Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security

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• Promoting Human Rights in the DPRK: Recent Developments at the UN and Critical Tasks Ahead Nam Seung-hyun Upload Date 2023-10-26 Hits 403

  1. Introduction  
  2. Recent Developments at the UN: Discussion Points
  3. Policy Implications

  #UNSC #InternationalLaw #HumanRights #DPRK #PrisonersOfWar
• Walking a Fine Line between “Strategic Autonomy” and Alliance: A Perspective on Korea-China Relations amid U.S. Re-engagement with China KIM Han-kwon Upload Date 2023-10-05 Hits 264

  1. Introduction   
  2. Unraveling U.S.-China Strategic Competition in Key Areas: Latest Developments and China’s Response
  3. Latest Developments in the U.S.-China Dialogue and the Future of U.S.-China Relations
  4. Implications for ROK’s Foreign Policy

  #USChinaRelations #China #Relations #US #ROK
• Takeaways from China’s 2023 Two Sessions: Scenarios for Chinese National Security and Foreign Policy and the Future of Korea-China Relations 표나리 아시아ㆍ태평양연구부 조교수 Upload Date 2023-04-13 Hits 545

  1. A Bird’s Eye View of China’s National Security and Foreign Policy through Two Key Policy Documents
  2. Dissecting the Words of the Chinese Leadership: Chinese Foreign Policy and National Security Strategy in 2023 and Beyond
  3. China’s National Security and Foreign Policy Seen through Organization Reshuffle Announced at Two Sessions 2023
  4. Evaluation and Outlook
  5. Implications for South Korea-China Relations

  #China #XiJingping #TwoSessions #CPPCC #StateCouncilofPRC
• China’s Playbook for “Three Warfare (三战)” with South Korea in the Gray Zone PYO Nari Upload Date 2023-07-06 Hits 382

  Ⅰ. Introduction
  II. How the Concept of Gray Zone Has Evolved in China in the Post-Cold War Era
  III. Regional Applications and Implications: Friction between Seoul and Beijing over THAAD Deployment
  IV. Navigating the Gray Zone: Considerations for the Targets of Operations 
  Ⅴ. Conclusion 

• Inside Pyongyang’s Mind: An Overview of the Kim Regime’s Persistence in Masterminding Illicit Cyber Activities and ROK’s Responses SONG Tae Eun Upload Date 2023-05-03 Hits 203

  Introduction
  Why Pyongyang Masterminds Illicit Cyber Activities
  North Korea’s Cyber Capabilities and Vulnerability to External Attacks
  The ROK Government's Response
  Policy Recommendations

  #ROKUSalliance #NorthKoera #CyberAttacks #VirtualAssets #CyberSecurity
• The Ukrainian war and U.S. Strategy Wooseon CHOI Upload Date 2022-12-06 Hits 35648

  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 35767

  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 #Ukraine #Russia #StrategicConcept
• The Illusion of ‘Escalate to De-escalate’: Pyongyang’s Calculus for Nuclear Warfighting Doctrine HWANG Ildo Upload Date 2022-10-27 Hits 35943

  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 39978

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

  #EconomicSecurity #IPEF
• ‘Strategic Thinking’ for Korean Diplomacy Bong-geun Jun Upload Date 2022-09-22 Hits 64188

  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

  #DiplomaticStrategy #StrategicThinking #MOFA #Competency #KoreanDiplomacy