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What is North Korea Signaling with its March Missile Tests?
The timing of the two March missile tests is curious in light of the COVID-19 crisis currently gripping much of the world.
Steady Improvements in Gender Equality
Gender equality in South Korea is showing some improvements, nudged on by increasingly progressive laws on issues such as male parental leave and female labor...
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.
New Prospects for U.S.-Korea-Japan Cooperation
Deeper economic and technological cooperation between Korea, Japan, and the United States offer paths to emerging challenges.
The China-Russia Security Council Resolution Part 2: Chinese Motives
Given that the proposal in the UN Security Council is largely moot given U.S. opposition, what might we glean about Chinese motives?
The China-Russia Security Council Resolution Part 1: Sanctions Relief
For the first time since the collapse of the Six Party Talks, we have a document that outlines the Chinese and Russian positions in fairly...
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 2: The Economic Message
The report from the party plenum also suggests that the regime’s frustration stems from the fact that sanctions are having material effect.
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...
Climate Change is Critical to Assuring U.S. leadership on the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia
The United States can show true leadership in Northeast Asia by making climate change its primary security concern and compete with China in a positive...
More Pronounced Online Crimes in South Korea
South Korea is experiencing sharp increases in the number of cybercrime, particularly on the dark web.
Emerging 5G industry in South Korea amid the U.S.-China Trade Conflict
As the U.S. government monitors China's advances in 5G, Huawei’s presence as a 5G vendor in South Korea has created a dilemma.