Yul Sohn, president of EAI and professor at Yonsei University, defines Indo-Pacific as the “global region” where multilayered strategies and various areas overlap, and projects the “symbiosis and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region based on universal norms” as the vision that Korea needs to pursue. Korea is required to break away from previous diplomatic conceptions confined to the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia, and realize a wider scope of value and national interests in the Indo-Pacific region, which has emerged as the core of global economy and security. The author suggests that Korea should meet global challenges with re-globalization and prevent intensifying tensions from degenerating into armed conflicts. To play the role, it is necessary to persist in cooperation with key players in the region and build complex networks of economy, technology, environment, and security.

[Global NK Online Seminar] Is Denuclearization of DPRK Still Viable?

As part of the Global NK Zoom & Connect project, EAI held an online webinar titled “Is Denuclearization of DPRK Still Viable?” The webinar, participated by Bee Yun Jo (Associate Research Fellow at the Korea Institute for Defense Analyses), John Park (Director of the Korea Project at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center), Won Gon Park (EAI Chair of the North Korea Research Center; Professor at Ewha Womans University), and Seongho Sheen (Professor at Seoul National University), analyzed and forecasted Pyongyang’s nuclear posture following its “Law on Nuclear Forces” and its extensive provocations following the Russo-Ukrainian war. Experts from the United States and South Korea discussed issues concerning the Korean Peninsula, including North Korea’s nuclear policies, President Yoon’s Audacious Initiative, the credibility of the United States’ extended deterrence, paths to denuclearization, the influence of great power rivalry on North Korea’s calculations, and explored deals North Korea can accept and South Korea’s role in developing a denuclearization roadmap.

On December 13, EAI held its 20th Anniversary Supporters’ Night in The Ambassador Seoul - A Pullman Hotel. Chairman Emeritus Hong Koo Lee, Chairman Young-Sun Ha, and Trustee Chang-Su Rue (Vice Chairman of Eugene Investment & Securities Co., Ltd.) delivered opening remarks to celebrate the past, present, and future of EAI. Sponsors who donated financially and academics who contributed via research and publishing were in attendance. The longest and most generously donating sponsors and family members, most editors of books, and most online publication contributions received certifications of appreciation. Professor Stephan Haggard, editor of EAI`s Journal of East Asian Studies for the last two decades, received a plaque of merit at the ceremony.

[ADRN Issue Briefing] “The Political Consequences of Sri Lanka’s Economic Breakdown: Where Next?”

“U.S.-ROK Alliance Countering North Korea’s Nuclear Threat”

“Unified Korea as the Solution to the Security Problems on the Peninsula” 

“Kim Jong-un’s Decade in Power ”

 “Korean Peninsula in the Multipolar World Order”

“Kim Jong-un and North Korea’s Power Structure”

“Overview of North Korea’s Missile Crossing the Northern Limit Line”