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Dialogue decreases tension

Another crisis that could have caused an outbreak of war in Korea was avoided by a dramatic inter-Korean agreement reached on Aug. 25. The two Koreas agreed to reduce tension and avoid a military confrontation, while pursuing dialogue to improve inter-Korean relations. The leaders of both sides, President Park Geun-hye and Kim Jong-un, welcomed the breakthrough as a new opportunity to resolve their differences peacefully through dialogue.

2015-08-30 16:58

US politics and Korea

President Barak Obama still has more than a year and five months left of his term, but the general mood of the American public treats him as a lame duck that cannot do much to turn around the country’s pessimistic state of affairs.

2015-08-16 15:53

Inconsistent foreign policy

Under a presidential system, democratic states can enter treaties or agreements with sovereign foreign states on important security issues, normally with the consent of their legislatures. However, the implementation of an agreement by an incumbent administration is not necessarily guaranteed by its succeeding administration.

2015-08-02 17:33

Iran deal's impact on N. Korea

In the wake of the Iranian nuclear deal - a long-term, multi-faceted plan to prevent Iran from making a nuclear weapon - attention is drawn to the North Korean nuclear issue. Would Pyongyang or Washington try one more time to settle the denuclearization issue through negotiation? Iran and North Korea are certainly different cases in several ways. Yet, the process of negotiation and the substance detailed in the final agreement reached by P5+1/EU and Iran could suggest how a resumed nuclear negotiation with North Korea might lead to success.

2015-07-19 17:00

Obama and Park Geun-hye

Last Saturday U.S. President Obama was upbeat after he scored three political gains: passage of the Trade Promotion Authority, and Supreme Court decisions on the affordable care act and same sex marriage. Obama's approval rate went up above 50 percent. Obama's powerful healing eulogy for nine slain black church members in Charlestown, South Carolina was also well received across the country, as he ended by leading those assembled in singing “Amazing Grace.”

2015-07-05 17:07

Pyongyang's statement of position

On June 15, marking the 15th anniversary of the joint inter-Korean summit declaration of 2000, the DPRK issued a special “government statement” of its latest position on inter-Korean relations. This statement deserves scrutiny to shed some light on the possible evolution of North-South relations for the rest of President Park Geun-hye’s term.

2015-06-21 17:22

Pyongyang's statement of position

On June 15, marking the 15th anniversary of the joint inter-Korean summit declaration of 2000, the DPRK issued a special "government statement" of its latest position on inter-Korean relations. This statement deserves scrutiny to shed some light on the possible evolution of North-South relations for the rest of President Park Geun-hye's term.

2015-06-21 17:12

Contending views on South China Sea

A low-key but serious exchange of views that took place between the United States and China regarding the South China Sea at the Shangri-La Dialogue, hosted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) May 29 - 31 in Singapore, shed some light on the fate of the disputed islands between peaceful resolution and military confrontation.

2015-06-07 17:06

Dangerous differences between U.S. and China

The ongoing face-off between the United States and China over territorial disputes in the South China Sea has emerged as a serious source of tension. If not abated or averted by a diplomatic solution, it could escalate to threaten the prospect of Sino-American cooperation to sustain the existing regional order until another balance of power evolves in the region to allow continuing economic growth in peace and stability. The issue of the Senkaku Islands/Diaoyudao islands in the East China Sea seems to have submerged somewhat for now due to a recently upgraded U.S.-Japan defense guideline, wh...

2015-05-24 17:06

Abe makes it difficult for all

Following a successful visit to the United States by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe late last month, South Koreans are debating on how to put this in perspective. One group thinks Abe’s contribution to the building of a robust global alliance with the U.S. reflects Seoul’s diplomatic failure resulting in the downgrading of the Republic of Korea by Washington, while another group argues that a closer U.S.-Japan relationship will enable Seoul to strengthen trilateral cooperation against North Korean threats and attain regional stability and prosperity.

2015-05-10 16:50

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