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South Korea

The U.S.-South Korea Alliance, With Mark Lippert

Ambassador Mark Lippert, vice chairman of the Halifax Forum and senior advisor for the Center for Strategic and International Studies Korea Chair, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss U.S.-South Korean relations and the Biden administration’s broader Indo-Pacific strategy.

Podcast with James M. Lindsay and Mark Lippert November 30, 2021 The President's Inbox
Intelligence

Virtual Roundtable: Life Lessons Learned With Sue Mi Terry

Webinar by Sue Mi Terry November 9, 2021 U.S. Foreign Policy Program
North Korea

Can U.S. And South Korean Public Opinion Align On North Korea?

U.S and South Korean polling on North Korea show strong support for denuclearization negotiations and summitry. How will growing consensus in public opinion impact U.S.-South Korea policy coordination toward North Korea?

Blog Post by Scott A. Snyder October 14, 2021 Asia Unbound

Experts in this Region

Scott A. Snyder

Senior Fellow for Korea Studies and Director of the Program on U.S.-Korea Policy

South Korea

A Conversation With Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong of the Republic of Korea

South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong discusses the peace process on the Korean peninsula, South Korea’s role in the Asia-Pacific and on the global front, and the ROK-U.S. comprehensive partnership.

Virtual Event by Chung Eui-yong September 22, 2021
South Korea

The U.S.-South Korea Summit: A Relationship Restored?

Last week’s summit between U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean President Moon Jae-in aimed to bolster the alliance across a range of issues, with notable moves on supply chain resiliency and North Korea.

In Brief by Scott A. Snyder May 25, 2021 Asia Program
South Korea

Joe Biden’s Summit With South Korea’s Moon Jae-In Poses a Question of Shared Values

The Joe Biden administration has framed its main foreign policy paradigm primarily in terms of competition between democracy and authoritarianism, emphasizing cooperation among like-minded allies as …

Blog Post by Scott A. Snyder May 21, 2021 Asia Unbound

North Korea

Biden’s Policy Review Leaves North Korea Challenge In Limbo

In a speech to a joint session of Congress marking his first hundred days in office last month, U.S. President Joe Biden described his North Korea policy as a combination of “diplomacy, as well as st…

Blog Post by Scott A. Snyder May 19, 2021 Asia Unbound
South Korea

United States and South Korea Should Forge “Vaccine Alliance”

The upcoming South Korea-U.S. summit meeting in Washington, D.C. should serve as an opportunity to forge a symbiotic "vaccine alliance."

Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Asia Unbound May 18, 2021 Asia Unbound
U.S. Foreign Policy

Japan, South Korea, and the U.S. Talk North Korea, the IMF and World Bank Hold Spring Meetings, and More

Top security officials from Japan and South Korea meet with the new U.S. national security advisor, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank host their annual Spring Meetings virtually, and European Union officials convene with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Podcast with James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon April 1, 2021 The World Next Week
South Korea

Will the New U.S.-South Korea Deal Boost East Asian Security?

With fresh agreement on sharing costs for the nearly thirty thousand U.S. troops in South Korea, the Biden administration can now focus on bolstering the alliance and addressing challenges posed by China and North Korea.

In Brief by Scott A. Snyder March 11, 2021 Asia Program
North Korea

The Singapore Declaration And The Biden Administration’s Policy Review

The 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…

Blog Post by Scott A. Snyder February 22, 2021 Asia Unbound
South Korea

U.S.-South Korea Alliance: A New Vision For The Global Challenges Ahead

This 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…

Blog Post by Scott A. Snyder January 7, 2021 Asia Unbound
Japan

Japan-South Korea Relations and the Biden Factor

President-Elect Biden and his team come at a critical time for Japan-South Korea relations.

Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Asia Unbound December 21, 2020 Asia Unbound
South Korea

Returning Seoul-Tokyo Relations to Normalcy

Worsening Japan-South Korea relations have unprecedented ramifications for the economic and security fields.

Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Asia Unbound December 17, 2020 Asia Unbound
North Korea

Why North Korean Provocations Toward a Biden Administration Will Fail

A return to provocations as North Korea’s primary mechanism for drawing international attention would signal weakness, not the intended message of strength.

Blog Post by Scott A. Snyder November 13, 2020 Asia Unbound