Search results for: Seung Yeol Lee
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South Korea’s Indo-Pacific Strategy: Quest for Clarity and Global Leadership
...it is nonetheless bold. The new ROK President Yoon Suk-yeol has consolidated his global vision for South Korea by embracing “strategic clarity,” even as the dilemma between favoring the US...
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Will Yoon’s Indo-Pacific Strategy Tackle the China Threat?
...In late-December 2022, South Korea under the relatively new presidency of Yoon Suk-yeol effectively concluded its policy shift from “strategic ambiguity” by releasing the “Strategy for a Free, Peaceful,...
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North Korea’s Pandemic Conundrum: Self-Containment and Humanitarian Crisis
Abstract: North Korea acknowledged its healthcare crisis this May and retreated to the Zero-COVID policy under self-containment, which they adopted in early 2020. Pyongyang also perceived economic stresses...
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Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit: Has It Burdened Japan’s Taiwan Trajectory?
...Suk-yeol managed to escape China’s direct fury by avoiding meeting Pelosi. Undoubtedly, Japan and South Korea were unwittingly caught in the line of fire because of the much-discussed but unlisted...
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Did Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan Trip Close the Thucydides Trap?
...President Yoon Suk-yeol and his foreign minister during Pelosi’s visit to South Korea, which was noted by China, is a signal to avoid any unnecessary diplomatic controversy with Beijing. Japan’s...
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Economic Transformation Under Kim Jong Il
Kim Jong Il noted the importance of both economic reforms and North Korea’s connecting with the outside world. However, domestic political constraints did not allow him to proceed...
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Seoul and the Indo-Pacific Alliance Framework: Through an Indian Lens
...new South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has signaled a change in approach that has been (as of now) in line with the projected enthusiasm of Indo-Pacific partners. At the same...
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Japan’s Stance on a United Korea: Ambivalence or Realpolitik?
...the increasing hostilities with some neighbors; South Korea’s election of the conservative Yoon Suk-yeol as the country’s 20th president, which has raised hopes and fears; and North Korea’s resumption of...
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Korean Peninsula Tensions Escalate Amid a Return to Old School Policies
...between South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and U.S. President Joe Biden, the first since Yoon took office on May 10. Given the flurry of North Korean missile tests in...
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North Korea Threats Make Engaging Quad a Risk Worth Taking for South Korea
...on North Korea. But “strategic autonomy” appears to be no more. New South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol wants to firmly align the country with the U.S. and position South Korea...