Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security

Economic Security Implications of the US AI Action Plan

1. The US AI Action Plan and the Three Executive Orders
2. Key Points of the US AI Action Plan from an Economic Security Perspective
3. Economic Security Challenges for South Korea

Strategic Implications from the July Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting: Prospects for Indo-Pacific Cooperation under the Second Trump Administration

1. Introduction   
2. Major Developments and Assessment
3. Policy Implications

Russia’s Deepening Footprint in Southeast Asia: Regional Perceptions and Responses

1. Introduction
2. Russia’s Broadening Engagement in Southeast Asia
3. Southeast Asia’s Perceptions and Responses
4. Regional Impact and Policy Implications

North Korea’s Politics of Troop Deployment and Hyper-strategy

1. Introduction
2. Diagnosing North Korea’s Politics of Troop Deployment
3. North Korea’s Troop Deployment and Hyper-strategy
4. Diplomatic and Security Implications

Prospects for North Korea-U.S. Relations and Nuclear Talks

1. An Outlook for Relationship between North Korea and the U.S.: Revitalization of North Korea-U.S. Summit Diplomacy 
2. An Outlook for North Korean Nuclear Talks: Realistic Control through ‘Simultaneous and Parallel’ Approaches
3. Policy Considerations

Assessments and Implications of the Korea-Japan Summit at G7

1. First Korea-Japan Summit Following the Inauguration of the New Korean Government
2. Key Outcomes and Implications

Prospects of Discussions on Economic Security in Trade Negotiations with the US

1. Current Status of US Bilateral Trade Talks
2. Analysis of Economic Security Agenda within the Framework Agreement
3. Considerations for Prospective Discussion on Economic Security in Trade Negotiations

The 2025 G7 Canada Summit: A Time to Look into the Future of the G7 and the “Rules-Based International Order”

1. Challenges of the 2025 G7 Canada Summit
2. Outcome of the 2025 G7 Canada Summit
(1) Israel–Iran Armed Conflict
(2) Russia–Ukraine War
(3) Critical Mineral Supply Chains, AI, and Energy Security
3. Implications of the 2025 G7 Summit

The 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue and Indo-Pacific Security

1. Overview: Shangri-La Dialogue and Defense Diplomacy
2. The 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue and Competition for Leadership in the Indo-Pacific between Major Powers
3. The 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue and the U.S. Proclamation of Pivoting to the Indo-Pacific
4. Implications for South Korea