South Korea as a middle power: assumptions and misunderstandings
Middle powers were framed in a different era. Indeed, there is a strong argument to be made that they only existed in the period 1940-2000.
South Korea and the middle power revival school
Two decades ago, South Korea was rarely called a middle power. Today, it invites ridicule to suggest South Korea is anything but.
South Korea and the Study of Middle Powers
It’s fair to imagine that by this stage, an objective observer would caution against using the middle power term to describe South Korea.
South Korea as a Middle Power and Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
How South Korea responds to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will shape the type of middle power Seoul will become.
Can South Korea be a Nuclear Middle Power?
Recent debates on South Korea securing an independent nuclear weapons capacity have not addressed whether it can be a nuclear middle power.