Developments on the Korean Peninsula have an increasingly significant impact on regional and global economic and security dynamics. From the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK or North Korea) rapidly advancing nuclear weapons program and shifting partnerships to the Republic of Korea’s (ROK or South Korea) mounting leadership in critical commercial and military industries to expanding US-ROK alliance cooperation across a range of strategic issue areas, the two Koreas have an outsized influence on world geopolitics.
Stimson’s Korea Program works to help address some of the world’s most pressing traditional and nontraditional security challenges by promoting greater understanding of relations between the United States and the Korean Peninsula through innovative research, strategic dialogues and informed analysis.
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Examining North Korea’s digital surveillance capabilities, how they have developed, and worrying trends for the future
April 16, 2024
This primer provides an overview of South Korea’s upcoming legislative elections, the key players involved and what’s at stake
April 4, 2024
Relying on deterrence and reminding the North of the overwhelming power of the United States and its allies has not had the desired effect
April 3, 2024
With the South Korea general election coming up on April 10, James Kim discusses the potential outcomes and their implications
April 1, 2024
Amid deepening ties between Russia and North Korea, examining the implications of the Russia-Ukraine war on North Korea's foreign policy
February 22, 2024
As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its third year, this piece explores South Korea's approach to Ukraine and its options moving forward
February 22, 2024
Using GEOINT analysis, this article shows the completion of North Korea’s Hwangju-Kindung Waterway, officially declared operational in December 2023
February 15, 2024
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