Search results for: Seonhwa Kim
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South Korea as a Nuclear State: Trade-Offs and Choices
...via intensified missile attacks on the ROK and its revised nuclear strategy. China’s influence further complicates the nuclearization debate. Not only has Beijing has been instrumental in supporting the Kim...
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Russia-DPRK Space Cooperation: It’s Politics, Not Science
...The recent Vostochny summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin has attracted much international attention. The fact that both leaders pledged to strengthen...
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What Comes Next for North Korea-Russia Relations?
...Moscow have enjoyed close ties since the foundation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in 1948, the relationship is seeing a significant upgrade. The visit by Kim Jong...
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South Korea’s Indo-Pacific Strategy, Atmanirbhar Bharat, and the IPEF: Convergence and Commonality
...“Export dependency on China wanes,” Korea Herald, June 6, 2023, https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20230606000125 (accessed on August 21, 2023) [8] KITA, “All Countries”; Ibid. [9] Kim Hyun-bin, “Korea’s export dependency on China dips...
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North Korea’s Grey Huddle: A Reverse Perspective of its Analog Military
Defense reform has been the keyword for South Korea’s military strategy for over 20 years and recently the country upgraded its strategic defense plan with the new name...
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North Korea’s Pandemic Conundrum: Self-Containment and Humanitarian Crisis
...they decided to loosen border control on trade with China last autumn. Since Kim Jong Un and other leaders of North Korea declared an extreme national emergency regarding COVID-19 just...
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Did Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan Trip Close the Thucydides Trap?
...an isolated North Korea coupled with enhanced American alliances with Japan and South Korea portends an even trickier situation given Kim Jong Un’s impending seventh nuclear test. The absence of...
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Ukraine-Russia War: A prelude to a post-Western international order?
Abstract: This Issue Brief analyzes how the collective action of developed countries in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has demonstrated just how dominant the so-called “Western” international...
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How Will the Ukraine War Affect the Korean Peninsula?
...North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he no longer felt bound by his self-moratorium on nuclear and ICBM tests. Pyongyang may also consider an ICBM test to send a...
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Biden Must Recalibrate Policy on North Korea
...with the United States and South Korea, nor do its missile tests represent Kim’s desire to return to the negotiating table by enticing the U.S. to make concessions first. More...