Commentary and Analysis

Karl Friedhoff weighs in on the challenges shaping South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's early leadership.

In a meeting with Trump, South Korea’s president named his intention for the nation to serve as the beating heart of diplomatic relations in the region.

The first meeting between US President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is a critical moment for Seoul to define its role in a changing region, Karl Friedhoff writes.

Although the atomic bomb hasn't been used in war since it was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the possibility of its future use can never be ruled out, Paul Poast writes.

Nonresident Fellow Paul Poast, Alexandra Chinchilla, and Dan Reiter explore how a divided US public thinks about conflict.

Despite the good feelings following the first Ishiba-Trump summit, there are major challenges ahead, Craig Kafura writes.

Sweeping domestic reforms could be on the table if Yoon's impeachment triggers a new presidential election, Karl Friedhoff writes.

"It seems that the PPP is now going to turn on him,” Karl Friedhoff says of the embattled leader's political party.

The US public is divided on whether Washington should have remained neutral or opposed Yoon’s controversial move.

Wonks loved Yoon Suk-yeol’s foreign policy—and ignored his problems at home, Karl Friedhoff writes.