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 Biden Administration and the U.S.-ROK Alliance

Joseph Biden will be inaugurated on Wednesday, 20 January, bringing the Trump era to an end. Under the 45th president, American alliances faced significant stress...

The Vision Group on U.S.-ROK Relations: Insights and Recommendations

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...

The Obama Administration and North Korea in 2009 Part 3: The Lessons of the First Year

With Joe Biden headed to the White House, North Korea watchers are speculating how the incoming administration will deal with this long-standing foreign policy irritant....

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...

The Obama Administration and North Korea in 2009 Part 2: Negotiating Multilateral Sanctions

With Joe Biden headed to the White House, North Korea watchers are speculating how the incoming administration will deal with this long-standing foreign policy irritant....

The Obama Administration and North Korea in 2009 Part 1: Satellite Launch Hardens Positions

With Joe Biden headed to the White House, North Korea watchers are speculating how the incoming administration will deal with this long-standing foreign policy irritant....

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...

2020 Report on American Attitudes Toward the Korean Peninsula

Through the Looking Glass: Chinese Open Source Assessments of North Korea’s Ballistic Missile Capabilities

Full Book | Joint U.S.-Korea Academic Studies 2020

China’s Role in India’s Hindu Nationalist Discourse

China’s Economic Rise amid Renewed Great Power Competition, America’s Strategic Choices

ROK-U.S. Exercises and Denuclearizing North Korea: Diplomacy or Readiness?