Can South Korea Continue to Balance Relations with the United States and China?
Korea has long worked to maintain at least cordial relationships that balance its larger neighbors. The global U.S.-China competition is the newest iteration of the…
South Korea Benefits from U.S. Strategic Interest in Chips
The White House push to address the chip supply shortages impacting U.S. manufacturing could be a boon to South Korean tech firms.
A Day Late, But Not a Dollar Short: The New U.S.- Korea Burden-Sharing Agreement
After more than a year since the previous one expired, the U.S. and South Korea finally agreed to terms for a new military burden-sharing deal….
Russia’s DPRK Policy during the Biden Administration: Same Dream, Different Beds
Despite President Joe Biden’s previous description of Russia as an “opponent” and the regime of President Vladimir Putin as “KGB thugs”, it remains possible for…
Secretaries Blinken and Austin Make First Overseas Visit to South Korea and Japan
The first trip abroad by the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense in a new administration are closely watched for clues to the…
China’s Relations with the Biden Administration on North Korea
Since its inauguration, the Biden Administration has faced a long list of pressing domestic and foreign policy issues and challenges to tackle. People wonder how…
Antony Blinken on a Foreign Policy for the American People: Implications for the Two Koreas
It is the job of every foreign ministry to advance the interests of its country. But how, precisely? Biden’s first foreign policy speech stressed basic…
Human Rights are Critical to North Korean Policy Agenda
Earlier this month, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights released another report detailing the dire human rights situation in North…