The ‘Blood Alliance’s Future Knotted with Blue Ties
July 25, 2017 6 min. read

Donald Trump and South Korean President, Moon Jae-in, wearing similar blue ties reaffirmed their ‘ironclad’ commitments to the U.S.–ROK ‘blood alliance’

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South Korea’s Political Impasse could Redefine the Balance in the Korean Peninsula
April 11, 2017 8 min. read

South Korea’s new president will largely determine the future of the US-ROK alliance, relations with China, and the security approach in the Korean peninsula.

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Legacies of General MacArthur’s ‘Peace Constitution’ still Matter in East Asia
August 20, 2016 9 min. read

Post-war Japan’s constitution was an avant-garde collage of high-edge liberal democratic universal norms that revolutionized an outmoded governance system.

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Nuclear Power and Economic Reform in the Age of Kim Jong-un
May 13, 2016 8 min. read

At the 7th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea, Kim Jong-un is expected to promote his byungjin policy: simultaneously strengthening the nuclear arsenal and fostering economic development.

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The Twilight of President Park’s Trustpolitik
February 29, 2016 6 min. read

During her recent address to the National Assembly, President Park stressed her intention to adopt a more assertive strategy toward the North Korean regime.

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Expert Consensus: Japan-South Korea Foreign Relations on Worrying Course
August 14, 2012 4 min. read

Last week, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak visited a group of rocks that feebly boasts only two occupants. And yet, this visit prompted a rising in tensions between the two Northeast Asian economic powers that turned heads worldwide. What is it about these rocks that is so important and why are U.S. experts calling the […]

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