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October 4, 2013 Country Reports
Country Report: China (October 2013)

Chinese writings on international relations in the Asia-Pacific region continue to be the most prolific and informative in comparison to Japanese, Korean, and Russian writings. Despite censorship and […]

Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Pang Zengjun)

Bipolarity, economic regionalims, equal dialogue with US, India, Japan’s threat, North Korean buffer, Park Geun-hye, SCO, seapower, Shinzo Abe, Sino-Russian alliance
September 30, 2013 National Commentaries
US Perspective

Deterrence, NPT and the Two Koreas What Has Changed and What Is New in Engaging North Korea? (from remarks prepared for the Asan Nuclear Forum, February 2013) The […]

Robert L. Gallucci

deterrence, Engagement, Nuclear terrorism, Nuclear weapons, Reunification
September 16, 2013 Open Forum
Asan Washington Forum Synopsis Part 2: The Alliance and North Korea

In this second and final part of the synopsis of the June 24-25 discussion, we focus on the triangle with North Korea. This summation may be read in […]

Editorial Staff

Denuclearization, Optimists, Park Geun-hye, Pessimists, ROK-US Alliance, Trustpolitik
September 1, 2013 National Commentaries
South Korean Perspective

Deterrence, NPT and the Two Koreas A South Korean View on Further Cuts in Nuclear Weapons In April 2009, during his visit to Prague, President Obama announced his […]

Choi Kang*

Barack Obama, Berlin speech, Extended deterrence, Non-proliferation treaty, Nuclear weapons
August 27, 2013 Topics of the Month
The ROK-US Alliance – 2

ROK-US Alliance Rescheduling the War-time OPCON Transition From a Time-driven Approach to a Situation-driven Approach ROK and US defense authorities recently held the 4th ROK-US Integrated Defense Dialogue […]

Koo Bon-hak*

combined forces command, deterrence, ROK-US Alliance, WMD threat, WOPCON
August 2, 2013 Open Forum
Retrospect and Prospect of the ROK-US Alliance at 60 and Beyond

This article is available in hardcopy & eBook format at the following site: http://www.palgrave.com/kr/book/9781137541703

Choi Kang*

China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, OPCON, ROK-US Alliance, Security Architecture, SMA
July 19, 2013 Open Forum
Black Swans: Order and Disorder in the Global System

The clarity of the Cold War with its neat division between the communist and capitalist worlds, and not so neat addition of the non-aligned or third world is […]

Stephen D. Krasner

Disorder, Global
July 19, 2013 National Commentaries
South Korean Perspective

"New Model of Great Power Relations" The New Sino-US Relations: A South Korean Perspective The top leaders of the United States and China getting together to jointly articulate […]

M.J. Chung

Denuclearization, New Model of Great Power Relations, Obama-Xi Summit, Park-Xi Summit, Sino-US Relations
July 19, 2013 Topics of the Month
The ROK-US Alliance – 1

The ROK-US Alliance at 60 and Beyond The year 2013 marks the 60th anniversary of the ROK-US security alliance, which was officially established with the signing of the […]

Choi Kang*

China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, OPCON, ROK-US Alliance, Security Architecture, SMA
July 19, 2013 Country Reports
Country Report: South Korea (July 2013)

Country Report: South Korea (prepared by Han Minjeong) The single event of most far-reaching significance for the Korean media was the visit of President Park Geun-hye to Beijing. […]

Editorial Staff

Denuclearization, New Model of Great Power Politics, Obama-Xi Summit, Park-Xi Summit, Sino-US Relations