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Dispatches
Jan 27, 2026
Taiwan has been a strategic blind spot for South Korea
By
Bee Yun Jo
South Korea is beginning to acknowledge that cross-Strait stability is increasingly a foundational element of overall regional security.
New Atlanticist
Dec 18, 2025
South Korea and Europe are stepping up on security cooperation. Here’s why.
By
David F. Helvey
The growing ties reflect a shared understanding that deterrence in the twenty-first century is global.
New Atlanticist
Nov 6, 2025
How South Korea advanced its trade and technology agenda at the APEC summit
By
Kayla T. Orta
South Korea leveraged its diplomatic influence to strengthen Seoul’s standing within the multilateral economic framework and secure trade deals with the United States.
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The Indo-Pacific Security Initiative (IPSI) informs and shapes the strategies, plans, and policies of the United States and its allies and partners to address the most important rising security challenges in the Indo-Pacific, including China’s growing threat to the international order and North Korea’s destabilizing nuclear weapons advancements. IPSI produces innovative analysis, conducts tabletop exercises, hosts public and private convenings, and engages with US, allied, and partner governments, militaries, media, other key private and public-sector stakeholders, and publics.
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