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Japan’s “One Theater” proposal won’t fly in South Korea
The political cost is too high, the strategic benefit too low, and the risks—military, diplomatic, and historical—too great.
Analysis: South Korea's anti-China fringe
South Korea–China relations will strengthen despite fringe anti-China sentiment
South Korea’s deeper democratic crisis lies in economic inequality
Disillusionment is setting in—not with a particular administration, but with the democratic process itself.
Analysis: Presidential candidates raise South Korea’s capital relocation proposal
Current calls by presidential candidates appear more symbolic than strategic, aiming to capture attention in Chungcheong constituencies rather than…
Koreans cautious about U.S. strategic flexibility
To many Koreans strategic flexibility doesn’t mean mobility, it means vulnerability.
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Analysis: South Korea's anti-China fringe
South Korea–China relations will strengthen despite fringe anti-China sentiment
Analysis: Presidential candidates raise South Korea’s capital relocation proposal
Current calls by presidential candidates appear more symbolic than strategic, aiming to capture attention in Chungcheong constituencies rather than…
Analysis: South Korea faces significant challenges after Yoon removed
South Korea's constitutional court's decision is less a victory for democracy and more a sign of challenges ahead.
Analysis: Marginal increase doesn't solve South Korea's demographic crisis
South Korea's population is on track to halve by the end of the century, undermining economic growth, labor markets, and social stability.
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Analysis: South Korea's political extremism to grow
South Korea is experiencing a surge in political extremism among its youth and a significant change in foreign policy will not be far behind.
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Yoon’s impeachment verdict: Another circus passing through Seoul
Every take you hear this Friday will be a feckless rehash. Regardless of the outcome, the damage is already done.
The abrupt end to 75 years of U.S. policy on South Korea?
South Korea is not your grandfather’s country. It’s time to rethink the Korean Peninsula.
South Korea’s Gen-Z and the turn to extreme politics
When you take away the social contract, you cannot expect attitudes to the international to stay the same.
North Korea’s troops when the Ukraine conflict ends
What to do with experienced, probably cynical troops aware of the external world with an increased capacity to coordinate and act?
South Korea will accept China’s dominance...
So started a Jerry Springer show style foreign policy debate in a pub with academic, political, and government colleagues
Trump, South Korea, and political chaos
Trump will eventually turn his attention to South Korea. Seoul won't be ready.
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