Search results for: Seonhwa Kim
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The Hanoi Summit Failure and Japan’s Abduction Issue: The Silver Lining on an Otherwise Dark Cloud
…The break-down of talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-Un at their second summit in Hanoi – whether a surprise or not –…
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U.S.-DPRK Relations: Post Hanoi Summit – Q&A
…The much anticipated second summit between President Donald Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un has come to an abrupt end with absolutely no agreement made. What does this…
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The War in Ukraine: Drawing Lessons for the Korean Peninsula
…of the Chinese people and Kim Jung Un of North Korea often talks about hostile forces to defend his nuclear program. In all three cases, the leadership rely on a…
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U.S.-DPRK Relations: Two Years after the Singapore Summit
…thus lessening the pressure on Kim to return to the negotiation table. Maximum Pressure versus Trustpolitik With diplomacy having stalled, if not failed, some in the U.S. are calling for…
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The Trump-effect in South Korea
…Kim Jong-un over hamburgers, but the comment was more a critique of ‘expensive diplomatic state dinners that waste taxpayers’ money’, than a lesson in multi-track diplomacy. Yes, he also mentioned…
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Looking Forward: South Korea-Japan Dialogue and East Asian Security
…are far from the first to express a wish for “future-oriented” relations. Former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung did the same in 1998. Yet, 25 years later, it has proved difficult…
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Japan-ROK: Old Grievances under New Leadership
…unresolved island dispute under the 1965 treaty revolving around islands administered by South Korea, but claimed by Japan – after Kim Chang-yong, commissioner-general of South Korea’s national police agency, visited…
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After the Election: Can Moon Revitalize Inter-Korean Relations?
…the North to refrain from increasing military tensions through future missile tests, Pyongyang will likely react very negatively. In March, Kim Yo-jong, Kim Jong Un’s sister and first vice-department director…
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A Touch of Frost: Danish Concerns over Chinese Investment to Greenland
…to finance the airport projects. The Greenlandic Premier, Kim Kielsen, accepted. The CCCC withdrew their bid in June this year. Reasons to Tread Lightly The jurisdictional conundrum is exacerbated by…
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Abe’s Strategy in the Trump Era: Uncertainty in U.S. Policy Toward Japan
…Trump and Kim might eventually strike a more substantial deal, leaving the Japanese behind closed doors. Following Japan’s departure from the U.S.-dominated economic policy, the country now seeks to boost…