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Beyond U.S. Credibility Concerns: Factors Driving the Nuclear Weapons Debate in South Korea
Jennifer Ahn
February 17, 2023
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 the next month. The project’s…
Longitudinal Attitudes in South Korea on Nuclear Proliferation
Karl Friedhoff
February 16, 2023
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 the next month. The project’s…
An Insider’s View on South Korea’s Nuclear Armament Debate
Kyung-joo Jeon
February 9, 2023
Under direct threats of what North Korea itself calls “‘overwhelming nuclear force,” South Korea is debating its own nuclear armament.
The Indo-Pacific Strategies Jigsaw Puzzle
Mark Tokola
February 7, 2023
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
Mark Tokola
January 31, 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.
Seoul’s Nuclear Chess
Jeffrey Robertson
January 17, 2023
When President Yoon stated that South Korea could pursue a nuclear weapons program, he started a game of nuclear chess.
The Lessons North Korea Might Learn from Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Hanbyeol Sohn
January 5, 2023
Every country in the world is being influenced and taught lessons by the Ukrainian war. North Korea is no exception.
2022 in Review: The Impact of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine on South Korea
Troy Stangarone
January 4, 2023
South Korea's enformcent of sanctions on Russia and the effects of the war have had a direct impact on South Korean trade.
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