Analysis and commentary on the U.S.-South Korea relationship and what Korea means for American interests. New posts several times a week.
Recent Posts
The Kim-Putin Summit’s Impact on the Korean Peninsula
Terrence Matsuo •
The US and South Korea have raised concerns over the growing confluence of Russia and North Korea in the wake of the Kim-Putin summit.
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South Korea and the middle power revival school
Jeffrey Robertson •
Two decades ago, South Korea was rarely called a middle power. Today, it invites ridicule to suggest South Korea is anything but.
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Economic Allies: Highlights of the Past Seventy Years of U.S.-Korea Economic Relations
Tom Ramage •
No reflection of 70 years of the U.S.-Korea alliance would be complete without examining exactly what it means to be an economic ally.
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South Korea and the Study of Middle Powers
Jeffrey Robertson •
It’s fair to imagine that by this stage, an objective observer would caution against using the middle power term to describe South Korea.
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Putin Seeks North Korean Arms for Russia’s War Against Ukraine, Threatens UN Sanctions against Pyongyang’s Nuclear Weapons
Robert King •
For the first time in over four years, Kim Jong-un traveled outside North Korea for an in-person meeting with Vladimir Putin.
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