On December 19 1950, the SS Meredith Victory, a 7,600-ton merchant marine vessel, was about to leave from the North Korean port city of Hungnam. Hundreds of thousands of refugees flocked to the pier at Hungnam as the bombing of the Chinese army came closer.
Since assuming leadership in North Korea, Kim Jong-un averaged 10.8 missile tests per year in the 2012-2016 period.
In a nuclear crisis scenario at North Korea’s Yongbyon complex, the primary interest of the United States would be to determine and mitigate any immediate security and health threats to our Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japanese allies as well as the U.S. citizens that reside in these countries and China.
For the newly elected South Korean President Moon Jae-in, just as central to resolving the issues raised by Trump will be understanding his approach to foreign affairs.
The campaign is over; ballots have been cast; the result is clear—Moon Jae-in will be in the Blue House within a few days.
The next administration will come into office at time when South Korea faces a wide array of economic, political, social, and security challenges.
Since South Korea announced the deployment of THAAD, China has been harassing South Korea through various channels.
KEI Communications Director Jenna Gibson, host of the KEI podcast Korean Kontext, recently interviewed Yun Sun, Senior Associate with the East Asia Program at the Stimson Center, about the Chinese perspective on the THAAD missile defense system.
To test or not to test Trump? For North Korea the question has been more one of when and how to test rather than if to test President Donald Trump.
As the Trump administration begins to build its foreign policy, what should its agenda be for relations with South Korea and handling North Korea?