Abstract Discusses the distinctive organization gap in Northeast Asia. Influence of domestic interests and foreign policy considerations on organization gap; Details of the critical juncture…
Country or Region: South Korea
Abstract After the end of World War II, the Republic of Korea (ROK), having gained independence from Japan, established a new ROK Armed Forces under…
Abstract Since after the September 11 terrorist attack in the United States, the nature of threat caused by nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) weapons changed…
Abstract The existing literature on the construction costs of nuclear power reactors has focused almost exclusively on trends in construction costs in only two countries,…
Summary Co-edited and introduced by Ashley J. Tellis, Strategic Asia 2015-16: Foundations of National Power in the Asia-Pacific examines how the region’s major powers are…
Abstract The year 2012 has emerged as a consequential moment in the evolution of the East Asian strategic landscape. A combination of important, unfolding leadership…
Abstract The rise of emerging donors has unleashed new political contests over aid policy, some of which have occurred at the domestic level. This article…
Abstract North Korea has been described as the most secretive country on earth. Dealing with such a closed society one that is simultaneously seeking acceptance…
Abstract The paper examines the domestic politics surrounding South Korea’s foreign aid policy. It delineates the institutional characteristics and strategic interests of key government and…
Introduction This essay examines four strategic dilemmas that the Republic of Korea (ROK) faces vis-á-vis China and discusses their implications for regional and U.S.-ROK relations.…
Abstract The 25 years since the end of the Cold War have seen several notable shifts in the global distribution of nuclear capabilities: The Soviet…
Abstract This article argues that the narrow technical disagreements stalling the renegotiation of the U.S.–South Korea nuclear cooperation agreement mask a far larger and more…
Introduction This article examines South Korea’s perceptions of and policies toward China, particularly since President Park Geun-hye’s inauguration in 2013, and assesses the thesis that…
Abstract To South Koreans, and probably to most Asians, the evolution of Washington’s rhetoric on its Asia policy has been ambiguous. The Obama administration’s declaration…
Abstract The Russo-Chinese relationship is one of the most important relationships in both Asian and international security. It is undergoing dynamic evolution as a result…
