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July 9, 2024 Open Forum
From Like-Minded to Like-Acting: The EU-ROK Strategic Partnership in Times of Crisis

The year 2023 marked the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the Republic of Korea (South Korea) and the European Union (EU). From early beginnings […]

Francesca Frassineti

economic security, European Union, human rights, Indo-Pacific strategy, US-China rivalry
June 25, 2019 Special Forum
Myanmar’s Democratic Backsliding in the Struggle for National Identity and Independence

When Myanmar’s ruling military junta transitioned to a nominally civilian government in 2011, observers around the world asked whether one of Asia’s most repressive regimes was finally breaking […]

Jonathan T. Chow

Aung San Suu Kyi, Autonomy, China, citizenship, civil-military relations, democratic transition, ethnic nationalism, human rights, Rohingya, Rule of law
November 1, 2016 Special Forum
South Korea’s Realignment in 2016: Opportunities, Changes, and Challenges

Since its fourth nuclear test on January 6, 2015, North Korea has been showing off its nuclear capability to acquire the status of a nuclear state. Its parade […]

Shin Beomchul*

4thnuclear test, 5th nuclear test, AIIB, Denuclearization, GSOMIA, human rights, Kaesong Industrial Complex, Middle Power Diplomacy, Northeast Asia Peace and Cooperation Initiative, Park Geun-hye, Six-Party Talks, strategic patience, THAAD, Trust-building Process on the Korean Peninsula, Trustpolitik, UNSCR 2270
January 12, 2015 Country Reports
Country Report: South Korea (January 2015)

Deepening confrontation between China-North Korea-Russia on one side and South Korea-the United States-Japan on the other was the center of discussion over the last two months. As the […]

Editorial Staff

Eurasia Initiative, human rights, Korean reunification, Revisionism, sanctions, Yasukuni Shrine