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Afghanistan and alliance

President Joe Biden announced on April 14 that the withdrawal of U.S. forces will begin on May 1, in line with an agreement Trump's administration made with the Taliban. Since then, the Taliban began a strikingly rapid advance across the country, taking one regional capital after another, and reached the doorsteps of Kabul by Aug. 14. Next morning, it released a statement that “our forces do not want to enter Kabul through military means.”

2021-09-02 17:20

Steps for Korea's 'graduation'

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced July 4 that the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) decided to classify Korea as a developed nation during its recent board meeting in Geneva.

2021-08-22 17:05

How to enhance peaceful nuclear cooperation between Korea, US

Wrapping up their summit on May 21, Presidents Moon Jae-in and Joe Biden came up with a joint statement, which contained a commitment “to develop cooperation in overseas nuclear markets, including joint participation in nuclear power plant projects.” The commitment came as a pleasant surprise to many observers in Korea and the U.S., including me.

2021-07-18 15:12

Why does Global Health Security Agenda matter for Korea?

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga visited Washington, D.C. for his meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden, April 16. It was soon followed by President Moon Jae-in, who met with Biden, May 21. Because the two Asian leaders visited Washington at such a short interval, the Korean news media has been busy for some time ferreting out stories to make comparisons between the two visits.

2021-06-30 17:05

How can Korea make the best of the G7 summit?

President Moon Jae-in attended the Group of Seven (G7) Summit in Cornwall, United Kingdom from June 11 to 13, 2021. The event reminds me of the two previous times Korea has participated in a G7 summit, the momentous changes that have taken place in the world since then, and the meaning of Korea's participation at the Cornwall meeting more than a decade later.

2021-06-15 17:35

Summit - step toward strategic clarity?

President Moon Jae-in visited Washington, D.C. for a summit with President Joe Biden, May 21. Moon was the second foreign leader to have a face to face meeting with Biden, only after Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan. Reading through the Moon-Biden joint statement, I was pleasantly surprised with the overall tone and contents of it.

2021-06-01 17:06

'Salami tactics' vs. roadmap

During the early days of Donald Trump's presidency, U.S. officials used to talk about denuclearizing North Korea through a one-shot, Libya-style deal. I knew why they were attracted by such an approach. They were frustrated by the “salami tactics” of North Korea they had watched over the decades. Still, I thought such an approach didn't have a chance.

2021-04-27 17:12

How to prepare for Korea-US summit?

The Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. jointly hosted a webinar on April 1 on a topic we will have to face in the not too distant future: “How Korea and the Korean business community must prepare for the Korea-U.S. Summit.” As I sat through the seminar as a panelist, many thoughts crossed my mind. I wish to share some of them.

2021-04-13 16:52

Multilateral forum can offer win-win opportunity for Korea

Two weeks ago in this column, I wrote why I believe in institution-building and how I used to work to regularize 2+2 foreign and defense ministers' meetings between Korea and the U.S. It was one day before the 2+2 meeting in Seoul on March 18.

2021-03-31 18:08

Anti-China coalition could put Korea's interests in harm's way

Strategic clarity in 2+2, 2021

I am a firm believer in institution-building. If there's an important mission, build appropriate institutions. It is one surefire, sometimes essential, way of achieving an objective. When I was appointed as ambassador to the United States in 2013, I had a mission: how to further strengthen the Korea-U.S. alliance.

2021-03-16 17:22

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