Australia-Korea relations about commerce, not strategy
In foreign policy and strategic analysis, it pays to not impart your own beliefs on those of the target.
- Apr 27
- 5 min
South Korea’s Yoon: Return of the prodigal son?
South Korea is a hard analytical target – the revival of an often-uneasy alliance may only be temporary.
- Apr 11
- 3 min
A Window of Opportunity in Australia-Korea Relations?
Seoul’s change in political leadership is promising for the West. Australia must do more to take advantage of the opportunity.
- Feb 23
- 5 min
Foreign policy in South Korea's presidential election
Be guarded about assessments of South Korea’s future foreign policy based on the presidential election period.
- Dec 19, 2021
- 3 min
Time for South Korea to abandon the “middlepower” moniker
It’s time to stop. Please stop writing papers on South Korea as a middle power. It’s time to abandon the term.
- Dec 16, 2021
- 3 min
Australia's 'China' blinders on South Korea
Moon Jae-in’s visit to Australia brought out a troubling fact – amid the China threat, the ability to objectively analyse has declined.
- Dec 14, 2021
- 4 min
Ignored too long: Australia-Korea relations
South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s visit to Australia this week comes at a critical point in the relationship between the countries.
- Oct 13, 2021
- 4 min
Zooming out of digital diplomacy
We’re firmly entrenched in an era of hybrid diplomacy, floating between in-person and video conference diplomacy.
- May 5, 2021
- 4 min
Is North Korea expertise all talk?
Intelligence analysis is often undertaken in teams for a reason. It requires subject and target knowledge, as well as analytical competency.
- Mar 23, 2021
- 4 min
When a middle power is not caught in the middle
Different understandings of the world where a middle power sits has led South Korea down a different path to Australia.
- Jan 19, 2021
- 4 min
Strengthening South Korea’s voice
Despite relief at greater predictability, there remains uncertainty for South Korea about President-elect Joe Biden’s North Korea policy.
- Jan 13, 2021
- 4 min
A Letter to Australia’s Next Ambassador to South Korea
On 16 December, it was announced that Catherine Raper would be the next Australian Ambassador to the Republic of Korea.
- Dec 9, 2020
- 4 min
Do politicians really make “excellent envoys”?
A politician turned plenipotentiary can make a powerful statement. Yet it can also undermine public service neutrality.
- Nov 25, 2020
- 4 min
In search of a middle-power rethink on North Korea policy
An international commission could potentially transform an outdated and failed approach to the Korean peninsula.
- Nov 22, 2020
- 6 min
Australia’s South Korea problem
The Australian foreign policy community continues to narrowly view the Korean Peninsula in the context of North Korea.
- Nov 4, 2020
- 3 min
Coming soon: A neutral South Korea?
South Korea has transformed drastically over the last 20
years, and strategic change on the peninsula will be via Seoul.
- Oct 21, 2020
- 4 min
Diplomacy after Covid: No looking back
This will not be the last year the world gathers in a virtual meeting – just think beyond Zoom as the platform.
- Aug 26, 2020
- 4 min
Where next for MIKTA?
Tacking the problems created by Covid-19 appear to be beyond this particular example of middle-power activism.
- Aug 18, 2020
- 4 min
Diplomacy and global governance after Covid‑19: Prepare for change
Centralised decision-making and tighter budgets are here to stay, with pointless political talkfest out of the way.
- Jun 6, 2020
- 3 min
Middle powers after the middle-power moment
Contemporary understanding of middle-power diplomacy is tied to a bygone era.