Oct 07,2013 Topics of the Month

The ROK-US Alliance – 3

Defining Future Goals of the ROK-US Alliance During the Cold War era, South Korea anchored its security policy mainly to deterrence against the North Korean threat. The main functions of the ROK-US alliance were limited to the Korean Peninsula, leaving the regional role of the alliance rather underdeveloped. However, with the rapid emergence of South […]

Chun Chaesung*
Alliance functions , regional security architecture , Reunification , Sino-US Relations
Oct 07,2013 Special Forum

Introduction to Special Forum on Strategic Thinking about North Korea

North Korea has been discussed widely, especially since Kim Jong-un took the reins after Kim Jong-il’s death. Yet, not often is it considered to be a subject of comparative strategic thought. The preoccupation with North Korean thinking, as hard as that may be to discern, and US thinking often leaves insufficient room for attention to […]

Editorial Staff
Denuclearization , infographics , Putin’s pivot , regional balance of power , Reunification , Sino-US cooperation , Sinocentrism , testing US alliances , triangles
Jul 19,2013 Topics of the Month

Introduction to Topics of the Month

Topics of the Month is the Asan Forum’s venue for sustained discussion about three themes on international relations in the Asia-Pacific chosen for their significance, timeliness, and need for closer scrutiny. In addition to the mid-month statements by three specialists who follow their topic closely, early each month we will circulate responses by informed commentators, […]

Gilbert Rozman
Denuclearization , Park-Obama Summit , Park-Xi Summit , Reunification , ROK-US Alliance , Triangle , Values