Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
After President Yoon’s January 2023 public, not-so-veiled proliferation threat, the April 2023 Washington Declaration was a two-way exchange of assurances: South Korea reaffirmed its commitment to abstain from developing nuclear weapons, while the US agreed to augment its security reassurances in return.
In South Korea’s recent assembly election, the opposition won hands down—but President Yoon Suk-yeol’s battle is just beginning.
Traditional political divisions no longer dictate election outcomes in this vibrant democracy.
The commitment could transform how the allies work together and address the South Korean public’s long-standing concerns about U.S. defense.
Seoul and Riyadh are attempting to use threats of proliferation to influence negotiations with Washington.
In discussions of US-South Korea trade policy within American policy circles, a critical aspect often overlooked is the longstanding trade relationship between Korea and Latin America.
With Russia using North Korean ballistic missiles in Ukraine, Kim Jong Un denouncing his father’s and grandfather’s stance on Korean unification, and borders beginning to reopen to the world after over three years of strict closure, North Korea appears poised for big changes in 2024.
The two Koreas are mired in an intense security dilemma, which could cause future crises between them to spiral quickly into a possible, large-scale war.
When tech journalists, CEOs, and politicians think of tech policy, they usually look to Washington, Brussels, or Beijing (and, more recently, New Delhi). But Seoul is attempting to craft its own innovative answers to thorny questions of digital policy.
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