Search results for: Seung Yeol Lee
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Will South Korea Distance Itself from the US Under President Lee?
...South Korea has recently undergone a significant power transition, with Lee Jae-myung taking office as President, signaling a potential recalibration of its foreign policy. This change in leadership could...
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Anticipating North Korea’s Next Nuclear Test
This issue brief provides a comprehensive analysis of the anticipated technical and strategic objectives behind North Korea’s potential seventh nuclear test, along with an examination of the probable...
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Report: The Underrepresentation of Women in South Korean Politics – How to Empower Women’s Participation?
...of International Studies (GSIS) at Sogang University, and Ms. Yena Lee, International Division Manager at the Korea Young Leaders Forum, were our two speakers, with ISDP’s Ms. Josephine Ørgaard Rasmussen,...
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Authoritarian Echoes, Democratic Victories: Bruce Cumings on Korean Democracy; An Interview with Bruce Cumings
...War.” The interview, conducted by Synne Norseth on April 9, 2025, explores the trajectory of Korean democracy, from the regime of Park Chung-hee to the impeachment of Yoon Suk-yeol....
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Martial Law and Political Polarization: What’s in Store for South Korea?
...Abstract On December 3, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol declared emergency martial law, shocking both the country and the rest of the world. However, the martial law was only...
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The fragile state of democracy in Korea: Martial law, division and an uncertain future
...Korea faces one of the gravest political crises in its modern history following President Yoon Suk Yeol‘s declaration of martial law on Dec. 3. What began as a shocking...
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Will Kamala Harris Reignite Dialogue with North Korea if Elected in 2024?
Quid Pro Quo: Will Controlled Dialogue Make a Comeback? In late August, in her nomination acceptance speech, the U.S. Democratic presidential candidate for 2024, Kamala Harris, unequivocally talked...
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‘Strategic Talks’ – A Report by Stockholm Korea Center
...as a final talk on June 20 with Lieutenant General (ret.) Chun In-Bum, Distinguished Military Fellow at ISDP, and Dr. Lee Sang Hyun from the Sejong Institute. All three talks...
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South Korea’s Indo-Pacific Strategy: A Ray of Hope or Losing Steam?
...defense efforts in the face of regional threats and challenges through policy consultations, information sharing, trilateral exercises, and defense exchanges. Days earlier, President Yoon Suk-Yeol attended the North Atlantic Treaty...
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Yoon Suk-yeol’s Audacious Initiative for Denuclearization Will Fail
Introduction: In the wake of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s August 15 remarks on his “audacious initiative” as a masterplan for the denuclearization of North Korea, Pyongyang slammed...