Seoul’s Nuclear Chess
When President Yoon stated that South Korea could pursue a nuclear weapons program, he started a game of nuclear chess.
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When President Yoon stated that South Korea could pursue a nuclear weapons program, he started a game of nuclear chess.
Every country in the world is being influenced and taught lessons by the Ukrainian war. North Korea is no exception.
South Korea's enformcent of sanctions on Russia and the effects of the war have had a direct impact on South Korean trade.
The prospect of ending the Korean War is even more dismal now then it was at the start of 2022.
Korea emerged in 2022 as one of the world’s most prolific arms exporters with an unprecedented $15-20 billion sale of military hardware.
In 2022, Korea-Japan relations seemed poised for a return to cooperation after a period of dysfunction and tension, but have not to date.
North Korea's missile tests likely have less to do with any military threat, and much more to do with COVID and its domestic impacts.
Can Seoul balance expanding its autonomy while grounding its Indo-Pacific strategy in the U.S.-Korea alliance?
North Korea's provocations raise questions about how South Korea and the U.S. can defend against Pyongyang's growing military capabilities.
Recent debates on South Korea securing an independent nuclear weapons capacity have not addressed whether it can be a nuclear middle power.
The Korean Peninsula is in a pattern of tit-for-tat provocation, but what should we expect if North Korea conducts a 7th nuclear test?
With Pyongyang violating the Comprehensive Military Agreement, should Seoul remain committed or withdraw from the agreement?
As concern regarding an imminent North Korean nuclear test increases, the debate on South Korea securing its own nuclear weapons is growing.
Ironically, the most immediate impact of North Korea’s relentless missile testing, has been to draw Japan and South Korea closer together.