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1 – 10 of 25Meanwhile, Kim Yong-hyun has become the first sitting South Korean defence minister publicly to voice support for nuclear weapons acquisition. Both sides have engaged in bellicose…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB289747
ISSN: 2633-304X
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South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s national security adviser has hinted that the new treaty signed in Pyongyang, which includes a mutual defence pledge, could prompt Seoul to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287897
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South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is determined to respond firmly to Pyongyang's provocation, which was likely motivated by a failed rocket test and signs that there are limits…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287542
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Defence spending will account for 1.2% of GDP in 2024, having remained stable at around this figure for at least the past two decades. Nevertheless, outside estimates of China’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286228
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Yoon had controversially raised that prospect a year ago. Han Dong-hoo -- head of Yoon’s conservative ruling People Power Party (PPP), and a likely future presidential contender…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286055
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SOUTH KOREA/NORTH KOREA: Military tensions will rise
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES283569
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EAST ASIA: Security risks will increase
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES283540
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These include border surveillance, human intelligence and Pyongyang-Hamas links. Joint live-fire exercises with US forces on October 25-27 were billed as targeting “large-scale…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283154
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EAST ASIA: Security will become more complex
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES283368
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Although North Korea’s nuclear weapons and intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) are still rudimentary by international standards, Pyongyang’s threats of striking targets in…