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Korea Research Institute for National Strategy

Korea Research Institute for National Strategy
The latest news and top stories on the Korea Research Institute for National Strategy. A Seoul-based think tank, the Korea Research Institute for National Strategy (INSS) is dedicated to providing recommendations for national strategy through research and analyses. Its main areas of focus include security issues regarding North Korea, inter-Korean relations, foreign policy and emerging security threats.
Activists hold placards during a rally against the US demand for South Korea to deploy troops to the Strait of Hormuz, outside the US embassy in Seoul on Monday. Photo: Reuters
South Korea

‘Catch-22 situation’: South Korea walks tightrope over Trump’s Hormuz call

Seoul is expected to seek national consensus and wait for the outcome of the Takaichi-Trump summit before deciding, observers say.

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North Korea

Iran may team up again with North Korea to defy ‘gangster-like’ US. Here’s why

South Korea

South Korea gets wake-up call as US diverts military assets to Middle East

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North Korea

North Korea’s hostage strategy packs more bite in post-Iran US shake-up

The Pentagon wants Seoul to shoulder more of its defence burden. Analysts say it may have strengthened Kim Jong-un’s hand instead.

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Troops march through Kim Il-Sung Square in Pyongyang for a military parade on February 25. Photo: KCNA/KNS/AFP
South Korea

Why South Korea is risking a rare rift with US to slash joint military drills

Washington is reportedly pushing back on Seoul’s request for smaller drills, forcing the postponement of a major joint military briefing.

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South Korea

A new start for Pyongyang? Fears mount as US-Russia nuclear pact expires

The end of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty will be a blow to efforts to curb North Korea’s nuclear build-up, analysts say.

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South Korea

Coupang data leak threatens South Korea-US ties amid tariff tensions

The breach, which has fuelled public anger, shows how a domestic corporate scandal can escalate into a diplomatic flashpoint.

Delivery trucks for e-commerce retailer Coupang leave a distribution centre in Seoul, South Korea. Coupang’s data leak last year exposed the personal information of 33.7 million people. Photo: Reuters
North Korea

‘Goat yoked to an ox cart’: Kim Jong-un fires minister amid factory delay

By firing vice-minister Yang Sung-ho on the spot, Kim appears to be asserting his authority ahead of a crucial party congress, experts say.

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South Korea

Crossing a line: did military spies help a student fly drones into North Korea?

What began as a student’s claim of hunting radioactive waste has spiralled into a scandal linking military spies to dangerous border flights.

South Korea

Can Seoul count on Beijing’s commitment to Korean reunification?

South Korean analyst Sung Ki-young says major powers are more likely to support incremental steps for peace rather than a sudden shift.

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A visitor uses binoculars to watch the North Korean side of the demilitarised zone dividing the two Koreas, from South Korea’s Odusan Unification Observatory in Paju in June. Photo: AFP
South Korea

South Korea’s nuclear sub deal signals shift from strategic ambiguity: analysts

While Seoul could expand its security roles, analysts warn the shift from strategic ambiguity could upset its US-China balancing act.

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Protesters shout slogans, demanding the US not help South Korea acquire nuclear-powered submarines, during a rally near the defence ministry in Seoul, South Korea, on November 4. Photo: AP
South Korea

South Korea, US reach trade deal at Trump-Lee summit from tariffs to investment

Under the deal, Washington will maintain 15 per cent tariffs on South Korean goods while Seoul will invest US$350 billion in the US.

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North Korea

Why a Trump-Kim summit 4.0 would be on North Korea’s terms

Trump seems keen to rekindle their ‘bromance’ but a nuclear-emboldened Kim Jong-un has little reason to rush into talks, analysts say.

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China-South Korea relations

Philippines looks to acquire South Korean anti-ship ballistic missile

Manila seeks to buy CTM-ASBM, which was unveiled by Hanwha at the Asian Defence and Security exhibition last year.

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South Korea’s in-development CTM-ASBM will be paired with Hanwha’s K239 Chunmoo mobile multiple rocket launcher system (pictured). Photo: SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
South Korea

Seoul is building its first public nuclear bunker as North Korea’s threats grow

The 1,000-person bunker, being built under a new public housing complex in South Korea’s capital city, is intended as a pilot project.

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Seoul has more than 3,000 public emergency shelters, but none explicitly designed to withstand a nuclear attack. Photo: Shutterstock
South Korea

South Korea urged to stay ‘pragmatic’ amid US pressure over China

Leaning too far towards the US under Trump could trap South Korea diplomatically amid global uncertainty, analysts warn.

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South Korea

Lee defends South Korea’s military autonomy in ‘message’ to US

President Lee Jae-myung rejects claims that troop shortages would spark a defence crisis, amid tensions over cost-sharing for US forces.

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North Korea

How North Korea’s missile breakthrough could make it world’s ‘fourth ICBM power’

Analysts speculate Russia is providing technical assistance to help Pyongyang perfect multi-warhead missiles capable of striking the US.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversees a ground jet test of a high-thrust solid-fuel engine using composite carbon fibre material at an undisclosed location in North Korea on Tuesday. Photo: KCNA/EPA
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