New Southern Policy

A closer look at some of the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead for Seoul’s security vision for the region.

Ironically, South Korea and ASEAN's shared desire to avoid confronting China may be limiting Seoul's attractiveness as a strategic partner for the region.

Seoul is walking a fine line, carefully calibrating its cooperation with U.S. initiatives in the Indo-Pacific.

Rather than develop its own Indo-Pacific strategy, Seoul is forfeiting the chance to have a greater say over the regional security order.

President Moon's policy seems tailor-made for Indonesia, but much more can be done to improve the relationship between the two nations.

Mandatory testing policies will make life harder for migrants from South and Southeast Asia, even as Seoul steps up its outreach to their home countries.

What role does Southeast Asia play in Moon's foreign policy?

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A series of commemorative events highlight the prominent place that the Moon administration has been giving to Southeast Asia within its foreign policy.

After a period of neglect, leaders in Canberra and Seoul appear to be putting bilateral ties back on course.

The trip emphasized that Moon’s New Southern Policy is not short on substance.