Troy Stangarone on Why U.S. Shipbuilding May Run Through Korea and Japan

KEI Visiting Senior Fellow Troy Stangarone spoke with the South China Morning Post on Washington’s plans to outsource frigate and destroyer design and construction to...

Can South Korea Fill the Middle East’s Missile Defense Gap? 

The Iran war has rapidly depleted the Middle East’s missile defenses. With uncertainty surrounding whether the current U.S.-Iran truce will hold, governments across the region are looking to restock interceptor inventories. The strong battlefield performance of South Korea’s Cheongung‑II ballistic missile defense...

Tactical and Operational Lessons North Korea Is Learning From the Iran War

The Iran war may push North Korea to lower its nuclear threshold rather than raise it, and that is the lesson U.S. and South Korean...

Hard Choices for Seoul After Strait of Hormuz Attack

A fire and explosion on a South Korean-operated tanker in the Strait of Hormuz on May 4 underscored the extent to which the ongoing war...

How South Korea Can Buy Alliance Insurance

Iran’s failure to achieve nuclear latency has significant implications for South Korea and Japan’s thinking on their own nuclear strategy.

The Middle East War Starts and Ends With Iran’s Nuclear Program

Iran’s failure to achieve nuclear latency has significant implications for South Korea and Japan’s thinking on their own nuclear strategy.

Iran, North Korea, and the Proliferation Threat to the U.S. and Allies

How the Iran Conflict Is Reshaping U.S.-Korea Relations

Iran’s failure to achieve nuclear latency has significant implications for South Korea and Japan’s thinking on their own nuclear strategy.

The Iran War Is Stress-Testing South Korea’s Energy Model

Iran’s failure to achieve nuclear latency has significant implications for South Korea and Japan’s thinking on their own nuclear strategy.

The Impact of the Iran War on the Korean Peninsula

Iran’s failure to achieve nuclear latency has significant implications for South Korea and Japan’s thinking on their own nuclear strategy.

Trump’s Middle East Campaign Is Straining the U.S.-South Korea Alliance

Iran’s failure to achieve nuclear latency has significant implications for South Korea and Japan’s thinking on their own nuclear strategy.

How the War in Iran Reshapes South Korea and Japan’s Nuclear Strategy

Iran’s failure to achieve nuclear latency has significant implications for South Korea and Japan’s thinking on their own nuclear strategy.

Nuclear Energy Leadership for AI-Driven Growth and Energy Security

2025 Year in Review: U.S.-South Korea Security and Extended Deterrence

The alliance faces a familiar challenge in a more complex environment: maintaining credible deterrence while adapting to evolving threats.

How Russia Hopes to Help North Korea Blunt the U.S.-South Korea Alliance

The two nations are steeped in the same ideological brew of ultra-nationalism, hyper-militarism, and illiberalism.