In this interview, Dr. Ramon Pacheco Pardo, Professor of International Relations at King’s College London and the KF-VUB Korea Chair at the Brussels School of Governance of Vrije Universiteit Brussel, provides insight into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) new Strategic Concept that defined China as a “systemic challenge.” Pac...

In this Commentary, Ryo Sahashi, Associate Professor at the University of Tokyo, discusses North Korea’s continued military armament and nuclear proliferation and stresses the importance of ROK-U.S.-Japan cooperation in countering this threat. Specifically, Dr. Sahashi notes that the international community needs to maintain its goal of the compl...

In this Commentary, Yang Gyu Kim, Principal Researcher at the East Asia Institute (EAI), explains the objectives behind the U.S.’ invitation of its key allies the Indo-Pacific to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit. He posits that the U.S. aims to establish a highly institutionalized cooperative mechanism that combines the capaci...

In this interview, Dr. Qingguo Jia, Professor at Peking University, discusses the Chinese perspective on North Korean nuclear provocations, the newly elected Yoon administration’s diplomatic strategies, and the way forward for U.S.-China relations. Dr. Jia interprets recent North Korean provocations as a response to sustained international sancti...

In this Research Review, Ho-ryung Lee, Senior Research Fellow at the Korea Institute for Defense Analyses, states that South Korea faces complex and diverse challenges in establishing “nuclear-free peace on the Korean Peninsula.” In particular, the author notes that two Koreas lack a consensus on what constitutes a peace regime or treaty, as th...

Young-Ho Park, Director at the Korea Peace Foundation and an Invitation Research Fellow at the Korea Institute for National Unification, evaluates the May 2022 ROK-U.S. Summit and provides prospects for the Yoon administration’s North Korea policy. Dr. Park highlights that the summit symbolizes the progression of the ROK-U.S. into a comprehensive...

In this interview, Jean Lee, Public Policy Fellow at the Wilson Center, discusses North Korea’s cyber-attacks and how they finance Pyongyang’s missile developments despite the international sanctions against the regime. Ms. Lee notes that Kim Jong-un, early on in his rule, has overseen the cultivation of “cyber warriors,” who have stolen mo...

In this commentary, Bong Sup Shin, Visiting Professor at Kwangwoon University and former Consul General of the Korean Consulate in Shenyang, China, writes on the current status of DPRK-China relations and its implications for the Yoon administration. Dr. Shin argues that Sino-North Korean relations revolve around the balance of respective national ...

In this interview, Dr. Richard K. Betts, Leo A. Shifrin Professor of War and Peace Studies at Columbia University, discusses the implications of North Korea’s provocations and suggestions for maintaining security on the Korean peninsula. On North Korea’s provocations, Dr. Betts claims that North Korea’s recent provocations are in fact, not tr...

In this interview, Dr. Richard K. Betts, Leo A. Shifrin Professor of War and Peace Studies at Columbia University, discusses the implications of the Russia-Ukraine War on the global security environment and pressing security threats in Northeast Asia. Dr. Betts states that the ongoing Ukraine War, with no end in sight, has been a test for military ...