by Gabriel Jonsson | Mar 15, 2018 | Commentary
This year bore witness to unexpected signs of improvements in Inter-Korean relations, as became clearer during PyeongChang Winter Olympics between February 9-25. This change of tone in relations between the two states prompts three interrelated questions: How did it...
by Metin Guvenir | Dec 13, 2017 | Maritime & Naval Security, Research
Approximately 3.5 million square km area of the South China Sea has been under dispute as China, Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan, Brunei and lastly Indonesia. All have claimed sovereignty over this maritime area. China claims sovereignty over 90% of the South...
by Gabriel Jonsson | Aug 24, 2017 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, War and Conflict
During the year North Korea’s 16 missile tests and their impact on relations with South Korea and the United States have dominated news reports on Korean affairs, in spite of the May 9 election of Moon Jae-in as new South Korean president following the Constitutional...