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    South Korea’s Yoon: Return of the prodigal son?
    • Apr 26
    • 5 min
    Commentary

    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.
    A Window of Opportunity in Australia-Korea Relations?
    • Apr 10
    • 3 min
    Commentary

    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.
    Foreign policy in South Korea's presidential election
    • Feb 23
    • 5 min
    Commentary

    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.
    Time for South Korea to abandon the “middlepower” moniker
    • Dec 18, 2021
    • 3 min
    Commentary

    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.
    Australia's 'China' blinders on South Korea
    • Dec 15, 2021
    • 3 min
    Commentary

    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.
    Ignored too long: Australia-Korea relations
    • Dec 14, 2021
    • 4 min
    Commentary

    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.
    Zooming out of digital diplomacy
    • Oct 12, 2021
    • 4 min
    Commentary

    Zooming out of digital diplomacy

    We’re firmly entrenched in an era of hybrid diplomacy, floating between in-person and video conference diplomacy.
    Is North Korea expertise all talk?
    • May 5, 2021
    • 4 min
    Commentary

    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 22, 2021
    • 4 min
    Commentary

    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.
    Strengthening South Korea’s voice
    • Jan 18, 2021
    • 4 min
    Commentary

    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 12, 2021
    • 4 min
    Commentary

    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 8, 2020
    • 4 min
    Commentary

    Do politicians really make “excellent envoys”?

    A politician turned plenipotentiary can make a powerful statement. Yet it can also undermine public service neutrality.
    • Nov 24, 2020
    • 4 min
    Commentary

    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.
    Australia’s South Korea problem
    • Nov 21, 2020
    • 6 min
    Commentary

    Australia’s South Korea problem

    The Australian foreign policy community continues to narrowly view the Korean Peninsula in the context of North Korea.
    Coming soon: A neutral South Korea?
    • Nov 3, 2020
    • 3 min
    Commentary

    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.
    Diplomacy after Covid: No looking back
    • Oct 20, 2020
    • 4 min
    Commentary

    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 25, 2020
    • 4 min
    Commentary

    Where next for MIKTA?

    Tacking the problems created by Covid-19 appear to be beyond this particular example of middle-power activism.
    Diplomacy and global governance after Covid‑19: Prepare for change
    • Aug 17, 2020
    • 4 min
    Commentary

    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 5, 2020
    • 3 min
    Commentary

    Middle powers after the middle-power moment

    Contemporary understanding of middle-power diplomacy is tied to a bygone era.
    South Korea’s foreign ministry: Just a few bad eggs?
    • May 20, 2020
    • 4 min
    Commentary

    South Korea’s foreign ministry: Just a few bad eggs?

    Recent scandals have raised questions about the culture within the country’s diplomatic corps. There are ways to fix it.
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