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[Op-ed] South Korea’s Nuclear Education
January 31
This article was published in The National Interest on January 30, 2024. The trends driving the U.S.-ROK alliance to enhance cooperation around extended deterrence and establish the Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) in 2023—advancing North Korean capabilities, increasingly virulent threats, and a worsening strategic environment—have only accelerated…
Read More[Op-ed] Satellites, summits and succession in North Korea
January 31
This article was published in The East Asia Forum on January 31, 2024. Though North Korea had yet to fully resume its pre-pandemic activities by the end of the year, Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un celebrated major successes in safeguarding and strengthening North Korea and the…
Read More[Op-ed] North Korean Exports Hit Record High Since UN Sanctions Took Full Effect
December 22
This article was published on The Diplomat on December 22, 2023 After years of disruption from United Nations sanctions and the pandemic, North Korean exports to China surged through the first 11 months of 2023. However, North Korea’s export recovery is potentially fragile due…
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[Op-ed] South Korea Offers a Chance to Modernize Old Alliances
November 30
This article was published on The Foreign Policy on November 30, 2023. There’s growing skepticism among the American public about U.S. commitments abroad, matched with growing doubt among allies and partners—monitoring political currents in the United States—about the credibility of those commitments. Even for…
Read More[Op-Ed] Is US a reliable ally?
October 11
This article was published in The Korea Times on October 11, 2023 by Troy Stangarone, Senior Director and Fellow, KEI Is the United States a reliable ally? It’s a question that seems to increasingly be on the minds of South Koreans. Even with the creation…
Read More[Op-ed] South Korea: America’s Forgotten Ally?
October 2
This article was published on The Diplomat on October 2, 2023 On October 1, the United States and South Korea marked the 70th anniversary of their security alliance. For much of the period, the United States’ “forgotten war” also produced its most underappreciated ally. However,…
Read More[Op-ed] The Impact of the Camp David Trilateral, A Perspective from the United States
September 4
This article was published on The Asan Forum on September 4, 2023. The first ever stand-alone leader-level summit at Camp David between President Biden, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan, and President Yoon Suk-yeol of South Korea, marks the latest stage in a longstanding U.S.…
Read More[Op-ed] Challenges for Korea's chipmakers
August 16
This article was published on The Korea Times on August 16, 2023. For much of the past year there has been a focus on how the CHIPS and Science Act and U.S. semiconductor export controls impact the long-term viability of Korea’s semiconductor facilities in China.…
Read More[Op-ed] UN Sending States: The Forgotten Parties in the Korean War
August 10
This article was published on The Diplomat on August 7, 2013. On the July 27 anniversary of the Korean Armistice Agreement, there were numerous tributes to the ultimate sacrifice so many paid during the Korean War. It was the latest milestone in a year-long campaign…
Read More[Op-ed] Korea Needs a Big Idea
July 19
This article was published on The Korea Times on July 19, 2023. Dating back to last year’s presidential election, the Yoon Suk Yeol administration has sought to transform Korea’s foreign policy to give it global reach and to advance Korea as a “global pivotal state.”…
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