[해외자료] Signals on U.S.-South Korea Cost Sharing Negotiations Outpace Those of Inter-Korean Talks

... Korean internet users showed relative indifference toward the high level inter- Korean exchanges this week. Instead, they appeared to care more about upcoming talks with the Americans. On March 4, the Korean-language Wikipedia page forRepublic of Korea (ROK)- U. S. Combined...

[해외자료] Living History with Ambassador Shin Kak-soo

This Living History interview features Shin Kak-soo, former South Korean ambassador to Japan (2011-2013). Ambassador Shin reflects on the complexities of Korea’ s relations with its neighbor Japan. He provides an overview of how entrenched partisan politics can prevent the successful resolution of crises between these two key U. S. allies.

[해외자료] U.S.-South Korea Cost-Sharing Negotiations Impacting Korean Public Support for U.S. Security Umbrella

...with its ally South Korea last week in a rare sign of alliance dissonance. While all negotiations over how much the two allies should pay annually for the non-personnel costs of stationing 28,500 U. S. forces on the Korean peninsula are difficult, this year’ s is particularly so because the Trump Administration has called for a more-than-five-fold increase in payments from South Korea ($896...

[현안분석] 바이든 행정부 출범 이후 북한 대외정책 분석: 대미정책을 중심으로

...expected to show off how the North Korean regime is undiminished despitethe economic sanctions. On the other hand, it will further strengthen its relations withChina and Russia, which may also strengthen the trilateral cooperation between the threecountries against the U. S. In inter- Korean relations, it may attempt to weaken the SouthKorea- U. S. alliance by somewhat softening its tough...

[현안분석] 북한 ‘새로운 전략무기’의 가능성과 한계 : MIRV, SLBM, SLV를 중심으로

... from North Korea in silence for the past two years. Therefore, it should be possible to increase the possibility of diplomatic resolution by restraining North Korea from conducting weapons tests, while at the same time mitigating North Korea' s willingness to act provocatively by strengthening the ROK-US alliance in peacetime and maintaining military alertness.

[학술논문] Future of the U.S.-ROK Alliance

What is the future of the U. S.-ROK alliance? Will it continue to serve the needs of both countries? Will diverging interests on some issues such as South Korean participation in U. S. geopolitical activities to contain China weaken it? Might South Korea attempt to develop a more independent foreign policy? This paper considers these questions against the background of major tensions during the Moon...

[현안분석] 한일 GSOMIA의 군사적 함의 고찰

...suggested the necessity of the agreement in terms of military benefits and security. In order to minimize the current security risk, the Korean military should strengthen its own defense capabilities while further consolidating the Korea- U. S. alliance and the Korea- U. S.-Japan security cooperation system. In conclusion, the Korea-Japan GSOMIA is a security agenda to be approached in a de-politically manner...

[현안분석] 북한의 회색지대 전략: 단거리 미사일 발사 사례를 중심으로

...states. North Korea seems to intend to increase its leverage in the nuclear deal, ease the sanction, stop alliance training of ROK-US·US-Japan, and cause fractures in alliances. To this end, it launched missiles which did not directly threaten the U. S. Both governments of South Korea and the U. S. paraded their achievement in talks with North Korea and the progress in the nuclear deal and affirmed...