Danger ahead as Kim and Yoon bury inter-Korean detente
Current tensions on the Korean Peninsula are not particularly anomalous, but the looming possibility of Donald Trump’s return to the…
Yoon’s government struggles to broaden its political base
Author: Jong Eun Lee, American University On 10 May 2022, Yoon Suk-yeol was inaugurated as South Korea’s president. Yoon promised…
South Korea’s nuclear U-turn threatens its green energy transition
Authors: Sun Ryung Park and Charlotte Bull, UBC In January 2023, South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol reaffirmed his willingness to…
Missiles and macroeconomy mark North Korea’s 2022 troubles
Author: Scott A. Snyder, Council of Foreign Relations In 2022, North Korea exported tensions through stepped-up missile tests and threats…
South Korea upholds firewall against North
Author: Martin Weiser, Seoul South Korea is widely considered a successful democracy — but there is still a severe lack…
Fixing the deadlock on North Korean denuclearisation
Author: Chung-in Moon On 19 September 2018, after signing the Pyongyang Declaration with then South Korean president Moon Jae-in, North…
Yoon stumbles between Beijing and Washington
Author: Daniel Mitchum, New York South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is feeling the heat of the recent restrictions by the…