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September 1, 2021 Country Reports · South Korea
Country Report: South Korea (September 2021)

With the end of his term drawing near, President Moon seemed to be in a race against the clock to revive the stalled Korea peace initiative. His August […]

Jung Seyoon

Afghanistan, Cybersecurity, OPCON transfer, Status of Force Agreement, THAAD, US-China rivalry, US-ROK alliance
November 4, 2020 Country Reports · South Korea
Country Report: South Korea (November 2020)

The fall of 2020 left South Korea in limbo. Who would win the US presidential elections? Would there be an October or post-election surprise from North Korea? How […]

Sanghwa Hong

Donald Trump, Joe Biden, New Cold War, OPCON transfer, Suga Yoshihide, US presidential election, US-China rivalry, US-ROK alliance
September 2, 2020 Country Reports · South Korea
Country Report: South Korea (September 2020)

In the summer of 2020 foreign policy was largely on hold. The pandemic effect, the wait for US elections, and the relative caution shown by North Korea unwilling […]

Sanghwa Hong

OPCON transfer, Paik Sun-yup, Special Measures Agreement, US-China rivalry, Yang Jiechi
June 11, 2015 Special Forum
Option 2: Strengthening the ROK-US Alliance

*The views expressed in this report are the author’s alone and do not represent the official position of the Department of the Navy, the Department of Defense, or […]

Terence Roehrig

OPCON transfer, ROK-US Alliance, THAAD
October 18, 2013 Topics of the Month
The ROK-US Alliance – 4

Progress amidst Problems: Readout of This Month’s ROK-US Annual Security Meeting Thanks to Secretary Chuck Hagel’s important visit to South Korea last week, the ROK-US alliance is on […]

Richard Weitz

Ballistic missile defense, Chuck Hagel, extended deferrence, Kim Kwan-jin, OPCON transfer, preemption, Special Measure Agreement