Impeachment Precedent: Lessons from the Nixon and Clinton Administrations
Nixon and Clinton administrations provide a glimpse into how Trump’s execution of foreign policy could be impacted by the impeachment inquiry.
African Swine Fever Crosses the DMZ
The transnational contagion of African Swine Fever highlights the urgency of inter-Korean cooperation.
Public Support for Inter-Korean Sports Diplomacy Cools
While it remains an avenue for engagement with North Korea, South Koreans are more wary of bearing the cost of sports diplomacy.
Tokyo Commemoration Focuses on Abduction of Japanese by North Korea in 1970s; Issue Is Far from Resolved
It is clear that North Korea will have to show progress on resolving the abduction issue to move relations forward with Japan.
American’s Views on the Korea-Japan Dispute: Shallow and Deep
The American foreign policy community—official and unofficial—is impatient with the current dispute between South Korea and Japan,
What do China, Japan, and the United Kingdom Have in Common?
The United Kingdom, China, and Japan are subordinating economic interests in the name of pressing foreign policy interests.
Seoul Looks for a Tune that Resonates with Trump on Burden-Sharing
Finding a tune that resonates with Trump on burden-sharing may be more difficult than South Korea assumes.
Reflecting on Face-to-Face Diplomacy with Kim Jong-un
While there is often a certain criticism of whether face-to-face diplomacy is just photo-ops , don’t jump to conclusions right away.
The Trump-Kim DMZ Meeting was a Solution to a Problem
The June 30 “spontaneous” meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong-un at the DMZ provided a neat solution to the problem created by the Hanoi breakdown.
Assessing the Singapore Summit One Year Later
One year ago on June 12, 2018, U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met in a historic summit in Singapore.