November - December 2025
Through the early fall of 2025, the Lee Jae-myung administration confronted multiple simultaneous pressures: managing an increasingly transactional US alliance under President Trump’s second term, navigating the deepening […]
As my career at Princeton University reached its end, I was fortunate to be asked by the Asan Institute to launch The Asan Forum. As the bi-monthly, on-line […]
The summer of 2025 marked a pivotal juncture for South Korea’s foreign policy, as shifting great-power dynamics and intensifying bloc rivalries tested Seoul’s diplomatic agility. Alliance management with […]
The inauguration of President Lee Jae-myung comes at a precarious moment for South Korea, with tariff disputes and seismic shifts in foreign policy threatening to overshadow any honeymoon […]
On April 3, South Korea’s Constitutional Court upheld the impeachment of former President Yoon Suk-yeol over his illegal declaration of martial law. His removal from office has ushered […]
Since the turn of the century, the US government has increasingly pivoted toward Asia, responding to anticipated Chinese aggression, such as toward Taiwan or in the South China […]
President Yoon Suk-yeol’s attempted imposition of martial law has plunged South Korea into political uncertainty, with its impact likely to extend beyond the country’s borders. On December 14, […]
Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru was inaugurated with his new cabinet on October 1. Just a few days later, on October 4, during his inaugural policy speech in the […]
The recent US presidential debate revealed significant differences between candidates Trump and Harris on foreign policy. Trump proposed pressuring allies like South Korea for defense costs, while Harris […]
The South Korean perspective toward ROK-Australia-Japan cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region is distinctive, given divergent threat perceptions and sensitivity to Chinese responses. What makes South Korea distinctive from […]