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The Trump administration leaves a legacy of confusion over cybersecurity issues with few positives.
Asia
South Korea
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The Singapore Declaration And The Biden Administration’s Policy ReviewThe Biden administration is in the midst of a North Korea policy review that will shape prospects for diplomacy and the relative priority of North Korea on Biden’s to-do list. Perhaps the earliest an…
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U.S.-South Korea Alliance: A New Vision For The Global Challenges AheadThis article is co-authored with Chaesung Chun, Patrick Cronin and Sang-hyun Lee. The U.S.-South Korea alliance has survived for almost seven decades, and has sustained peace on the Korean peninsu…
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Japan-South Korea Relations and the Biden FactorPresident-Elect Biden and his team come at a critical time for Japan-South Korea relations.
Experts in this Region
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Returning Seoul-Tokyo Relations to NormalcyWorsening Japan-South Korea relations have unprecedented ramifications for the economic and security fields.
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Why North Korean Provocations Toward a Biden Administration Will FailA return to provocations as North Korea’s primary mechanism for drawing international attention would signal weakness, not the intended message of strength.
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New Challenges and Potential for the U.S.-South Korea AllianceBiden's return to a conventional alliance management approach could shed light on cracks in the U.S.-South Korea alliance previously obfuscated by Trump's unconventional approach.
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Remembering General Paik Sun-yupWithout Paik’s herculean effort, South Korea as we know it today—a vibrant, capitalist, and liberal democracy—wouldn’t exist.
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Disruption and Realignment Are Necessary for Peace in KoreaThe Korean War had hybrid origins as a civil war, a regional conflict, and a flashpoint in the global bipolar competition. The peninsular, regional, and global dimensions of the confrontation pointed…
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Back to Square One for Inter-Korean RelationsTensions rocketed on June 16 when North Korea demolished a liaison office that had stood as a symbol of hope for improved communications.
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North Korea’s Loyalty Test and the Demolition of Inter-Korean RelationsThis week, North Korea’s Kim family dynasty imposed a new test of loyalty on its southern neighbors and found them lacking.
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Virtual Roundtable: Renewed Crisis on the Korean PeninsulaThe risk of a new crisis erupting on the Korean Peninsula over the next twelve months is growing. North Korea continues to develop nuclear and missile capabilities and could engage in further provo…
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The Illusion of Peace and the Failure of U.S.-North Korea SummitryOn June 12, North Korea’s Foreign Minister Ri Son-gwon issued a highly unusual commemorative statement to mark the second anniversary of the first-ever meeting of U.S. President Donald J. Trump and N…
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The Illusion of Peace and the Failure of U.S.-North Korea SummitryOn June 12, North Korea’s Foreign Minister Ri Son-gwon issued a highly unusual commemorative statement to mark the second anniversary of the first-ever meeting of U.S. President Donald J. Trump and N…
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Expanding the G7 Makes Sense. Including Russia Does Not.Russia's inclusion in an expanded G7 would run contrary to the group's aims and interests.
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The Pandemic and Korean Foreign Policy in the Event of the Dissolution of the U.S.-ROK AllianceRegardless of whether the global novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic is an accelerant of existing global trends or a historical turning point, the pandemic and its consequences have constituted a m…