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![South Korea’s Strategic Autonomy: Maintaining Regional Stability Amid US-China Competition](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/8407282068_c7cdc4dfda_o-scaled.jpeg)
South Korea’s Strategic Autonomy: Maintaining Regional Stability Amid US-China Competition
Joon Hyung Kim analyses the South Korean foreign policy debate and argues that South Korea must adopt a proactive foreign policy based on strategic autonomy.
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Seoul Summit Offers Valuable Momentum for China-Japan-S.Korea Cooperation
GLOBAL TIMES - APLN Vice Chair Chung-in Moon analyzed the outcomes of the China-Japan-South Korea summit and the current regional situation.
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S. Korea-Japan-China Trilateral Summit
ARIRANG NEWS - APLN member Eunjung Lim shared her overall assessment of the South Korea-Japan-China trilateral summit.
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What if Seoul Took Reunification by Force Off the Table?
HANKYOREH - APLN member Cheong Wook-Sik suggests the idea of ruling out the possibility of armed reunification in the event of a contingency on the peninsula.
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미리보는 제19회 제주포럼 | 역사 속에서 평화를 보다
JEJU FORUM - APLN member Eunjung Lim was featured in a video created by the Jeju Forum, where she discussed the overall international situation with Ambassador Ko Yun Ju and Professor Park Jae Jeok.
![Will Seoul’s Ties With Moscow Really Recover on Their Own?](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/iStock-1089911334.jpg)
Will Seoul’s Ties With Moscow Really Recover on Their Own?
HANKYOREH - APLN Vice Chair Chung-in Moon highlights that the decay of inter-Korean relations and US-Russia relations has become a major obstacle.
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‘Trump’s Possible Return Will Be Mixed Bag for South Korea’
THE KOREA TIMES - APLN Vice Chair Chung-in Moon was interviewed by the Korea Times, where he discussed the implications of the U.S. presidential election and foreign policy of the Yoon administration.
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The Bumpy Road Ahead in South Korean Politics
NBR - APLN member Eunjung Lim discusses the role of economic factors and communication issues in the crushing defeat for the ruling People Power Party in South Korea’s legislative election.
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‘Choson’: Is it time we start referring to N. Korea in its own terms?
HANKYOREH - APLN member Cheong Wook-Sik argues that South Korea should start using the term preferred by North Korea, "Choson", as mutual acknowledgement is the first step to peace and coexistence.
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South Korea’s Dangerous Sense of Isolation
Tanya Ogilvie-White argues that South Korea is becoming increasingly isolated from its regional security partners in the way that it views the threat from North Korea.