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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.
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha (left) shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Cho Hyun at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday. Photo: EPA
South Korea

Why North Korean POWs in Ukraine are making Seoul walk a diplomatic tightrope

Ukraine wants weapons in exchange for the soldiers, but analysts say South Korea fears provoking Russia and Pyongyang.

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South Korea

North Korea’s border build-up opens a Seoul-UN Command rift

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Why Hormuz reopening hands South Korea a diplomatic problem at G7 summit

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South Korea

‘Attacker would need to say sorry’: South Korea’s Lee rejects Japan defence ties

President Lee Jae Myung says Tokyo must offer a genuine apology before a military logistics pact can move forward.

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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung looks on as Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a joint press conference in Andong, South Korea, on May 19. Photo: Kyodo
China shipbuilding

Why the US Navy must look to allies if it wants to catch up to China at sea

To close gap with Chinese fleet, analysts say the US must outsource shipbuilding to South Korea and Japan – but the move risks backlash.

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South Korea

From submarines to trade, South Korea and US remain deadlocked ahead of talks

The two allies are also expected to discuss the transfer of military control and a data breach involving a US firm at their talks next week.

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‘Transitory euphoria’: South Korea’s strong economic outlook masks key hurdles

The surge in demand for semiconductors is cyclical, while other sectors in the country are lagging, analysts say.

Containers awaiting export stacked at a pier in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. The Bank of Korea has raised the country’s 2026 GDP growth forecast to 2.6 per cent. Photo: EPA
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No oil for BBQ: South Korean restaurants gasp for help amid fuel crisis

Prices for ingredients and packaging have risen by as much as 30 per cent since the start of the Iran war.

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Why are South Koreans hoarding rubbish bags from supermarkets?

The won is at a 17-year low, parliament is in damage control mode and shop shelves are being stripped clean of plastic bags.

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‘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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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
North Korea

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

North Korea has long been suspected of supplying missile technology to Iran and providing technical help on uranium enrichment.

Damaged buildings following air strikes at the Khorgu missile base on Monday in Khorgu, Iran. Photo: Vantor via AP
South Korea

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

President Lee Jae Myung urges South Korea to boost its own defence amid reports of US military assets being redeployed to the 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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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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US and South Korean armoured vehicles cross a floating bridge as part of last year’s Ulchi Freedom Shield joint military exercise. Photo: AFP
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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A test-fire of a large-calibre multiple-rocket launcher system at an unknown location in North Korea on January 27. Photo: EPA/KCNA
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.

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‘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.

The remains of a drone North Korea claims breached its airspace on January 4. Photo: KCNA/KNS/AFP
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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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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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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President Donald Trump and his South Korean counterpart Lee Jae-myung during a dinner event in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Wednesday. Photo: AP
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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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US President Donald Trump (left) and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un shake hands during their third meeting in Panmunjom on June 30, 2019. Photo: AP
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

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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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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People protest against US President Donald Trump’s tariff policy in Seoul last month. Photo: AP
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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South Korean President Lee Jae-myung at the presidential office in Seoul on Friday. Lee says he is planning bold reforms to establish a “complete self-reliant posture”. Photo: Reuters
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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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