UN Condemnation of North Korea’s Human Rights Abuses Holds Firm Despite Political Shifts
The gravity, scale and nature of human rights violations in North Korea are without parallel in the contemporary world.
Ensuring Long-Run Fiscal Sustainability in South Korea
Korea needs an improved fiscal framework to better align short-term fiscal policy with long-term aging challenges.
A National Security Strategy of Retreat Leaves Asia to Manage the Consequences
Washington embraces an America First worldview that blends isolationism with U.S. primacy and pushes allies and partners to the margins.
North Korea’s Strategic Play in an Era of Great Power Confrontation
After decades of diplomatic isolation, economic destitution and marginalisation in the post-Cold War era, North Korea is returning as a destabilising force.
South Korea Redefines Alliance Burden Sharing After Trump’s Asia Visit
The U.S. push for allies to shoulder greater security burdens converges with South Korean efforts to deepen autonomy.
America’s Nuclear Red Line: Trust in Alliances, Not Proliferation
Americans may debate trade, tariffs, and troop deployments, but they agree that more nuclear weapons make the world less secure.
The Supreme Court Case That Could Redefine U.S.-Korea Trade
If the court upholds the use of IEEPA to impose broad tariffs, it would fundamentally alter how U.S. trade policy is authorized and executed.
Trump and Lee Cut a Deal but the Devil in the Details Gets the Last Word
The full picture of the tariff and security negotiations may only become clear once the U.S. and Korea release mutual fact sheets or joint statements.
China Tightens the Pressure as U.S. and South Korea Strike Trade Deal
The regulatory risk and discrimination against foreign firms in China make the United States a relatively safer destination for Korean investment.
U.S., South Korea Move to Lock In Lower Tariff Rate with $350 Billion Deal
The deal is split between a $200 billion cash fund and another $150 billion in investment and loan guarantees meant to revitalize U.S. shipbuilding.