[Commentary]
North Korea’s Biggest Fear:
The Transition of ROK-U.S. Wartime Operational Control
and Determination & Implementation Strategy |
Kyung-young Chung, Professor at Hanyang University, postulates that transferring wartime operational control (OPCON) from the U.S. to South Korea is an instrumental feat on grounds of national security, as it will not only provide sufficient deterrence against North Korea but lay the groundwork for true strategic autonomy. He proposes institutional reforms to aid with the transition and urges South Koreans to embrace self-reliant defense consciousness beyond alliance dependency.
* Also available for download in Korean. |
[Video Commentary] North Korea's Gains and America’s Setbacks from the Singapore Summit |
Won Gon Park, Chair of EAI’s Center for North Korea Studies and Professor at Ewha Womans University, examines the 2018 Singapore Summit, arguing that vague "denuclearization" language provided North Korea significant diplomatic advantage. He concludes that inadequate preparation and misreading of North Korean intentions transformed the summit into a diplomatic victory for Kim Jong Un despite American intentions. |
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