Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security

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• The Ukrainian war and U.S. Strategy Wooseon CHOI Upload Date 2022-12-06 Hits 9378

  Ⅰ. Introduction
  Ⅱ. NATO Expansion and Russian Response
  Ⅲ. The Cause of the Ukrainian War
  Ⅳ. The U.S. Strategy
  Ⅴ. Policy Implications

• The NATO 2022 Strategic Concept and ROK-NATO Relations JUN Hae-Won Upload Date 2022-11-29 Hits 9584

  Ⅰ. NATO and Korea in 2022
  Ⅱ. Key Changes in the 2022 NATO Strategic Concept
  Ⅲ. Implications of the NATO 2022 Strategic Concept for Global Security
  Ⅳ. Policy Recommendations

  #NATO #IndoPacific #StrategicConcept #Russia #Ukraine
• The Illusion of ‘Escalate to De-escalate’: Pyongyang’s Calculus for Nuclear Warfighting Doctrine HWANG Ildo Upload Date 2022-10-27 Hits 9661

  Ⅰ. Foreword
  Ⅱ. Background and Premise
  Ⅲ. Analysis of Recent Developments
  Ⅳ. Key Premises of the North Korean Concept of Nuclear Escalation
  Ⅴ. Policy Approaches: Direction for the Message of Deterrence

  #NorthKoera #Tactical #NuclearWeapons #Escalation
• Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity: Assessing Its Economic and Strategic Prospects KANG Seonjou Upload Date 2022-10-17 Hits 13893

  I. The IPEF as Multilateral Economic Negotiation
  Ⅱ. Prospects for the IPEF
  Ⅲ. South Korea’s Approach toward the IPEF

  #IPEF #EconomicSecurity
• ‘Strategic Thinking’ for Korean Diplomacy Bong-geun Jun Upload Date 2022-09-22 Hits 37771

  Ⅰ. Needs for ‘Strategic Thinking’ in Korean Diplomacy
  Ⅱ. Evolution of Strategy-related Organizations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  Ⅲ. ‘Poverty of Strategy’
  Ⅳ. Definition of Strategy and Its Comparison With Policy
  Ⅴ. Proposal for Strategy Development Plan

  #StrategicThinking #DiplomaticStrategy #MOFA #Competency #KoreanDiplomacy
• Comparison of U.S., Japan and EU’s Indo-Pacific Strategies, with a Focus on Development Cooperation Jisun Song Upload Date 2022-03-11 Hits 75823

  I.  Introduction
  II. Development Cooperation Elements in the U.S., Japan and EU’s Indo-Pacific Strategies
  Ⅲ. In-depth Analysis of Infrastructure Sector
  Ⅳ. Policy Recommendations

  #IndoPacific #Development #US #EU #Japan
• Aiming for the ‘Either/Or’ Game: North Korea’s Recent Moves to Re-frame Nuclear Talks Ildo Hwang Upload Date 2022-03-10 Hits 73939

  I. The Issue 
  II. Background: Diversification of Nuclear Capabilities
  III. Analysis and Outlook: The 'Nuclear Arms Control Argument' Taking Shape 
  IV. Implications

  #NorthKorea #NuclearProblem #NuclearNegotiations #ArmsControl #PendulumDiplomacy
• Sovereign Immunity in the Comfort Women Case and Its Policy Implications for the Republic of Korea NAM Seung hyun Upload Date 2022-02-25 Hits 79323

  Ⅰ. Introduction
  Ⅱ. The Development of the Concept of Sovereign Immunity
  Ⅲ. The Question of Whether State Immunity Can Be Limited For Serious Human Rights Violations
  Ⅳ. Policy Implications

  #SovereignImmunity #StateImmunity #HumanRights #StateResponsibility #JusCogens
• RCEP, CPTPP, and Indo-Pacific Economic Framework - Is It Possible to Prevent Fragmentation and Blocization of the Regional Order? - Kim Yanghee Upload Date 2022-02-18 Hits 82284

  I. Geoeconomic Opportunities and Geopolitical Risks of the RCEP
  Ⅱ. ‘Indo-Pacific Economic Framework,’ a New Economic Cooperation Model
  Ⅲ. The Way forward for Regional Integration: Tasks Ahead

  #RCEP #CPTPP #IPEF #FTA #IndoPacific
• Digital Trade Rules in the Asia-Pacific Region:Fragmentation of Rules and the Way Forward Lee Hyo-young Upload Date 2022-01-24 Hits 92415

  I. Introduction
  Ⅱ. Current Landscape of Digital Trade Rules in the Asia-Pacific Region
  Ⅲ. Problem of Fragmented Rules and Way Forward for Digital Trade Rules in the Asia-Pacific Region

  #DigitalTrade #AsiaPacific #CPTPP #DigitalEconomy #DEPA