IntroductionRecent mobility between Korea and Thailand has rapidly expanded beyond short-term, tourism-oriented visits into a multi-layered pattern encompassing study, employment, long-term residence, and settlement. The resumption of cross-border movement following COVID-19 has further accelerated this transformation, suggesting that bilateral exchanges
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
IntroductionThe prospects for renewed U.S.–North Korea dialogue appear to be growing, given President Donald Trump’s expressed interest in dialogue and South Korea’s efforts to create favorable conditions for a potential meeting. The Lee government has strongly supported renewed dialogue, emphasizing
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,
Introduction: A Paradigm Shift?The strategic environment surrounding the Korean Peninsula has fundamentally changed in at least three respects. First, North Korea has moved beyond the earlier denuclearization framework by institutionalizing nuclear weapons as a permanent component of state security. Second,
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
The history of Western and South Korean efforts to stop and eventually dismantle the North Korean programs aimed at creating a nuclear weapons arsenal demonstrates the triumph of unwarranted hope over experience. Indeed, the history of many diplomatic efforts aimed
A Harder Moment for the Korean PeninsulaPeace on the Korean Peninsula depends on one thing above all. North Korea has to stop building nuclear weapons. That was true thirty years ago and it is still true today. What has changed
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
