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South Korea walks tightrope between Europe and Asia at first NATO summit
While Yoon Suk-yeol promoted trade with European nations, progress in relations with Japan failed to deliver on hype
To attract the crème de la crème, South Korea floats immigration shakeup
Yoon administration faces uphill battle to reverse demographic trends and change public perceptions about foreigners
Arming Kyiv: Ukraine gives South Korea a chance to prove it’s a world player
Provision of military aid would bolster international opposition to unwarranted aggression, both in Europe and Asia
What a ‘swift and forceful’ US response to a North Korean nuke test could be
Washington could consider everything from boosting missile defenses to information campaigns
South Korea-Japan ties will improve under Yoon, but not as much as US wants
While the president-elect can heal some of the damage of the Moon years, colonial-era animosities still poison relations
Kim-Moon letters mean division in South Korea, not reconciliation with the North
Kim Jong Un’s warm words do not match his aggressive actions, but will add an air of confusion about his true intentions
What if the US recognized North Korea as a nuclear power?
The move would open a door for better US-DPRK relations but set a damning precedent for global nonproliferation
A future that never was: Madeleine Albright’s glimmer of hope with North Korea
Albright, who died on Wednesday at 84, met Kim Jong Il in 2000 when better bilateral relations seemed possible
Yoon’s victory sets up big shift in Seoul’s stance on North Korean human rights
President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol has a chance to help defectors but faces major challenges to reaching those in the DPRK
What Yoon’s win means for security and foreign relations on the Korean Peninsula
US and Japan will welcome Yoon Suk-yeol’s election win, but his tough talk risks tensions with China and North Korea