Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security

IFANS Focus

• [IFANS PERSPECTIVES]Seeking Korean Neutralization in 19th Century: Yu Gil-Jun’s On Neutrality and Sino-Korean Relations Jong-Hak KIM Upload Date 2021-04-14 Hits 117

   I.  Introduction
  Ⅱ. On Neutrality (1885)
  Ⅲ. Process of Belgium and Bulgaria’s “Neutralization”
  Ⅳ. Sino-Korean Relations in the 19th Century
  V. Conclusion

  #DiplomaticHistory #Neutrality #SinoKoreanRelation #Belgium #Bulgaria
• The U.S.–Japan Security Consultative Committee ('2+2'): Issues and Implications JO Yanghyeon Upload Date 2021-04-06 Hits 86

  I. Key Issues Discussed at the Meeting 
  Ⅱ. Assessment and Implications 

  #USJapan22 #SCC #USChinaRelations
• [IFANS PERSPECTIVE]How to Prepare for the Resumption of US-North Korea Nuclear Negotiations Bong-Geun JUN Upload Date 2021-04-06 Hits 390

  I.  Introduction
  II. A New Environment for North Korea Policy 
  III. Issues to Anticipate when the Biden Administration Prepares for Negotiations 
  IV. Conclusion 

  #NorthKorea #NuclearProblem #USDPRKrelations #BidenAdministration #Singapore
• [IFANS PERSPECTIVES]The Naturalization of Violent Extremists In Nam-Sik Upload Date 2021-03-30 Hits 843

  I.  Introduction
  Ⅱ. Background: Civil War of Syria
  Ⅲ. The Emergence of HTS : A brief history
  Ⅳ. Organization of HTS 
  Ⅴ. Ideology, Goals, and Strategies 
  Ⅵ. Internal and External Dynamics
  Ⅶ. Conclusion  

  #MiddleEast #HTS #Terrorism #Syria
• Outlook for the ROK-U.S. Relationship in the Biden Administration MIN Jeonghun Upload Date 2021-03-16 Hits 242

  Ⅰ. The ROK-U.S. Alliance: Stable Management of the Security Situation on the Korean Peninsula
  II. The ROK-U.S. Alliance: Expanding Strategic Cooperation between the New Southern Policy and the Indo-Pacific Strategy 
  Ⅲ. Policy Considerations

  #ROKUSrelationship #ROKUSalliance #BidenAdministration #DefenseCostsharing #USChinaRelations
• Outlook for the Biden Administration's Indo-Pacific Strategy: The Future of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue CHOE Wongi Upload Date 2021-02-19 Hits 327
  #NewSouthernPolicy #ASEAN #USChinaRivalry #Quad #India
• Assessment of the Key Contents of the 8th Congress of the Workers’Party of Korea and North Korea’s Prospective Foreign Relations LEE Sang-sook Upload Date 2021-02-15 Hits 266

  I. The Key Contents and Assessment
  Ⅱ. Reorganization and Reshuffle
  Ⅲ. North Korea’s Prospective Foreign Relations after the 8th Party Congress

  #interKoreanrelation #8thpartycongress #USDPRKrelations #NorthKoreanpolitics #ChinaDPRKrations
• [IFANS PERSPECTIVES]Was Korea Ever a Part of China?: A Historical Review Jong-Hak KIM Upload Date 2021-02-09 Hits 2219

  I.  Introduction 
  Ⅱ. Reality of the Tributary System
  Ⅲ. Appropriation of 屬國’s Meaning
  IV.  Another Historical Dispute? 

  #DiplomaticHistory #KoreanHistory #KoreaChinaRelations #TributarySystem #HistoricalDispute
• The Biden Administration’s Return to Iran Nuclear Deal: Outlook IN Nam-sik Upload Date 2021-02-09 Hits 695

  Ⅰ. Background
  Ⅱ. A Path Toward Rejoining the Deal

  #JCPoA #US #MiddelEast #Iran #NuclearIssue
• The Korean Peninsula Peace Process and Japan's Diplomacy (2018-2019) Revisited: Analysis and Assessment YOON Sukjung Upload Date 2021-02-03 Hits 235
  #KoreaJapanRelations #CVID #JapanDiplomacy #PeaceProcess