Rising tensions on the peninsula, combined with the slow-yet-sure expansion of the North’s nuclear capabilities risk a return to the war that has been on hold for over 60 years.
Continue reading North Korea: A Paper Tiger under the Dragon’s Protection
The closing of the Kaesong Industrial Complex marks what could be a hardline shift in South Korea’s policy toward its northern neighbor.
Continue reading Closing Kaesong: A New Chapter in North-South Relations
National security can barely conceal the revisionist interests working to renationalize South Korea’s secondary school history textbooks.
Continue reading Seoul’s Authority: On Writing Korean History
Yuichiro Kakutani speaks with international relations expert Peter Katzenstein about the state and future of Japanese security.
Continue reading Japan’s Shifting Role in East Asian Security
Regime survival is what drives North Korea’s seemingly irrational behavior – and the rest of the world would do well to take notice.
Continue reading The Rationality of North Korea and the Stability-Instability Paradox
Shinzo Abe’s insistence on rearmament does more harm than good to Japanese security.
Continue reading The Dangerous Ramifications of Japan’s Revised Security Laws
As plans are finalized for the salvaging of the South Korean ferry Sewol, many are wondering whether it’s worth the price tag.
As South Korea draws closer to accepting the American-built THAAD missile defense system, China, Russia, and particularly North Korea remain on high alert.
Continue reading Between Beijing and Washington: South Korea on THAAD
South Korea’s Sunshine Policy was supposed to make way for increased cooperation with the North. It largely failed.
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