Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security

IFANS PERSPECTIVES

• The North Korea-Russia Alliance and Korea’s Policy CHOI Wooseon Upload Date 2024-12-31 Hits 9306

• ROK’s New Pivot to Southeast Asia: Implications of the ROK-ASEAN CSP in the Evolving Indo-Pacific CHO Wondeuk Upload Date 2024-12-24 Hits 11588

  1. Introduction
  2. A SHIFT TOWARD COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
  3. KEY COMPONENTS OF THE ROK-ASEAN CSP
  4. IMPLICATIONS FOR KOREA’S FOREIGN POLICY
  5. POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS

• Revisiting North Korea’s “Two Hostile States” Doctrine: Based on the Kim Il Sung Text HWANG Ildo Upload Date 2024-11-06 Hits 22660

  1. Introduction
  2. Overview of the Inception and Development of the “Two Hostile States” Doctrine
  3. Cross-Examination and Correlation with the Kim Il Sung Text
  4. Policy Implications

• Assessment of the Ninth ROK-Japan-China Trilateral Summit JO Yanghyeon Upload Date 2024-09-02 Hits 1273

  1. Introduction   
  2. Key Points of the Ninth ROK-Japan-China Trilateral Summit 
  3. Main Takeaways from Bilateral Summits
  4. Assessment

  #ROKChinaJapan #ROKJapanSummit #ROKChinaRelations #ROKJapan
• The Ongoing Civil War in Sudan: Analysis and Prospect KIM Dong Suk Upload Date 2024-08-26 Hits 1381

  1. Introduction
  2. Overview of Sudan’s Civil War
  3. Background of Sudan’s Civil War
  4. Prospect for Sudan’s Civil War
  5. Policy Implications

  #Sudan
• Crisis in Gaza 2024: Israel’s Dilemma and Implications for International Politics IN Nam-sik Upload Date 2024-08-14 Hits 1224

  1. Background and Development
  2. Israel’s Predicament
  3. Geopolitical Implications
  4. Outlook: The Middle East on Edge with Rapidly Shifting Regional Dynamics

  #Iran #Israel #Hamas
• Finalizing the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF): The Projection of a New Paradigm for U.S. Trade Policy and its Implications KANG Seonjou Upload Date 2024-07-26 Hits 1414

  1. Introduction
  2. Background of the IPEF
  3. The State of the Final IPEF Package
  4. Assessments and Implications of the Final IPEF Package
  5. Policy Considerations

  #US #IPEF #TRADE
• AUKUS and Indo-Pacific Regional Security: Strategic Implications for South Korea CHOE Wongi Upload Date 2024-06-25 Hits 1060

  1. Introduction
  2. AUKUS Security Partnership and China’s Reaction
  3. Australia's Motivation for the Pursuit of AUKUS
  4. Strategic Implications
  5. Future Prospects and Challenges
  6. Implications for South Korea

  #China #IndoPacific #US #Australia #MaritimeSecurity
• Major Donors’ Support for Countries in the Mekong Region: Overview and Implications for Korea SONG Jisun Upload Date 2024-05-07 Hits 1778

  1. Setting the Scene
  2. Donors’ Development Cooperation Strategy toward the Mekong Region
  3. Key Characteristics and Implications
  4. Policy Implications

  #China #US #ODA #Development #Mekong
• “Socialist Legalization” and Its Causes during the Kim Jong-un Era: With a Focus on North Korea’s Nuclear Capabilities and Succession System LEE Sang-sook Upload Date 2024-02-14 Hits 2430

  1. Raising the Issue
  2. Socialist Legalization and Nuclear Command and Control 
  3. Progress in Socialist Legalization during the Kim Jong-un Era
  4. Causes of Progress in North Korea's Socialist Legalization
  5. Policy Considerations

  #NorthKorea #Legalization #Peninsula #NuclearArms #Korean