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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.
Balanced Leadership Needed for Peace on the Korean Peninsula
By Chung-in Moon | 08 February, 2023
On the Korean Peninsula, robust national security and the willingness to wage war are not enough to guarantee peace.
Fraught Shift From ‘Asia-Pacific’ To ‘Indo-Pacific’
By Chung-in Moon | 08 January, 2023
How to de-risk a lexical change that represents dangerous trends: fragmentation, decoupling and confrontation.
Incremental Denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula
By Chung-in Moon | 16 December, 2022
Amid a troubling geopolitical environment, USIP’s Frank Aum discussed the prospects for peace on the Korean Peninsula with Yonsei University’s Dr. Moon Chung-in, who has advised three South Korean presidents on North Korea policy and was one of the architects of the “sunshine” engagement policy in the 1990s.
It’s Time for South Korea to Think Seriously About Crisis Stability
By Chung-in Moon | 30 November, 2022
Crisis stability is as important as deterrence and as much attention should be paid to preventing wars as to winning them.
Is an Economic Security Alliance with US in Korea’s Best Interest?
By Chung-in Moon | 07 November, 2022
While a military alliance and values alliance between South Korea and the US have both been espoused by previous conservative governments in Korea, the economic security alliance is a fairly new concept. But we should be wary of the flashing red lights.
Nuclear North Korea: Beyond Deterrence and Recognition
By Chung-in Moon | 30 September, 2022
As one expert put it, progress on North Korea will only come once we look at things from its point of view.
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