korea
By Dylan Stent
South Korea’s policies toward Pyongyang differ less from administration to administration than is often assumed.
North Korea Trashes Yoon’s ‘Audacious Initiative’ for Denuclearization
By Mitch Shin
Calling Seoul’s offer “an absurd dream,” Kim Yo Jong derided the South Korean president with North Korean-style insults.
North Korea Fires 2 Cruise Missiles Toward Yellow Sea
By Mitch Shin
On South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s 100th day in office, North Korea test-fired its two cruise missiles.
Is South Korea’s President Yoon Really ‘Tough on China’?
By Jae Chang
Despite President Yoon Suk-yeol’s campaign promises, his actions show that South Korea’s foreign policy still operates within Chinese constraints.
South Korea, US to Begin Expanded Military Drills Next Week
By Kim Tong-Hyung
The exercises will be the largest in years, after the allies canceled some of their regular drills and downsized others to create space for diplomacy with North Korea.
How ‘Third Way’ Countries Live With COVID-19
By Wayne Soon
Australia, Japan, South Korea, and others have found middle ground between a full return to pre-pandemic normalcy and attempts to cling to “zero COVID.”