OPCON Transfer Follows Pragmatic Path
Despite President Moon’s pledge to accelerate the transfer of wartime command of U.S.-Korea forces, both governments reaffirm that this will be conditions-based.
The Outlook for Inter-Korean Relations after North Korea’s 8th Party Congress
A three-hour military parade and a fireworks display in Pyongyang on January 14 punctuated the end of the 8th Congress of the Workers Party of…
The 2021 North Korea Party Congress
On January 9, the DPRK’s Permanent Mission to the UN sent out a press release reproducing a portion of a much longer report that North…
10 Issues to Watch for on the Korean Peninsula in 2021
We were reminded last year that it can be difficult to anticipate the events that will dominate any given year. As 2020 began, few people…
Challenges and Successes on the Korean Peninsula in 2020
South Korea in 2020 faced difficult challenges both off and on the Korean Peninsula. As in other states, the coronavirus pandemic took center stage by…
The Strait of Hormuz and South Korea’s “Balanced Diplomacy”
South Korean government is trying to accommodate external and internal political constraints with its deployment of troops to the Strait of Hormuz.
10 Issues to Watch for on the Korean Peninsula in 2020
10 issues related to North Korea, South Korea, and U.S.-Korea relations that will have an impact on the Korean peninsula in the year to come.
America’s Adversaries and Sanctions Dead-ends
American adversaries find it difficult to make fundamental changes to their foreign or national security policies and instead find coping mechanisms.
Lessons Learned: Kim Jong-un and the U.S.-Iran Confrontation
A clear indication of Pyongyang’s interest in the U.S.-Iran confrontation is that its tightly-controlled news media has been unusually quiet on the topic.
The Report on the 5th Plenary Meeting of the 7th Central Committee Part 1: The Belated Christmas Gift
In lieu of a New Year’s speech, Kim Jong -un convened an unusual plenum of the Central Committee and issuing a widely-distributed Report on the meeting.