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  • 18 Jan 2023
    • North Korea
    • South Korea
    • Nuclear Weapons

    “If the problem becomes more serious”: South Korea talks going nuclear

    Gabriela Bernal
    The high stakes on Korean Peninsula have quickly become even more acute in 2023.
  • 11 Nov 2022
    • North Korea
    • South Korea
    • Nuclear Weapons

    North Korea: unpredictably predictable

    Khang Vu
    The rationale behind Pyongyang’s provocative missile launches may not be as menacing as it appears.
  • 4 Nov 2022
    • North Korea
    • South Korea
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • United States

    Solutions to the North Korea issue no longer include denuclearisation

    Daniel R. DePetris
    A minimalist approach based on arms control, risk reduction and deterrence is what’s needed right now on the Peninsula.
  • 25 Oct 2022
    • North Korea
    • South Korea

    The Korean Peninsula still poses major risks

    Gabriela Bernal
    Escalating tensions and vicious cycles. We’ve heard this story before. That doesn’t make the situation less dangerous.
  • 5 Oct 2022
    • Japan
    • North Korea
    • South Korea
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • United States

    Hot button issue: North Korea’s bold new nuclear stance

    Gabriela Bernal
    Regional leaders would do well to focus on engagement with Pyongyang after missile launches set a dangerous precedent.
  • 8 Sep 2022
    • Japan
    • North Korea
    • South Korea

    Can Seoul and Tokyo mend ties?

    Gabriela Bernal
    Defence talks this week are a good sign. But a lot of history stands in the way of cooperation, even over North Korea.
  • 29 Aug 2022
    • South Korea
    • Australia in the World
    • Australia's Defence Challenges
    • Australian Diplomacy

    The merits of transactionalism

    Victor Abramowicz
    Seeking deeper relationships doesn’t always best serve the national interest.
  • 5 Aug 2022
    • North Korea
    • South Korea
    • United States

    Koreas: The hidden risk of the “kill chain”

    Khang Vu
    South Korea's threat to pre-emptively decapitate the leadership in Pyongyang may drag the United States into a conflict.
  • 28 Jun 2022
    • China
    • Japan
    • North Korea
    • South Korea
    • Taiwan
    • United States

    Contingency plans: South Korea and cross-Strait security

    Henry Storey
    Seoul’s new administration faces critical choices over Taiwan and its relationships with Washington and Beijing.
  • 13 Apr 2022
    • Public Opinion
    • North Korea
    • South Korea

    Bellicose or bluster? How South Koreans see the North’s nuclear threat

    Timothy S. Rich , Brooklind Norman , Josie Coyle
    The policy of a new president in Seoul depends not only on Pyongyang but also South Korean public perceptions.
  • 30 Mar 2022
    • North Korea
    • South Korea

    Why now? The timing of North Korea’s ICBM test

    Khang Vu
    History has an alarming habit of repeating on the Korean peninsula.
  • 22 Mar 2022
    • United States
    • North Korea
    • South Korea

    Waiting for North Korea to escalate

    Martin Weiser
    With Pyongyang ramping up its missile testing, it’s unclear whether they’re looking for a deal or a provocation.
  • 11 Mar 2022
    • South Korea

    From Moon to Yoon: will the Korean peninsula see fire and fury return?

    Khang Vu
    South Korea’s election result again proves the adage that governments lose more than oppositions win.
  • 9 Feb 2022
    • South Korea

    A foreign policy cheat sheet for South Korea’s presidential election

    Khang Vu
    Liberal and conservative candidates bring distinct traits to office. But after polling day, the shackles could come off.
  • 17 Jan 2022
    • Australia
    • South Korea

    South Korea’s embrace of Australia goes beyond China

    Chris Khatouki
    Seoul confronts a panoply of regional challenges – not least that from the other big trading partner in Asia.
  • 10 Jan 2022
    • North Korea
    • South Korea

    Koreas: A tale of two Olympics

    Khang Vu
    Moon Jae-in won’t finish his presidency with the podium finish he’d dreamed of four years ago.
  • 16 Dec 2021
    • Australia
    • South Korea

