Korea Foundation Fellowship

A growing arms trade between Moscow and Pyongyang together with North Korea’s nuclear ambitions are increasingly urgent issues for the United States, South Korea, and Japan.

With a UN Security Council increasingly stymied by great power politics, the US and its regional allies must lead efforts to constrain an increasingly dangerous North Korea.

Pyongyang has real importance in an emerging anti-Western alliance – and will likely grow more aggressive this year.

Populist partisanship remains a feature of South Korean politics, but is the country really in the grip of ‘democratic decay’?

This paper takes a closer look at how South Korea manages its economic and security relations with the US and China in the context of increased rivalry.

Vaccines are the big issue at the US-South Korea summit, but Moon Jae-in must cultivate a personal rapport with Joe Biden to keep the peace with North Korea.

As European leaders contemplate a tilt to the Indo-pacific, how are they framing relations with Korea?

What are the key challenges facing the Republic of Korea in its neighbourhood and beyond?

How is Korea approaching relations with regional organisations such as ASEAN?

What opportunities exist for bilateral cooperation between South Korea and Japan in east Asia?

A new mini-series from the Undercurrents podcast explores Korea’s strategic relations.

Thae Yongho discusses relations with North Korea and the domestic strength of Kim Jong-Un’s regime.