Kim Sung-han at a cybersecurity meeting | Image: ROK Presidential Office, edited by NK News
South Korea experienced a sudden top-level leadership reshuffle this week, beginning with the resignation of Kim Sung-han as national security advisor on Wednesday, a role that substantially shapes the country's North Korea and foreign policy.
The surprise move is unlikely to affect a major shift in Seoul's general policy direction concerning North Korea and its alliance with U.S. Cho Tae-yong, the ROK ambassador to the U.S. and Kim's successor, shares similar foreign policy views with Kim, informed analysts in Seoul told NK News.
South Korea experienced a sudden top-level leadership reshuffle this week, beginning with the resignation of Kim Sung-han as national security advisor on Wednesday, a role that substantially shapes the country's North Korea and foreign policy.
The surprise move is unlikely to affect a major shift in Seoul's general policy direction concerning North Korea and its alliance with U.S. Cho Tae-yong, the ROK ambassador to the U.S. and Kim's successor, shares similar foreign policy views with Kim, informed analysts in Seoul told NK News.
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Jeongmin Kim is the Lead Correspondent at NK News and Editorial Director at KOREA PRO, based in Seoul. Kim covers inter-Korean relations and North and South Korean foreign and military affairs. Kim has covered the 2022 ROK presidential election on the ground, and prior to joining NK News, she worked for the CSIS Korea Chair in Washington D.C. and Reuters news agency’s Seoul bureau. Follow her on Twitter @jeongminnkim