[정치/군사] Korea: A New History of South and North

...South Korea, from the late nineteenth century to the present day “Cha and Pacheco Pardo have years of expertise in Korean international relations. . . . A crisp and balanced account.”—Christopher Harding, The Telegraph Korea has a long, riveting history—it is also a divided nation. South Korea is a vibrant democracy, the tenth largest economy, and is home to a world-renowned culture. North Korea is...

[학술논문] Korea–Japan Relations in 2025: The Solidification of Security Cooperation and the Fading of History

This article reviews the evolution of bilateral relations between South Korea and Japan in 2025, and detects a trajectory towards a closer partnership in security and economic matters despite the persistence of the history issue. New political leaders emerged in both countries, but there was a consistent commitment to building a stronger and more well-rounded relationship. The main impetus appeared...

[학술논문] South Korea-United States Relations in 2025: Lee Adjusts to Trump as the U.S.-China Conflict Deepens

...U.S. support for Korea enriching and reprocessing civilian nuclear fuel and building nuclear attack submarines. Lee supported Trump's preferences on trilateral relations with Japan, while Trump supported Lee's desire to re-engage with North Korea. The allies also reaffirmed longstanding commitments such as maintaining U.S. extended deterrence and the U.S. troop presence in Korea. Overall, in 2025...

[학술논문] 동북아시아의 초국가적 정체성과 질서

... Japan, and South Korea striving for an East Asian community; 2) the duality present in the Six-Party Talks of five states facing the challenge of North Korea plus the broader grouping inclusive of the North; and 3) the image of a U.S.-led Asia-Pacific community. In order to explore prospects for each of these communities, the article surveys the multiple ways value differences shape relations in...

[학술논문] 『세기와 더불어』에 서술된 북한 민족해방운동사 인식의 변화상과 함의

...against Japan, The History of Korean LabourParty in 2004 has showed flexible historical recognition. This change is important in implying possiblity of interation with South Korea historical recognization. It seems to be so weakly ‘outgrowth’ but the meaning of ‘outgrowth’ is new sign. The change of new sign can take root in the ground of peace and coexistence between North Korea and South Korea only...

[학술논문] Kidnapping Politics in East Asia

...countries worked to mobilize political support, frame the issue for the media, and force policy change. In Japan, politicians were more willing to use the abduction issue for domestic political gain than in Korea, where the political class was determined to prevent human rights issues (including abductions) from interfering with their larger political agenda, including improved relations with the DPRK.

[해외] A Challenging but Essential Task: Security Cooperation Between South Korea and Japan

...interviews with over 60 security experts from the United States, Japan and South Korea. In this context, South Korea and Japan should establish a formal framework for discussing the scope of logistical and operational support Japan could provide in the event of a crisis on the Korean Peninsula. Additionally, the United States, South Korea and Japan should collaboratively formulate a strategy to manage a potential...

[해외] The Iran war should boost security cooperation by US Pacific allies like Japan, the Philippines and South Korea

...that the US had begun pulling THAAD and Patriot missile-defence systems from South Korea to boost its defences in the Middle East – even as North Korea continued cruise missile tests. The Pentagon also redirected around 2500 marines and an amphibious warship from Japan to the Arabian Sea – at a time when Tokyo’s relations with Beijing are under significant strain. Such moves raise questions in the...

[해외] South Korea Can Stand Up to China

... for his part, seems amenable to Lee’s overtures: after frosty relations with Yoon Suk-yeol, the former South Korean president, warmer ties with Lee can boost Beijing’s position in its strategic competition with Washington by helping pull South Korea away from Japan and the United States. But the bonhomie is unlikely to last. In mid-November, just two weeks after laying out the red carpet for Xi at...

[해외] South Korea: Background and U.S. Relations

... are based in South Korea. In 2025, South Korea was the United States' eighth-largest goods trading partner, and the United States was South Korea's second-largest trading partner. The U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA), signed in 2012, is the United States' second-largest trade agreement by value. Over the past decade, congressional interest in U.S.-ROK relations often has focused...

[국내] 러시아-북한-중국 삼각관계'의 전략적 함의: '미국 요인'과 한국에의 시사점

...established trilateral relationship. We are entering the age in which the Northern trilateral relations are indispensible to the peaceful unification of the North and South Korea and the diplomacy of coexistence through trust, upon which Park’s administration places special emphasis. The Russo-Sino-North Korea triangle which was established in the 2000’s has become less institutionalised and the interaction...