Introduction: Beyond the Celebration of 140 YearsPresident Lee Jae-myung’s visit to France from September 6 to 9, 2026 came at an ideal moment to take stock of relations between France and South Korea. The two countries are celebrating 140 years
Ambassador Loukas Tsokos serves as the Ambassador of Greece to the Republic of Korea. He holds a degree in Law from the University of Aix-en-Provence and a Master’s degree in Public International Law from the University of Paris I. Since
Ambassador Peter van der Vliet serves as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Republic of Korea. A career diplomat, he joined the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1990 and has extensive experience in multilateral diplomacy,
The North Korean nuclear dossier is generating growing concern across the Western world and more recently Italy has expressed the urgency of containing the threat, not merely at the rhetorical level, but also through a pragmatic approach. The Pyongyang government
Tensions continue to be high on the Korean Peninsula. The presence of large-scale military forces and nuclear weapons threatens regional peace and stability. In the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and the active involvement of North
Introduction: The Mediterranean Reaches the PacificIn 2024, the Italian aircraft carrier Cavour led a strike group on a 158-day deployment across the Indian and Pacific Oceans — the most visible sign yet that a country long anchored in the Euro-Mediterranean
IntroductionDigital regulation is increasingly becoming a trade issue between the United States and its major partners. Rules once discussed mainly in terms of competition, consumer protection, privacy, or telecommunications policy are now being examined in Washington for their effects on
Ambassador Petar Kraytchev has served as Bulgaria’s Ambassador to the Republic of Korea since April 2024. A career diplomat, he has held a range of senior positions at the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including Director of the Americas Directorate,
Ambassador Ugo Astuto has served as the European Union Ambassador to the Republic of Korea since September 2025. A career diplomat, he joined the Italian Diplomatic Service in 1991 and has extensive experience in multilateral diplomacy and Asian affairs. He
South Korea’s foreign policy has long been shaped by a structural tension that no administration has fully resolved. The tension is known as the imperative of maintaining the US-ROK alliance as the foundation of national security, and the equally pressing
