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May 26, 2016 Country Reports
Country Report: South Korea (May 2016)

Implementation of Sanctions against North Korea Chun Young-woo opined in the March 25 DongA Ilbo that rigorous implementation is the key to denuclearization of the North. Chun says […]

Editorial Staff

CICA, Economic sanctions, non-proliferation, Resolution 2270, THAAD
March 25, 2016 Country Reports
Country Report: South Korea (March 2016)

Whereas relations with Japan remained a preoccupation throughout 2015, the December 28 agreement on the “comfort women” issue left more room for attention in 2016 to turn in […]

Editorial Staff

comfort women, Kaesong Industrial Complex, THAAD
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
May 19, 2015 Country Reports
Country Report: South Korea (May 2015)

The Park administration’s diplomatic strategy was tested in the last two months concerning AIIB and Japan. On AIIB, while Seoul kept silent about its decision before joining as […]

Editorial Staff

AIIB, historical revisionism, Kono Statement, THAAD
April 9, 2015 Special Forum
Recalibrating the Rebalance: A View from South Korea

Akin to other key Asian powers that have a long-standing alliance with the United States, South Korea has welcomed America’s renewed attention to Asia although this is hardly […]

Lee Chung Min*

AIIB, CFC, Sino-DPRK relations, THAAD
March 31, 2015 National Commentaries
A Chinese Perspective

  "Missile Defense on the Korean Peninsula"   Why Is China Unhappy with the Deployment of THAAD in the ROK? On March 16, 2015 during his visit to […]

Teng Jianqun*

Strategic Encirclement, THAAD, X-Band radar
March 31, 2015 National Commentaries
A South Korean Perspective

  "Missile Defense on the Korean Peninsula"   A South Korean View on the Deployment of THAAD to the ROK   On March 16, Assistant Foreign Minister Liu […]

Woo Jung-Yeop*

ROK-US Alliance, THAAD
March 31, 2015 National Commentaries
A US Perspective

  "Missile Defense on the Korean Peninsula"   From Political Taboo to Strategic Hedge: A US Perspective on Ballistic Missile Defense   Ballistic missile defense (BMD) is both […]

Van Jackson

Asymmetry, ROK-US Alliance, strategic hedge, THAAD
November 10, 2014 Country Reports
Country Report: South Korea (November 2014)

South Korean newspapers have recently focused on parallels in international relations. As they follow developments in Ukraine and Hong Kong and keep their gaze on North Korea, they […]

Editorial Staff

Agreed Framework, Civilizations, Hong Kong, Regionalism, reorganization of Asia, THAAD, Ukraine