The Three-Step Denuclearization Initiative and the END Framework: Issues and Limitations of the South Korean Government's Approach to Denuclearization
Won Gon Park, Chair of EAI’s North Korea Research Center and Professor at Ewha Womans University, examines the issues and limitations of the Lee Jae Myung administration's approach to North Korean denuclearization. The author points out that the South Korean government's North Korea policy remains declarative in structure. To address these limitations, Professor Park proposes measures such as standardizing policy terminology and institutionalizing operational guidelines for extended deterrence between South Korea and the United States.
“The Role of Local Governments against Climate Change in South Asia”
[ADRN Working Paper] Climate Change and Local Governments in South Asia
The Asia Democracy Research Network (ADRN) published a series of working papers to address the significance of the role of local governments by examining cases from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. These documents investigate how local administrations within each nation have endeavored to address climate change, offering insights that inform recommendations to overcome the limitations of their ongoing initiatives.
“The Case for a Timely Transfer of Wartime Operational Control”
[Global NK Commentary] Modernization of the ROK-U.S. Alliance: The Transfer of Wartime Operational Control and the Transformation of Inter-Korean Relations
