January 15, 2025, by Victor Cha and Ellen Kim—
Yoon Suk Yeol, the lionized…
December 11, 2024, by Victor Cha—
This graphic shows two metrics by which Donald Trump may measure his support for NATO and Indo-Pacific allies and partners based on his first term in office and his campaign statements... Donald Trump has also made very clear from long before he entered national politics that…
October 28, 2024, by Victor Cha—
This first appeared as a…
October 21, 2024, by Sydney Seiler—
This first appeared as a…
June 30, 2024, by Andy Lim and Victor Cha—
The CSIS Beyond Parallel created an interactive map of North Korea's garbage-filled balloons that crossed over into South Korea in 2024... Since May 28, 2024, North Korea started sending trash-filled balloons into South Korea. Over the course of five months, and in twenty-night waves they have...
June 30, 2024, by Andy Lim and Victor Cha—
Since late May, North Korea…
March 1, 2024, by Andy Lim and Victor Cha—
CSIS Beyond Parallel team created an interactive map documenting possible North Korean munition routes to Russia by rail. There is active expansion of infrastructure at Tikhoretsk Munitions Storage Facility, Mozdok Munitions Storage Facility, and Yegorlykskaya Airfield, which has been converted into a munitions storage facility to store ammunition closer to the front lines of the war in Ukraine.
September 6, 2023, by Victor Cha and Ellen Kim—
The White House’s acknowledgement this…
January 25, 2021—
In this first episode of 2021, Andrew Schwartz, Dr. Victor Cha, and Dr. Sue Mi Terry discuss the new Biden administration’s Korea policy and what to expect from North and South Korea... On July 16, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice unsealed an indictment charging Sue Mi…
December 22, 2020, by Robert King—
The South Korean National Assembly last week approved legislation that imposes stiff fines and jail terms for sending leaflets, USB sticks, Bible verses, and even money across the 38th parallel into North Korea via balloons. The real risk for the Moon government is that by responding so quickly to the derisive dressing down from Kim Yo-jong, it may give Seoul the appearance of being overly eager to accede to Pyongyang’s demands. Such a response weakens South Korea’s ability to negotiate with the North. The quick capitulation by the South only encourages Pyongyang to take a tougher stance in the future.