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The Challenges of the Indo-Pacific Strategy for South Korea
Welcome to this event on February 9! The Yoon government unveiled the ROK’s first Indo-Pacific strategy. It emphasizes a “future-oriented diplomacy” focusing on “collective” alliances with Indo-Pacific nations to construct a robust and sustainable regional order. The strategy reiterates Seoul’s commitment to strengthen its ties with Indo-Pacific nations, deter the DPRK and balance the U.S. and China to preserve stability on the Peninsula. ISDP’s Korea Center, in collaboration with Stockholm University, is honored to invite Dr. Lee Jae-Seung to hold a public lecture on the challenges of the Indo-Pacific Strategy for South Korea. You can join us on-site or online!
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EU Chip Sovereignty Ambitions at Risk
Johannes Nordin reviews the European Commission's ambitious proposal on the European Chip Act (ECA). He writes how Brussels’ ambitions to attract cutting-edge semiconductor manufacturing to European soil are not only facing uncertainty with its top manufacturers of choice – Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and U.S.-based Intel – but also run the risk of being outcompeted internationally due to a lagging legislative process, rivaling economic priorities, and intra-EU squabbles.
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Japan’s National Security Strategy: On Road to Upending Post-War Pacifism?
Jagannath Panda and Daisuke Akimoto writes on Japan's changing security calculus. Both Panda and Akimoto raises a number of questions: considering the main debate internationally has centered around Tokyo abdicating its pacifist path, will the new National Security Strategy (NSS) be a game changer in terms of deterring the growing (triple) threat in Northeast Asia? What do the responses of the United States, Russia, China, and North Korea entail? Will Japan’s new-found audacity serve its national and regional security interests?
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Denmark and Taiwan – Edging Closer?
Josephine Rasmussen evaluates the recent trends in Denmark-Taiwan relations, by highlighting the latest political inclination of Denmark towards Taiwan. She writes that the latest visit of the former Danish Prime Minister and NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen to Taiwan is a strong indication of a growing confidence between Denmark and Taiwan. Furthermore, Rasmussen argues that such a visit indicate that Copenhagen is continuously moving closer to Taiwan within the confines of its "One China" Policy.
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Japan’s National Security Strategy: On Road to Upending Post-War Pacifism?
Late in 2022, Japan’s ruling government, led by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, endorsed the makings of a pioneering national security policy. It is one that aligns with former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe‘s goal to […]
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 special […]
China’s Pandemic Shift: The End of Dynamic zero-COVID
Beginning with the anti-lockdown protests triggered by a fire in Xinjiang on November 24, this issue brief examines Beijing’s abrupt abandonment of zero-COVID mere days later and its underlying motivations. […]