    Australia’s “China” blinders on South Korea

    Jeffrey Robertson
    By focusing on the elephant, Australia risks misunderstanding the room.
  • 2 Dec 2021
    • Defence & Security
    • United States
    • United Nations
    • North Korea
    • South Korea

    Honouring the dead on the path to Korean peace

    Khang Vu
    Recovering troop remains and negotiating denuclearisation are vital to end-of-war declarations on the Korean peninsula.
  • 19 Nov 2021
    • South Korea

    Time for South Korea to abandon the “middle power” moniker

    Jeffrey Robertson
    In the end, it’s not a term that helps people to understand policy and policy choices.
  • 12 Oct 2021
    • Australia and Asia
    • South Korea

    Australia-Korea minilateral: A potential win-win

    Hayley Channer
    Middle powers can reap the rewards of cooperation on security, cyber and democratic systems.
  • 6 Oct 2021
    • United States
    • North Korea
    • South Korea

    With Biden’s lukewarm diplomacy, North Korea runs hot and cold

    Khang Vu
    The vague North Korea policy from the White House has left all parties unsure what the United States hopes to achieve.
  • 16 Sep 2021
    • North Korea
    • South Korea
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • United States

    North Korea’s calculated restraint

    Khang Vu
    Pyongyang is giving Washington a taste of its own “strategic patience” medicine.
  • 13 Sep 2021
    • Defence & Security
    • Australia
    • South Korea

    Small hints of a bigger opportunity in Australia-South Korea ties

    Peter Dean
    Defence industry engagement can be the bridge to span different strategic visions of challenges to the region.
  • 19 Aug 2021
    • United States
    • North Korea
    • South Korea

    North Korea calling

    Khang Vu
    The hotline between Pyongyang and Seoul is operational again despite irritation at joint US military ops in the region.
  • 3 Jun 2021
    • United States
    • North Korea
    • South Korea

    Moon’s last, best chance after Biden summit

    Soo Kim
    The South Korean president came to Washington for vaccine supplies and to shore up a legacy for North Korea engagement.
  • 25 May 2021
    • South Korea
    • Climate change
    • Environment

    South Korea’s green goals

    Kate Kalinova
    A little-heralded summit this month will test how governments – and big private companies – match promises with action.
  • 24 May 2021
    • North Korea
    • South Korea
    • United States

    “Flexible” is the new North Korea policy buzzword

    Khang Vu
    A responsive approach has clear benefits, but Washington and Seoul must be careful not to fall out of line.
  • 11 May 2021
    • United States
    • North Korea
    • South Korea

    Biden’s North Korea review is a diplomatic victory for Moon Jae-in

    Khang Vu
    South Korea’s president has won the new administration in Washington over to his way of thinking.
  • 16 Apr 2021
    • North Korea
    • South Korea

    South Korea on North Korea: Keep on keeping on

    Khang Vu
    Moon Jae-in wants diplomacy to work with Kim Jong-un and is determined to push ahead.
  • 23 Mar 2021
    • Diplomacy
    • Australia
    • South Korea

    When a middle power is not caught in the middle

    Jeffrey Robertson
    Different understandings of the world where a middle power sits has led South Korea down a different path to Australia.
  • 16 Mar 2021
    • United States
    • North Korea
    • South Korea

    Troubles ahead for the US–South Korea alliance

    Khang Vu
    Biden’s efforts to nudge Seoul into the Quad may be self-defeating unless Moon Jae-in’s North Korea hopes are engaged.
  • 4 Feb 2021
    • Japan
    • South Korea

    History haunts Japan–South Korea ties

    Henry Storey
    Geopolitical expediency has previously pushed South Korea and Japan closer together, but a painful past keeps intruding.
  • 13 Jan 2021
    • Defence & Security
    • United States
    • North Korea
    • South Korea

    Why North Korea wants an arms control deal with the United States

    Khang Vu
    Arms control might sound more appealing than tried-and-failed denuclearisation agreements – but it carries costs, too.
  • 17 Dec 2020
    • United States
    • Australia
    • China
    • North Korea
    • South Korea

