Global Reverberations of a Nuclear South Korea
If South Korea decides to pursue a nuclear option, the implications would reverberate throughout the global nuclear order, including the NPT.
Detente or Degradation: Would ROK Nuclear Weapons Hinder or Facilitate Inter-Korean relations?
Acquiring latent nuclear capabilities or developing indigenous nuclear weapons entails higher costs than benefits for inter-Korean relations.
Beyond U.S. Credibility Concerns: Factors Driving the Nuclear Weapons Debate in South Korea
This piece is one of 12 contributions to KEI’s special project on South Korea’s nuclear armament debate that will run on The Peninsula blog over…
An Insider’s View on South Korea’s Nuclear Armament Debate
Under direct threats of what North Korea itself calls “‘overwhelming nuclear force,” South Korea is debating its own nuclear armament.
Korea’s Leap into the Indo-Pacific
Korea’s Indo-Pacific strategy outlines the Yoon administration’s key priorities in the region and provides a roadmap for future endeavors.
The Indo-Pacific Strategies Jigsaw Puzzle
If you fit the pieces of Indo-Pacific strategies together, the picture that emerges looks something like a democratic Pacific Charter.
10 Issues to Watch for on the Korean Peninsula in 2023
10 issues related to U.S.-Korea relations, South Korea’s relations in the region, and North Korea that will have an impact on the Korean peninsula in 2023.
Low Youth Employment in Korea Part 2: The Challenges of Labor and Product Market Dualism
This is the second in a two-part series looking at youth employment in Korea. Part 1 can be found here. Korea’s low youth employment rate…
Seoul’s Nuclear Chess
When President Yoon stated that South Korea could pursue a nuclear weapons program, he started a game of nuclear chess.
Future Proof? Korea’s Indo-Pacific Strategy and Presidential Initiative Longevity
Seoul’s Indo-Pacific Strategy has been broadly welcomed by a number of states, but it won’t be an easy task to future proof the strategy.