Search results for: Mark Byung Moon Suh
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South Korea’s Indo-Pacific Strategy, Atmanirbhar Bharat, and the IPEF: Convergence and Commonality
...deal, and does not offer tariff or market access negotiations, but focuses on creating sustainable (e.g., “worker-centric” trade) architecture.[2] Even as the IPEF is about the U.S. regaining its foothold...
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Sustaining Dialogue on the Korean Peninsula
...approach towards the DPRK. In the ROK, President Moon Jae-in’s approval rating has dropped rapidly due to domestic issues, which could have a negative impact on his foreign policy mandate....
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“A People’s Peace”: Inclusive Peacebuilding and the Role of Civil Society in Korea
...the Korean context. He goes on to review the constellation of civil society actors in South Korea and their strategies, before assessing the Moon Jae-in government’s efforts to foster inclusivity...
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Has Moon Jae-in’s North Korea Peace Process Failed?
...Introduction: Since the current South Korean President Moon Jae-in took office in May 2017, he has strived to engage in talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to...
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Taking Back Control: South Korea and the Politics of OPCON Transfer
...Summary 1. The Moon government aims to achieve OPCON transfer (wartime control of its armed forces) by 2022, in accordance with a transition plan agreed upon with the United...
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The Lithuanian Gambit
...€11.8 billion, outweighing its exports to China, which stood at €7.63 billion. Despite some recent State-level visits to Beijing, the trade facts mark a significant change from the past, where...
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EU-Thailand FTA Negotiations: IUU Fishing and Human Rights Remain Obstacles
Thailand’s fishing industry, which at its height saw as many as 200,000 migrant workers from neighboring Laos, Myanmar, and Cambodia caught in a brutal system of abuse, withered...
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Between BRICS & G20: India & Global South Are a Resolute Match!
...summit and the G-20 presidency outcomes have become markers of its economic and technological growth; the Global South leadership has been the icing in its cake. India is certainly in...
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Seeking Pivotal Partnership: India and Korea
...including Moon Jae-in’s “New Southern Policy” – to Yoon’s proactive GPS is not as abrupt as it may appear primarily because of ROK’s staid global relevance thus far. To some...
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South Korea’s Air Pollution: Gasping for Solutions
...15, just five days after taking office, South Korea’s new president, Moon Jae-in, signed an order to implement urgent measures to tackle the country’s severe air pollution problem, in particular...