[학술논문] Inter-Korean Relations in 2025: The Lee Administration's Pragmatic Recalibration after Yoon

...structurally constrained by alliance modernization, North Korea's hardened doctrine, and heightened great-power competition. The review surveys domestic political developments, the changing dynamics of the US–ROK alliance, trilateral security coordination, and relations with Russia and China in the context of inter-Korean relations. By situating domestic political change within alliance and great-power dynamics...

[학술논문] U.S. Northeast Asia Policy: Revitalizing Alliances and Preserving Peace on the Peninsula

...role of Northeast Asia regional cooperation, as manifested in the Six-Party Talks and from a U.S. perspective, is more to deal with (and balance) bilateral issues – U.S.-DPRK denuclearization, alliance management with Japan and the ROK, and U.S.-China relations – than it is to lay the groundwork for developing a broader regional security architecture. The key to future stability on the Korean Peninsula...

[학술논문] 박정희 정부의 국방외교에 대한 연구

...situation and the ROK international status by carrying out various non-violent military activities during peace time. As a result, the Park Administration could institutionalize the ROK-US Military Alliance. For instance, after the NK provocations in 1968, the ROK-US Annual Defense Meeting was held. Following the fourth meeting in 1971, the title was changed to the “ROK-US Security Consultative Meeting(SCM)"...

[학술논문] Enemy, Homager or Equal Partner?: Evolving Korea-China Relations

...security-oriented approaches, centering on its alliance with the U.S. Korea needs to exercise a “creative middle power-pragmatic diplomacy” in dealing with China. The objective is to establish a positive-sum game in the Korea-China strategic cooperative partnership, extending consultation and cooperation beyond security issues on the Korean Peninsula. Both the Korea-U.S. alliance and the Korea-China strategic cooperative...

[학술논문] Transforming Korea-US Defenses: The Agenda Ahead

...deterrence differences. Yet, the ROK-U.S. alliance has overcome earlier challenges of equal magnitude and its enduring goals remain unchanged: to help deter North Korean aggression, maintain South Koreans’ security and welfare, encourage the ROK to contribute to regional and global stability, and work toward Korean reunification. With skilled management, the ROK-U.S. partnership should be able to...

[국내] Asian NATO Versus Pragmatic Multi-Alignment: Assessing Middle-Power Realignment Pathways in Trump 2.0

...Ishiba’s proposal did not take off, it attracted attention among security establishments in several Indo-Pacific countries. For instance, in August 2025, Ju Hyung Kim, president of the Security Management Institute, a think tank affiliated with South Korea’s National Assembly, wrote in the Canberra-based East Asia Forum: “With China’s military assertiveness, North Korea’s expanding nuclear arsenal...

[해외] The Impact of the US National Security Strategy’s Blind Spot on North Korea

...the 2017 NSS. The silence on this issue is not merely rhetorical, but seems to reflect a deeper reordering of US priorities and a growing willingness to shift the burdens of deterrence and crisis management onto regional allies. In the case of the Korean Peninsula, that burden increasingly falls on South Korea. The result is not a managed transition toward regional stability, but a security environment...

[국내] Testing Allies: The Greenland Crisis and Implications for South Korea

...force to annex Greenland, it generated significant concern across Europe and raised questions about alliance cohesion within NATO. The Issue Brief argues that the episode reflects growing U.S. frustration with allied burden-sharing and signals a shift toward more assertive forms of alliance management, including political pressure and the threat to use military force to elicit greater contributions...

[국내] U.S. Contingency Plan for North Korea’s Regime Collapse

...Korean contingency will include 1) security and elimination of North Korea’s WMD capabilities including nuclear program and missile system, 2) stabilizing the crisis inside North Korea, 3) alliance management with South Korea and Japan during and after the contingency, 4) preventing conflicts with China, and 5) supporting a reunification of Korea through free markets and a democratic polity. Such...

[국내] 북한 군사력 강화 정책의 딜레마

...response strategy that can neutralize North Korea's strategy. For example, considering the characteristics of the North Korean strategy, which is highly dependent on North orea-China relations, management of South Korea-China relations will be important. In addition, a comprehensive response strategy should be prepared to respond to sudden changes in the situation caused by the eepening resource allocation...