When President Yoon stated that South Korea could pursue a nuclear weapons program, he started a game of nuclear chess.

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.

Recent debates on South Korea securing an independent nuclear weapons capacity have not addressed whether it can be a nuclear middle power.

The Korean Peninsula is in a pattern of tit-for-tat provocation, but what should we expect if North Korea conducts a 7th nuclear test?

As concern regarding an imminent North Korean nuclear test increases, the debate on South Korea securing its own nuclear weapons is growing.

The Park administration will inherit an economy that is emerging from the global financial crisis in a better position than most other advanced economies. However, the challenges cannot be underestimated and financing election promises will be difficult.