[2025 EAI-API-KEI Joint Press Conference] Results of the 1st Trilateral Korea-Japan-U.S. Joint Public Opinion Poll and the 12th Korea-Japan Joint Public Opinion Poll
The East Asia Institute (EAI, Korea), the Asia-Pacific Initiative (API, Japan), and the Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI, United States) conducted the “1st Trilateral Korea-Japan-U.S. Joint Public Opinion Poll” and the “12th Korea-Japan Joint Public Opinion Poll” from August 8 to August 20, 2025. The results were released at a joint press conference held on Thursday, August 28, at 10:30 a.m. At the press conference, EAI President Yul Sohn, API Director Ken Jimbo, and KEI Director J. James Kim presented the key findings of the survey. At a time when the strategic importance of trilateral cooperation among Korea, Japan, and the United States is growing, the survey provided an in-depth assessment of mutual perceptions among the three publics, their views on key policy issues, as well as longer term trends in public perception in Korea-Japan relations.
“The Strategic Rationales Behind North Korea’s Two Hostile States Doctrine”
[Global NK Commentary] North Korea's Strategic Culture and “Two Hostile States” Doctrine
Hyeongjung Park, Independent Researcher on North Korean Affairs, analyzes North Korea’s strategic culture to examine its “Two Hostile States” doctrine. Dr. Park provides a nuanced explanation of how Pyongyang strategically justifies aggressive military posturing as defensive measures as well as how the “Two Hostile States” doctrine functions as a “stonewalling” strategy that halts interactions with South Korea. The author advocates for greater strategic awareness to avoid inadvertently facilitating Pyongyang’s long-term military and political objectives.
“Results of the Korea-Japan-U.S. Trilateral Public Opinion Poll during the period of the Trump 2.0 administration”
[EAI Public Opinion Briefing] 2025 EAI-API-KEI 1st Trilateral Korea-Japan-U.S. Joint Public Opinion Poll and the 12th Korea-Japan Joint Public Opinion Poll
