Ihn-Hwi PARK, Dean of the Graduate School of International Studies at Ewha Womans University, assesses that the South Korea-U.S., South Korea-China, and U.S.-China summit meetings held during the 2025 Gyeongju APEC summit presented significant diplomatic agendas for the Korean Peninsula. The author particularly argues that North Korea is likely to ...

Won Gon Park analyzes the significance of the October 10 military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the North Korean Workers' Party. He points out that, through this parade, North Korea sought to demonstrate that the Workers' Party and its supreme leader firmly hold power in North Korea. Furthermore, Professor Park analyzes tha...

Professor Jihwan Hwang at the University of Seoul analyzes the history of U.S.-North Korea summits to clarify the conditions under which Kim Jong Un will be motivated to engage in negotiations with Trump. The author argues that Kim Jong-un requires (1) confidence that substantive agreements can be reached, (2) thorough prior contact and preparation...

Dong Ryul Lee, Professor in the Department of Chinese Studies at Dongduk Women's University, warns that concerns over the North Korea-China-Russia alignment, appearing after China's recent Victory Day celebrations, are being overstated. The author observes that simplifying the situation into bloc structures could cause the South Korean government t...

Seong-ho Sheen, Professor at Seoul National University, suggests that the recovery of Wartime Operational Control by South Korea has become an issue that can no longer be postponed amid the rapidly shifting security landscape of the current ROK-US alliance and Northeast Asia. The author argues that South Korea has sufficient grounds to justify the ...

Won Gon Park, Chair of EAI’s North Korea Studies Center and Professor at Ewha Womans University, analyzes the Lee Jae Myung administration's North Korea policy and denuclearization vision based on statements made at the UN General Assembly and North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly. He points out that the conceptual confusion revealed in the thr...

Won Gon Park, Chair of EAI’s North Korea Research Center and Professor at Ewha Womans University, examines the issues and limitations of the Lee Jae Myung administration's approach to North Korean denuclearization as revealed through the ‘Three-Step Denuclearization Initiative’ and the ‘END Concept’. The author points out that the South K...

Inhwan Oh, Senior Research Fellow and Executive Director at EAI, discusses the role of the U.S. Congress in ROK-U.S. shipbuilding cooperation and North Korea policy, and its implications for the future of U.S. maritime hegemony and South Korea’s strategy. Dr. Oh observes that ROK-U.S. shipbuilding cooperation is constrained by U.S. legislations r...

Seungho Jung, an Associate Professor of the School of Northeast Asian Studies at Incheon National University, analyzes the possibility that livelihoods of the North Korean people have worsened despite overall economic growth. Professor Jung assesses that a surge in consumer prices and the regime’s strengthened control on the economy suggest that ...

Kyung-young Chung, Professor at the Graduate School of International Studies at Hanyang University, addresses the modernization of the ROK-U.S. alliance in a transforming security environment. After assessing the current strategic background, Professor Chung identifies the alliance’s core areas for development. According to the author, the areas ...