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If allowed to spiral out of control, Japan’s and South Korea’s domestic nationalist fervour against each other could further damage already fragil

With primary energy consumption exceeding 170 EJ in 2023, China has surpassed the US to become the world's largest energy consumer.

If allowed to spiral out of control, Japan’s and South Korea’s domestic nationalist fervour against each other could further damage already fragil

Using the Hallyu wave as a soft power instrument, South Korea has managed to sweep the world with its cultural influence

One doubts if President Moon’s policy would be able to accomplish North Korean denuclearisation any time soon.

The positions of Russia and South Korea on regional affairs — given their respective relations with the China and US — will have a bearing on how

The potential of the India-Korea partnership has not been fully tapped. The present visit will provide a great opportunity for President Moon and Prim

The trilateral meeting will take place on 9 May 2018. It assumes considerable significance for several reasons.

Korean leaders’ meet and welcome thaw in Sino-Indo relationship can positively impact global strategies in the 21st century.

South Koreans could not have chosen a better candidate than Moon Jae-in for the presidency, considering the current tense political and strategic situ

President Moon’s visit came at a time when both countries are well poised to expand their security and economic engagements.

India and South Korea stand as important middle powers whose influence in the Indo-Pacific region is expanding in their own ways. At the same time, their bilateral partnership today has even bigger potential to serve as a stabilising factor amid shifting regional geopolitical equations. The current year—the 50th since the two countries established formal diplomatic ties—is an opportune moment for harnessing their converging interests. This br

South Korea’s Indo-Pacific strategy, released in December 2022, highlights the country’s willingness to engage with the Indo-Pacific concept, shedding the ambiguity of the earlier stance under President Yoon Suk Yeol’s predecessor. This policy step up recognises emerging geopolitical trends that require South Korea to engage with new territories previously overlooked in its strategic radar, such as the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). This brief

South Korea’s Moon Jae-in government has adopted what it calls a “New Southern Policy”, and by most accounts, the strategy is aimed at strengthening the country’s relations with India. What is the rationale for South Korea’s current inclination towards India? This brief argues that the ‘China factor’ is playing a key role in this new approach: South Korea wants to diversify its foreign relations as it faces a dilemma over its econom