The Northern Sea Route: From Commercial Opportunity to Legal ChallengeGlobal warming is increasing the commercial potential of the Northern Sea Route (NSR), which connects East Asia and Europe through the...
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From Energy to Logistics: Azerbaijan’s Expanding Role in Eurasian Connectivity
In late September 2026, the World Bank revealed its flagship Integration: High-Grade Trade Logistics along the Trans-Caspian Transport Route report, providing a strategic roadmap to transform the Middle Corridor (TITR) from a...
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The Caspian Crossroads: Regional Connectivity, Ecological Governance, and Turkmenistan’s Strategic Leadership at the 2026 Awaza Summits
Introduction: The Awaza Diplomatic NexusBetween October 7 and 9, 2026, the Awaza National Tourist Zone in Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan, became the preeminent center of Eurasian multilateral diplomacy. Convened under the auspices...
Read MoreSoft Power and Human Mobility between Korea and Thailand
IntroductionRecent mobility between Korea and Thailand has rapidly expanded beyond short-term, tourism-oriented visits into a multi-layered pattern encompassing study, employment, long-term residence, and settlement. The resumption of cross-border movement following...
Read MoreFrom friendship to strategic partnership: The significance of President Lee Jae-myung’s state visit to France
Introduction: Beyond the Celebration of 140 YearsPresident Lee Jae-myung’s visit to France from September 6 to 9, 2026 came at an ideal moment to take stock of relations between France...
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U.S.–DPRK Dialogue: Prospects, Challenges, and South Korea’s Role
IntroductionThe prospects for renewed U.S.–North Korea dialogue appear to be growing, given President Donald Trump’s expressed interest in dialogue and South Korea’s efforts to create favorable conditions for a potential...
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Interview with the Ambassador of Greece to the Republic of Korea
Ambassador Loukas Tsokos serves as the Ambassador of Greece to the Republic of Korea. He holds a degree in Law from the University of Aix-en-Provence and a Master’s degree in...
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Interview with the Ambassador of Netherlands to the Republic of Korea
Ambassador Peter van der Vliet serves as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Republic of Korea. A career diplomat, he joined the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign...
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Turning geography into capacity: Azerbaijan’s corridor strategy
Global competition for resilient supply chains and reliable transit routes is intensifying, increasing the strategic importance of alternative trade corridors. In this context, the Middle Corridor has re‑emerged as a...
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Stopping North Korea’s Nuclear Expansion: The International Community and South Korea in a Changing Strategic Environment
Introduction: A Paradigm Shift?The strategic environment surrounding the Korean Peninsula has fundamentally changed in at least three respects. First, North Korea has moved beyond the earlier denuclearization framework by institutionalizing...
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North Korea’s Nuclear Expansion: A Growing Concern for Italy and Europe
The North Korean nuclear dossier is generating growing concern across the Western world and more recently Italy has expressed the urgency of containing the threat, not merely at the rhetorical...
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A Credible Deterrent Will Ensure Peace in the Korean Peninsula
The history of Western and South Korean efforts to stop and eventually dismantle the North Korean programs aimed at creating a nuclear weapons arsenal demonstrates the triumph of unwarranted hope...
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From Energy to Logistics: Azerbaijan’s Expanding Role in Eurasian Connectivity
In late September 2026, the World Bank revealed its flagship Integration: High-Grade Trade Logistics along the Trans-Caspian Transport Route report, providing a…
The Geopolitical Realignment of Turkish-American Relations: Beyond the F-35
Recent statements by US Vice President JD Vance and US President Donald Trump regarding the potential delivery of F-35 fighter…
From friendship to strategic partnership: The significance of President Lee Jae-myung’s state visit to France
Introduction: Beyond the Celebration of 140 YearsPresident Lee Jae-myung’s visit to France from September 6 to 9, 2026 came at…
Soft Power and Human Mobility between Korea and Thailand
IntroductionRecent mobility between Korea and Thailand has rapidly expanded beyond short-term, tourism-oriented visits into a multi-layered pattern encompassing study, employment,…
Bamboo Diplomacy, Amplified: Tô Lâm’s Middle-Power Signal at Shangri-La
The opening session of the Shangri-La Dialogue on May 29, 2026, captured the central tension in Vietnam’s diplomacy. Tô Lâm,…
Breaking Through Arctic Ice: Korea’s Emerging Role as a Norm Enabler
The Northern Sea Route: From Commercial Opportunity to Legal ChallengeGlobal warming is increasing the commercial potential of the Northern Sea…