Won Gon Park, Director 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 Sout...

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 ...

Chaesung Chun, President of EAI and Professor at Seoul National University, analyzes the shifts in the international order represented by China’s recent Victory Day celebrations and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, and examines North Korea’s strategic position within the solidarity of authoritarian states. President Chun highlights...

Ho Ryung Lee, a Senior Research Fellow at the Korea Institute for Defense Analyses, analyzes Kim Yo Jong's statements to examine North Korea’s strategic shifts concerning South Korea. Kim Yo Jong’s statements since 2020 reflect North Korea’s expansion of its strategic space and value. The current strategic environment, coupled with Seoul and ...

Seunghee Ha, a Research Professor at the Institute of North Korean Studies at Dongguk University, analyzes the implications of the Lee Jae Myung administration’s deregulation of contact between South and North Korean residents. The abolition of the de facto permit system is likely to revitalize civilian exchanges, contributing to trust and coexis...

Hyeongjung Park, Independent Researcher on North Korean Affairs, analyzes North Korea’s strategic culture to examine its “Two Hostile States” doctrine. By examining North Korea's fundamental reliance on hard realpolitik, Dr. Park provides a nuanced explanation of how Pyongyang strategically justifies aggressive military posturing as defensive...

Leif-Eric Easley, Professor at Ewha Womans University, examines the new Lee Jae Myung administration’s initial foreign policies and explains the calculation behind their continuity with the Yoon Suk-yeol administration. Despite expectations that the progressive government would overturn the previous diplomatic initiatives, Professor Easley observ...

Minghao Zhao, Professor and Deputy Director at the Center for American Studies at Fudan University, underscores the urgent need for strategic vigilance on the Korean Peninsula amid a confluence of destabilizing factors. Professor Zhao examines the deteriorating security environment shaped by North Korea’s military expansion, U.S.-China strategic ...