Search results for: Choong Yong Ahn
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The fragile state of democracy in Korea: Martial law, division and an uncertain future
...alongside former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, appears to have orchestrated what I am calling a “palace coup.” This betrayal of democratic norms has sent shockwaves throughout the nation. While Yoon...
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Where Is India in South Korea’s New Indo-Pacific Strategy?
...Jagannath Panda and Choong Yong Ahn write on the place of India in South Korea’s new Indo-Pacific strategy. This co-authored piece primarily addresses the following questions: What would ROK’s...
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South Korea-India Ties: Between Bilateralism, Minilateralism, and Multilateralism
In the context of the Indo-Pacific construct, the expanding gaps in global governance, the rise in minilateralism, the need to reinvigorate regional and global multilateralism, and the imperative...
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Pivotal States, Global South and India-South Korea Relations
In recent years, the term “Global South”—largely spanning countries in Africa, Central and Latin America, Asia, and the Caribbean—has gained tremendous geopolitical currency. One of the most...
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The Self-defense Capability of the DPRK and Peace on the Korean Peninsula
...an unprecedented level. According to O Chol Yong, there are two ways to achieve peace: reconciliation and balance of power. In this Focus Asia paper, the successes and failures of...
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North Korea’s Pandemic Conundrum: Self-Containment and Humanitarian Crisis
Abstract: North Korea acknowledged its healthcare crisis this May and retreated to the Zero-COVID policy under self-containment, which they adopted in early 2020. Pyongyang also perceived economic stresses...
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South Korea and US Agree on Draft End-of-War Declaration ‘In Principle’
...Introduction: South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong said on Wednesday at a press conference that South Korea and the United States have agreed “in principle” on a draft to...
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A Way Out from the US-DPRK Deadlock: Toward North Korea’s Denuclearization
Abstract: This Issue Brief focuses on three points essential to the resumption of denuclearization talks. First, this paper will analyze North Korea’s unique status as a de facto...
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North Korea’s Signaling on Nuclear Weapons and Negotiations
...offered. After the US rejected the North’s request to lift a significant portion of the sanctions imposed since 2017, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) Foreign Minister Ri Yong...
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Not a Sovereignty Issue: Understanding the Transition of Military Operational Control between the United States and South Korea
...Chung Eui-yong, the four addressed the issue of OPCON and the necessity of full joint ROK-U.S. readiness in the face of the aforementioned challenges. Both the ministers and secretaries recognized...