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Role of democracy in South Korea’s alliance agenda
By Peter K. Lee When the Yoon administration hosts the third Summit for Democracy in Seoul later this March, it will be a timely reminder to the world of the contrast between South Korea’s vibrant democracy and North Korea’s totalitarian hereditary dictatorship. Democracy is under threat everywhere, especially in this year of elections, when half of the world’s population will go to the ballot box.
Why U.S. Naval Power Needs Asian Allies
National security. For insiders. By insiders. The United States faces a naval shipbuilding dilemma. On the one hand, China now has the world’s largest number of battle force ships, with over 370 platforms compared to 291 for the United States. China’s fleet is expected to grow to 435 ships by the end of this decade while the U.S. fleet will not change in size.
The Taiwan Flashpoint and Asia’s Middle Powers
Introduction Brendan Taylor and Jade Guan Preparing for a Taiwan Contingency: Lessons for Japan from the War in Ukraine Michito Tsuruoka South Korean Entanglement in a Taiwan Contingency Peter K.
Seoul’s new national security strategy flips the script, Korean style
South Korea today lives under an unprecedented tempo of North Korean missile tests and nuclear threats. The Yoon Suk-yeol administration therefore predictably identifies North Korea as its top security priority in its first national security strategy, released last week, just as previous governments did in 2018 and 2014. But the 2023 NSS is much more ambitious in scope and vision.
A K-Arsenal of Democracy? South Korea and U.S. Allied Defense Procurement
In 1940, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt famously declared that the United States must become “the great arsenal of democracy.” Today, that label might also apply to South Korea. As U.S. allies and partners around the world build up their defense capabilities in the face of Russian and Chinese military threats, a growing number are turning to South Korean defense firms to fulfil their procurement needs.
Managing Cross-Regional Expectations After the NATO Summit
Flashpoints | Security Inter-regional solidarity in the face of aggression is welcome. But there are hard limits to hard commitments outside of a country’s home region. The recent NATO Summit in Madrid marked a welcome elevation in high-level coordination between the United States’ European and Indo-Pacific allies. For the first time, the leaders of Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and South Korea, the so-called “Asia-Pacific 4” (AP4), were invited to join the annual summit.
Australia and South Korea: Resetting Middle Power Ambitions
Flashpoints | Diplomacy | East Asia | Oceania It is worth assessing if and how two of the Indo-Pacific’s most prominent middle powers might once again pursue creative and ambitious statecraft. In recent years, scholars have debated the apparent lack of diplomatic leadership by “middle powers” like Australia and South Korea on the international stage. Such pessimism should be reconsidered, however, in light of new administrations in both Canberra and Seoul.
Fancy Footwork: Biden’s Two-Step Approach to Indo-Pacific Allies
Trans-Pacific View | Security The Biden administration took some bold steps to empower its Indo-Pacific allies and partners in 2021. But can it deliver on its promises? President Joe Biden listens to Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison during the Quad Leaders’ Summit, Friday, September 24, 2021, in the East Room of the White House.
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