Publications

South Korea is hardly alone in facing the uncertainties of the new Trump administration. Moreover, it is impossible to consider South Korea’s response to Trump’s foreign policy without considering how…

The return of U.S. President Donald Trump to the White House in 2025 has brought a renewed emphasis on “America First” foreign policy, marked by a strategic retrenchment that challenges…

The U.S. presidential election marked the beginning of a new era of retrenchment. The new Donald Trump administration, inaugurated in January 2025, has swiftly shifted U.S. priorities to emphasize domestic…

Australia and South Korea are U.S.-aligned middle powers increasingly engaging in direct bilateral and multilateral cooperation, even independent of U.S. facilitation or encouragement. This shift is driven by the convergence…

The second Donald Trump administration’s policy reversals are undermining three decades of U.S.-Vietnam reconciliation and cooperation, thereby weakening the U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy. As Vietnam seeks greater strategic space to maintain…

The return of Donald Trump to the Oval Office has ushered in an era of uncertainty. From Ukraine and the Middle East to the global climate agenda and “Liberation Day”…

North Korea’s explicit abandonment of peaceful unification, formalized by Kim Jong Un’s public announcement in 2024, appears to mark a decisive rupture in inter-Korean relations. Yet, South Korean politics and…