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Global Outlook Articles by Chung-in Moon

Chung-in Moon is the co-convener of Asia-Pacific Leadership Network for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament, and the Chairman of the Sejong Institute in South Korea.
He previously served as the Special Advisor to the ROK President for Unification, Foreign and Security Affairs. As Distinguished University Professor of Yonsei University, he is currently the Editor-in-Chief of Global Asia, and Krause Distinguished Fellow, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UCSD. He is a member of the Toda International Research Advisory Council.

Trump 2.0: Curse or Blessing?

By Chung-in Moon  |  08 January, 2025

The advent of Trump 2.0 signals bad omens for South Korea’s national security and economy. Trump-phobia is widespread in South Korea.

The Maddening Farce of Yoon Suk-Yeol’s Presidency

By Chung-in Moon  |  18 December, 2024

Unprincipled, lawless, ignorant and incompetent — how perilous to place a nation in the hands of such a leader!

Three Options for Korea as It Confronts the Return of Trump

By Chung-in Moon  |  20 November, 2024

Trump’s reelection is creating joy and grief in equal measures around the world. But how will Korea be affected?

South Korea-China Cooperation Still Has a Long Way To Go

By Chung-in Moon  |  27 June, 2024

There’s a critical need to fundamentally rethink Korea-China relations from a pragmatic perspective.

There’s More to Security than Deterrence

By Chung-in Moon  |  27 February, 2024

The search for strategic stability on the Korean Peninsula requires us to devise methods of deterrence that are capable of minimizing the interminable cycle of the security dilemma.

Yoon’s Talk of “Anti-State Forces” and an End-of-War Declaration for Korea

By Chung-in Moon  |  25 August, 2023

Is there any reason to think that off-the-cuff remarks about “anti-state forces” will actually contribute to a national security policy based on a national consensus?

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