Military

Divergent Foreign Policy on the Korean Peninsula, and ROK Security Priorities

By | December 02, 2025

With Pyongyang leaning towards Moscow, and the US focusing more on China than North Korea, Peninsula security priorities have entered a period of flux.

Sea Change: the DPRK, and Russia’s New Maritime Power

By | November 25, 2025

Growing Moscow-Pyongyang alliance poses new naval security questions for main Northeast Asian military powers the US and China.

Understanding South Korean Conservativism and Yoon’s Martial Law Declaration

By | December 05, 2024

Where does South Korea’s conservative People Power Party fit within comparative typologies, and how do we interpret Yoon’s martial law decree? This explainer addresses both questions.

The Rhetorical Politics of Ending the Korean War: Eisenhower, Dulles and Mao’s China

By | March 25, 2023

In this essay, Rory de Mellow examines the reconceptualisation of US foreign policy during and after the Korean War.

Russia’s Iskander Ballistic Missile System Has Long Worried NATO: Its North Korean Cousin is Much More Dangerous

By | October 13, 2022

Analysis of a new North Korean weapon that bears a striking resemblance to Russia’s Iskander missile.