[뉴스] The most significant ambassador jobs in Trump’s second term

Donald Trump has announced two of the highest-profile ambassador jobs — but many of the most significant ones are still to come. While several foreign posts are important in any administration because the country is a close U.S. ally or a neighbor to an adversary, some ambassadorial jobs will take on heightened significance in Trump’s second term because of the incoming president’s existing relationship...

[학술논문] The Effects of the US-China Trade Conflict on South Korea

The US-China trade war initiated by the second Trump administration is likely to affect South Korea significantly, as South Korea’s largest trading partner is China, while the country relies on the US with respect to its security. The trade war is likely to negatively affect its economy, although it may supply an opportunity for South Korea due to the US restrictions on technology transfer to China...

[학위논문] 김정은 정권의 핵정책 분석, 2011~2021 -북한 지배연합의 선택과 관계국의 대응을 중심으로

...the elite to explain North Korea’s nuclear policy and examined state-level action-reaction dynamics to understand why the negotiations failed to resolve the nuclear issue. The launch of Trump's second administration in 2025 has reignited expectations for renewed North Korea-U.S. negotiations. While it is impossible to predict future developments on the Korean Peninsula, this research may offer some...

[학술논문] Future Warfare Dynamics and Response Strategies on the Korean Peninsula: Insights from the Russia–Ukraine War

Since the inauguration of the Trump administration’s second term in January 2025, a new normal in the international order has taken shape, leading to a level of global security uncertainty greater than at any point since the end of the Cold War. As the Ukraine war has shifted into a prolonged war of attrition lasting over three years, Russia—facing the limits of its war-sustaining capabilities—has...

[학위논문] 보호책임(R2P) 및 군사개입관여의 한반도 적용 문제 분석

...new NK government? I believe it is too early to say 'no' to these questions If we can effectively prepare for unification through analyzing Syrian case, it may lead us to the optimum solution Trump administration insists that they will implement an new isolationism foreign policy, but I think that American foreign policy of engagement to the world issues and military engagement under the multilateralism...

[학술논문] Conditions for Achieving Strategic Integration between the U.S. and South Korea

...explores ways to strengthen the ROK-U.S. alliance under Biden administration, based on the concept of strategic integration. Strategic integration and disintegration between two countries is determined depending on how the great power’s grand strategy and the client ally’s military vulnerability are combined. During the Trump administration, the ROK-U.S. alliance experienced strategic disintegration...

[해외] Pyongyang’s northern turn is reshaping the Korean Peninsula

...of regional diplomacy. This transformation—combined with deepening ties with Russia, China, and even Belarus, as well as the potential resumption of a U.S.-North Korea summit under a second Trump administration—poses both opportunities and dilemmas for South Korea. Pyongyang now seeks to engage Washington with growing confidence derived from its northern diplomacy, bypassing and excluding Seoul. It...

[해외] Rethinking North Korea diplomacy

The Trump administration’s strike against Venezuela and its war in Iran have drawn the spotlight away from the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia for much of 2026. Although North Korea remains relatively low on the administration’s list of foreign policy priorities, Korea watchers continue to speculate about a possible meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, driven...

[해외] North Korea as It Is: The Case for a Cold Peace

...struggled to implement and enforce denuclearization agreements because of a lack of buy-in from both North Korean leaders and U.S. presidents. Partisan divides in Washington have also forced each new administration to restart the negotiation cycle, and Pyongyang has repeatedly acted in bad faith by growing its nuclear programs and reneging on its commitments. Ultimately, a dearth of trust between North Korean...

[해외] Assessing the Impact of the US’ New Foreign Policy Approach on North Korea’s Arms Trafficking Activity

The Trump administration released its National Security Strategy (NSS) in early December 2025, outlining the US’ “America First” foreign policy aims. This policy formulation appears to indicate the Indo-Pacific region will take a back-seat to regions closer to home, such as Latin America and the Caribbean (LATAM). Underscoring this strategic refocus is Washington’s January 4, 2026 military operation...

[해외] How to Avoid an Accidental Nuclear War with North Korea

What Kim Jong Un says at the current Ninth Party Congress meeting will reveal whether there is an opening for nuclear negotiations with the Trump administration. Despite President Trump's repeated offers to meet with North Korea's leader Chairman Kim Jong Un during his recent trip to Asia, there was no response. Kim's appearance with Xi Jingpin and Vladimir Putin at China's recent military parade...