Commentary and Analysis

Karl Friedhoff joins other analysts to offer insights on what 2023 might bring for South Korea.

“South Koreans know they are living in a very unforgiving region so perhaps taking security into their own hands is seen as a logical next step."

Military conscription is a good start, but leaders in Taipei need to act with greater urgency still, Ethan Kessler writes.

Banning press from a presidential plane and his response to truckers’ strike likely played to Yoon’s conservative base, Karl Friedhoff writes.

"Widespread skepticism of Washington has given way to the belief that US forces have a role to play on the peninsula for the foreseeable future," Karl Friedhoff writes.

"It’s not too late for China and the United States to achieve some level of mutual understanding and common purpose," Paul Heer writes.

The strategy debate has serious implications for both Taipei and, by association, the United States, argues Ethan Kessler.

What is driving the recent increase in North Korean missile launches—and how should the US respond?

The South Korean leader’s approval rates have held steady since the deadly crowd crush, Karl Friedhoff writes.

With President Biden's latest escalation of the China-US trade war, the world is now a far cry from the "golden age" of globalized trade, Paul Poast argues.