[현안분석] The North Korea-Russia Alliance and Korea’s Policy

...curbing Russia’ s military and technological assistance to Pyongyang is of utmost importance. Simultaneously, managing the relationship with Russia - now turning to overt hostility toward Korea - has become a more difficult diplomatic task. Furthermore, Korea faces the challenge of safeguarding its national security interests while preventing U. S.- China power competition and the formation of...

[현안분석] 시진핑 신시대 한∙미∙중 삼각관계의 복합성과 새로운 균형 모색

...of the prolonged and structured U. S.- China strategic competition, the three countries which we examine - the United States, China, and the Republic of Korea (ROK) - must find ways to maximize their respective national interests and value. Nevertheless, due to a lack of mutual understanding between the three countries, they are focusing on attacking each other’ s vulnerabilities rather than on...

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

... China that includes elements of competition, confrontation, and cooperation on common interests. Although the administration has found substantial success on the first pillar of strengthening alliances and boosting coalitional efforts to collectively manage the challenges posed by China, there has been little progress on establishing a working framework for U. S.- China relations. While U. S.- China competition...

[학술논문] Potential Sources of Tension and Future Tasks for the ROK-U.S. Alliance

... Korea denuclearization and inter-Korea engagement; b) U. S.- China competition and coordination with the U. S. Indo-Pacific strategy; c) ROK defense modernization; and d) human rights and values-based diplomacy. How these tensions are addressed will be shaped in part by the outcome of South Korean presidential elections in March 2022. All security alliances face periods of tension as alliance relationships...

[학술논문] Linkages between North Korean Nuclear Deterrence on the Korean Peninsula and Integrated Deterrence in the Indo-Pacific Region

...integrated deterrence within the broad context of China as the long term “pacing threat” and Russia as an immediate, acute threat. However, there is also increasing recognition that specific security challenges, such as escalated tensions on the Taiwan Strait and the Korean Peninsula, are not isolated from great power geopolitical competition. This paper examines the degree to which nuclear...