    When China lashed out

    Frank Yuan
    Lessons of the past are too readily overlooked. But Australia has walked a tightrope between clashing giants before.
  • 19 Nov 2020
    • Europe
    • Diplomacy
    • Australia
    • China
    • South Korea

    Beijing’s bad books: Australia can learn from Norway and South Korea

    Henry Storey
    China’s coercive diplomacy is not new. Other countries have managed to repair ties after a perceived slight.
  • 11 Nov 2020
    • United States
    • Australia
    • China
    • South Korea

    Leading by example: Two different responses to China’s rise

    Victor Cha
    South Korea and Australia share many traits but differ in one important respect – their responses to a rising China.
  • 4 Nov 2020
    • South Korea

    Coming soon: A neutral South Korea?

    Jeffrey Robertson
    South Korea has transformed drastically over the last 20 years, and strategic change on the peninsula will be via Seoul.
  • 28 Oct 2020
    • United States
    • South Korea
    • The 2020 US Presidential Election

    How South Koreans view the prospect of a Trump re-election

    Timothy S. Rich , Madelynn Einhorn , Isabel Pergande
    An unpopular President hasn’t dented support for the American alliance.
  • 3 Sep 2020
    • United States
    • North Korea
    • South Korea
    • The 2020 US Presidential Election

    A Biden presidency and the US–South Korea alliance

    Khang Vu
    Can Joe Biden, if elected, heal the rift between the two countries, or will he make it worse?
  • 26 Aug 2020
    • The Americas
    • Diplomacy
    • Australia
    • Indonesia
    • South Korea
    • Turkey

    Where next for MIKTA?

    Jeffrey Robertson
    Tacking the problems created by Covid-19 appear to be beyond this particular example of middle-power activism.
  • 31 Jul 2020
    • United States
    • North Korea
    • South Korea

    US–South Korea: Working group blues

    Khang Vu
    Has Washington effectively set up a veto over Moon Jae-in’s efforts to improve relations with Pyongyang?
  • 20 Jul 2020
    • North Korea
    • South Korea

    Moon’s North Korea vision up in smoke? Not so fast …

    Soo Kim
    Undeterred by criticism, South Korea’s president may have set his sights on a smaller deal.
  • 23 Jun 2020
    • North Korea
    • South Korea
    • United States

    Can inter-Korean peace be salvaged from the latest wreckage?

    Khang Vu
    Mismatched expectations pose a big problem on the peninsula.
  • 21 May 2020
    • Diplomacy
    • South Korea

    South Korea’s foreign ministry: Just a few bad eggs?

    Jeffrey Robertson
    Recent scandals have raised questions about the culture within the country’s diplomatic corps. There are ways to fix it.
  • 27 Apr 2020
    • South Korea

    Kim is dead? Hang on, many South Koreans don’t trust their own press

    David Volodzko
    A legacy of beat-ups and cover-ups, plus lingering authoritarian vestiges, make for little faith in local reporters.
  • 27 Apr 2020
    • Defence & Security
    • Japan
    • South Korea

    Islands of ire: The South Korea–Japan dispute

    Olivia Tasevski
    The Dokdo/Takeshima islands are a flashpoint for memories of exploitation – a hostility that won’t soon be resolved.
  • 20 Apr 2020
    • South Korea
    • Technology

    The Nth Room case and modern slavery in the digital space

    Nicole de Souza
    South Korea is again confronted by an example of women being exploited – and the global challenge of misused technology.
  • 14 Apr 2020
    • South Korea

    Why Covid-19 only accelerates South Korea’s AI ambitions

    Jacob Choi
    Moon Jae-in wants his country to be a technology powerhouse – yet for social reasons as much as military or economic.
  • 13 Apr 2020
    • South Korea
    • Coronavirus

    Coronavirus will not dominate elections in South Korea this week

    Robert E Kelly
    If only the US could also control its outbreak, the virus need not take over the agenda or make the vote treacherous.
  • 27 Mar 2020
    • South Korea
    • Coronavirus

    The public judgment of South Korea’s Covid-19 response

    Timothy S. Rich , Andi Dahmer , Isabel Eliassen , Madelynn Einhorn
    Moon Jae-in has won international acclaim for his crisis response, but at home, party allegiance still determines views.
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