South Korea has long benefited from strategic ambiguity on Taiwan, but the narrowing space between the U.S. and China makes this increasingly difficult.

Service-sector collaboration between Korea and the United States can power global growth.

The Kim regime has weathered adversity before, but today’s convergence of inflation, fiscal opacity, and decay poses deeper, more structural challenges.

Data shows enduring support for South Korea as a partner and consistent preference for more open trade, investment, and cultural exchange.

The path ahead in Japan is likely to be fraught with ongoing political instability until the party wins a new election and regains its majority.