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South Korea’s Adaptable Engagement with Iran
Seoul explores a more flexible bilateral relationship with Iran as the Biden administration signals openness to recommitting to the JCPOA.
Commitment to Improving Seoul-Tokyo Relations
Moon Jae-in upholds the promise of separating history from improving bilateral relations despite new tensions over Japan’s history books.
Seoul’s Response to Pyongyang’s Views on Human Rights
South Korea has foregone co-authoring a United Nations resolution condemning North Korea’s human rights abuses for the third year in a row.
North Korea’s External Information Sector and Implications for the World
In his first remarks to the western press ahead of his second meeting with then President Donald Trump, Chairman Kim Jong-un said: “I won’t make...
North Korea’s Search for Leverage
Despite the tone and veiled threat, Pyongyang’s recent criticism of U.S.–ROK joint military drills may not necessarily signal an escalation of tensions.
South Korea’s Interpretation of U.S. Multilateralism
While the United States looks to address shared global challenges, South Korea sees multilateralism as a vehicle to advance its national interest.
Kim Jong-un’s Use and Abuse of Apologies in Context: “Sorry, Not Sorry”
In recent months, western media reporting has emphasized Kim Jong Un’s emotion-laden comments admitting both North Korea’s failure to meet economic goals and the severe...
Cabinet Reshuffle to Reflect Focus on North Korea
Moon Jae-in's former special envoy to North Korea is expected to coordinate Pyongyang engagement with the Biden administration.
Vision Group Looks to U.S.-ROK Relations in a Changing World
A report on the future of the U.S.-Korea relationship with recommendations from leading American scholars and policy practitioners.
Meet the Four Korean American Members of the 117th Congress
Throughout the course of roughly a century since Koreans initially migrated to the United States, only two Koreans were elected to the U.S. House of...
The Comfort Women Agreement 5 Years On
The agreement between Korea and Japan on the issue of comfort women, announced in 2015, seemed like an amazing breakthrough on a sensitive topic in...