Central Asia is undergoing a period of significant geopolitical and economic transformation. The growing role of China, the changing position of Russia, the evolving regional environment following the Tajikistan–Kyrgyzstan border...
Read MoreOn 6 July 2026, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Germany’s Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) had been selected as the preferred supplier for the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP)....
Read MoreTürkiye and South Korea have long described each other as “brother countries” due to their historical ties and shared memories. In recent years, however, relations between the two countries have...
Read MoreThe rapid expansion of the Korean Wave has significantly increased global demand for Korean food products. Indonesia, as the world’s largest Muslim-majority country, represents a major export opportunity for South...
Read MoreSouth Korea has become one of the world’s leading arms exporters. During 2021–25, it accounted for around 3 per cent of global arms exports, marking a major change from the...
Read MoreIn 2025, South Korea’s cosmetics exports reached a record $11.4 billion, making the country the world’s second-largest cosmetics exporter after France and pushing the United States into third place for...
Read MoreK-pop, once a niche domestic entertainment industry, has become one of South Korea’s most prominent cultural exports. Its economic impact extends beyond music sales to tourism, cosmetics, fashion, food, technology,...
Read MoreSouth Korea’s foreign policy has long been shaped by a structural tension that no administration has fully resolved. The tension is known as the imperative of maintaining the US-ROK alliance...
Read MoreIntroductionOn 6 July 2026, at HMC Dockyard in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) had been named the preferred bidder for the...
Read MoreNorth Korea’s withdrawal from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of nuclear weapons in 2003 and its first nuclear test in 2006 fundamentally changed the security environment on the Korean Peninsula....
Read MoreAmbassador Karl-Olof Andersson has served as Sweden’s Ambassador to the Republic of Korea since August 2024. He holds degrees in business and languages from Lund University and in international studies...
Read MoreAmbassador Eva Marie Russek has served as Austria’s Ambassador to Korea since September 2025. She studied law in Graz, worked as a research assistant at Rutgers University Law School (USA),...
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Central Asia is undergoing a period of significant geopolitical and economic transformation. The growing role of China, the changing position…
Oil, Power, and the International System: Setting the StageThroughout the twentieth century, oil emerged as one of the most decisive…
South Korea’s foreign policy has long been shaped by a structural tension that no administration has fully resolved. The tension…
The opening session of the Shangri-La Dialogue on May 29, 2026, captured the central tension in Vietnam’s diplomacy. Tô Lâm,…
India’s growing engagement with the Mediterranean reflects a broader adjustment in New Delhi’s external strategy. As India seeks more resilient…
Korea’s Arctic engagement has become increasingly visible in recent years. The passage of the Special Act on the Promotion of…
