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South Korea’s Yoon and Biden likely to discuss nuclear deterrence, trade at summit - Radio Free Asia
South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol is in the United States this week for a state visit to mark Seoul’s 70-year alliance with Washington and for talks with President Joe Biden that will likely focus on trade and deterrence against North Korean nuclear capabilities, experts told Radio Free Asia. Yoon, who arrived in...
Will South Korea Export Its Military Might to Ukraine? - Foreign Policy
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol signaled a possible shift in his country’s stance on Russia’s war in Ukraine, opening the door to potentially providing direct military support to Kyiv as Seoul looks to take a larger role in global security, ahead of a major summit with U.S...
Embarrassing wrench': How Pentagon leak complicates South Korean president's state visit with Biden - USA Today
A classified document leak that included evidence the U.S. has been spying on allies is complicating a high-profile visit by South Korea's president to Washington this week to meet with President Joe Biden. The state visit honoring South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was in the works well before Pentagon documents surfaced suggesting...
South Korea and Japan resume intel sharing agreement, but not all problems are solved - Breaking Defense
North Korea’s barrage of missile tests and China’s swelling military modernization appear to have driven two of Asia’s reluctant partners back into each others arms, with South Korea and Japan agreeing to restore the sharing of highly classified intelligence. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese...
Should We Sign A Peace Treaty With North Korea? - CSIS’s The Impossible State Podcast
Please join the Impossible State live podcast with Ms. Jenny Town of Stimson Center and Mr. Frank Aum of the U.S. Institute of Peace to discuss tensions with North Korea. The conversation is moderated by Dr. Victor Cha, Senior Vice President for Asia and Korea Chair at CSIS. This event is made possible by the...
Reconciling the Korean Peninsula’s Dual Nuclear Proliferation Crises - Arms Control Association
North Korea’s codification of its nuclear weapons program last September and its ongoing diplomatic deadlock with the United States have intensified two debates: whether Washington should accept the rogue nation’s nuclear weapons status and whether Seoul should follow suit by producing its own...
Can South Korea and Japan overcome their past and focus on the future? - The Christian Science Monitors
Coming off some of the most tense years since Japan and South Korea normalized relations in 1965, the two countries appear to be entering a new era in defense cooperation. The Asian neighbors recently stepped up military ties, along with their treaty ally, the United States, in response to geopolitical pressures including...
How US-led alliance aims to mend Japan-South Korea ties and rein in China - South China Morning Post
Trilateral cooperation among the US, Japan and South Korea could bolster Washington’s goal of containing China and revitalise efforts to resolve long-standing obstacles between Tokyo and Seoul, analysts said. The strategy has been a key focus of recent talks by US, Japanese and South Korean diplomats and top...
Don’t Isolate North Korea - Foreign Affairs
North Korea’s flurry of military activity this year has put it back in the international spotlight. Stuck in a diplomatic stalemate with the United States and a self-imposed COVID-19 lockdown since early 2020, the reclusive nation has conducted more than 60 ballistic missile tests, its...
Kim Jong Un Needs to Make Over 5,000 Nuclear Warheads to Overtake U.S. - Newsweek
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is vowing to build "the world's most powerful" nuclear arsenal mere weeks after conducting tests of multiple short-range ballistic missiles and an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). North Korean state media outlet KCNA reported the leader's...