[해외자료] Japan's New National Defense Strategy: Implications for Korea

In this episode, Dr. Victor Cha is joined by Mr. Christopher B. Johnstone to discuss the implications of Japan’s new National Defense Strategy for the United States and Korea, the Biden-Kishida Summit, and ROK-Japan bilateral relations

[해외자료] The Robust North Korea Sanctions Mirage

As a key component of its effort to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia, the Biden administration has sought to isolate Moscow.

[해외자료] Milestones and Momentum: A Banner 2023 for the US-ROK Alliance and the Path Forward

...by the combination of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s vision for the Republic of Korea (ROK or South Korea) as a “global pivotal state,” and the United States’ clear commitment to extended deterrence, resulting in striking developments at...

[해외자료] Update on North Korean Human Rights on the First Anniversary of the Biden Inauguration

January 20, 2022, marks the first anniversary of the swearing in of Joseph R. Biden as president of the United States. Last month also marked the 10th anniversary of the elevation of Kim Jong-un to supreme leader of North Korea following the death of his father in December 2011, and South Korean president Moon Jae-in will step down following the elections in two months on March 9.

[해외자료] DENUCLEARIZING NORTH KOREA: SIX OPTIONS FOR BIDEN

You can be pretty certain that North Korea will carry out some type of military provocation soon after Joe Biden steps into the Oval Office next month. Less than three months after President Barack Obama took office, North Korea launched a long-range rocket, and six weeks after that conducted a nuclear test. North Korea launched a medium-range ballistic missile in February 2017, three weeks after...

[현안분석] 바이든 정부의 대북 정책과 그 대안들: ‘적대적 방치’ vs. 평화공존과 트럼프 2.0의 ‘거래적 방치’

...고수하고 있는 것이다. 마지막으로 본고는 ‘적대적 방치’의 대안으로 미국평화연구소의 프랭크 엄이 진행하고 있는 운용적 군비통제 중심의 ‘평화공존’의대항담론 기획과 트럼프 재집권에 따른 ‘거래적 방치’의 전망을 검토한다. This paper evaluates the Biden administration’s North Korea policy and examines its alternatives, drawing upon the following two propositions. First, the United States does not have a bilateral North Korea policy that deals...

[현안분석] 바이든 행정부의 통합억제 측면에서 본 워싱턴 선언의 정책·전략적 의미 : 북핵 위협 억제와 국가 위기 관리에 대한 함의를 중심으로

...strategic meaning of the Washington Declaration, it is necessary to evaluate its meaning in terms of the Biden administration's integrated deterrence. The Washington Declaration contains a number of contents related to ’integrated deterrence’, which is consistently emphasized in the Biden administration’s National Security Strategy (NSS), National Defense Policy (NDS), and Nuclear...

[학술논문] Past, Present, and Future of the ROK-U.S. Alliance in the Indo-Pacific Era

...forward by the Biden administration. The second section examines where the alliance stands under the new South Korean government of President Yoon Suk-yeol and what to expect moving forward as South Korea develops its own Indo-Pacific strategy and adopts a tougher stance on North Korea. Although Seoul and Washington find themselves in close strategic alignment as attested by the Yoon- Biden summit in May...

[현안분석] 미중 경쟁 시기 중동과 중국의 협력: 평가와 함의

...에너지 분야를 중심으로 한 경제 관계를 넘어 외교와 안보 관계로 확장하고 있다. 중국은 지난 10여 년간 사우디아라비아, 이란, 이스라엘, 튀르키예, 아랍 에미리트(UAE), 카타르 등 중동 주요국과 전략적 동반자 관계를 맺었다. 특히 버락 오바 마(Barack Obama) 정부와 도널드 트럼프(Donald Trump) 정부에 이어 조 바이든(Joe Biden) 정부 시기에 들어와 미국이 ‘중동 내 역할 축소’를 가속하자 중국은 중동 지역 내 투 자를 강화하고 과학기술, 정치, 문화 등 여러 분야에서 동반자 관계를 다졌으며 군사협력 까지 시도하는 등 영향력을 확대했다. 미국의 탈중동 움직임에 중국이 빠르게 틈새를 노림 에 따라 미국과 중국 간의 글로벌 경쟁이 중동에서도 심화하는 양상이다...

[학술논문] Strategic Challenges and Opportunities for the U.S.-ROK Alliance: China, North Korea, and U.S.-ROK-Japan Trilateral Cooperation

...“guardrails” for responsible competition remains an open question, considering the extent of their conflicting national interests and the domestic political climate in both countries. The Biden administration’s strategy for managing the challenges posed by China has been largely structured on two broad efforts to date: (1) strengthening U.S. alliances and rallying allies and partners...