Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Many observers posit that a stark contest between democracy and autocracy will shape the governance of technology and data. But two Asian democracies, India and Korea, are carving out distinctive paths on data policy, not just following Western or Chinese models.
Seoul’s renewed emphasis on targeting Pyongyang leadership is especially dangerous given recent developments in North Korean nuclear capability and strategy.
Innovative forms of deliberative and participatory democracy from outside the West can inspire reform in European states.
Deploying such weapons would undercut denuclearization efforts and likely exacerbate arms race on Korean Peninsula
Given past failures and the many challenges involved in creating security institutions in Northeast Asia, creativity and flexibility will be key to designing a twenty-first-century architecture for the region.
Yoon Suk-yeol’s unrelenting pragmatism can guide him through key foreign policy and national security challenges.
New public opinion data finds robust support for a domestic nuclear weapons program in South Korea.
Although the U.S.-South Korean alliance does face significant geopolitical challenges, nuclear proliferation would be an ill-advised solution. South Korean nuclear weapons would likely make the regional security situation more precarious.
Though Moon’s efforts toward securing inter-Korean peace have received the most publicity, the New Southern Policy to advance ties with India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations has arguably sustained more momentum than any of the administration’s other flagship foreign policy initiatives.
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