Korea Chair

Dec 10, 2024 | csis.org | Korea Chair

Why was martial law declared in South Korea on December 3? What happens next for President Yoon Suk Yeol as he faces impeachment? What does this mean for South Korea and its relations with the U.S., China, Japan and the world? Joining Mark Lippert and Victor Cha to discuss this and more are Michelle Ye Hee Lee from the Washington Post and Sydney Seiler from CSIS. Michelle Ye Hee Lee is The Washington Post's Tokyo bureau chief, reporting on Japan and the Korean Peninsula.

Nov 19, 2024 | csis.org | Korea Chair

The CSIS Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department invites you to a fireside chat with Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and NSC Senior Director for East Asia and Oceania Mira Rapp-Hooper to examine the Biden-Harris Administration’s Indo-Pacific Strategy. We’ll review key milestones in alliance-building and partnerships that have advanced regional stability and prosperity, and discuss opportunities for fostering a free, open, and resilient Indo-Pacific.

Nov 19, 2024 | csis.org | Korea Chair |Power ShellModule Project

As tensions between the United States and China grow and the U.S. transitions from one administration to another, how should traditional American allies and partners respond? How should they adjust their policies toward national security, economics, human rights, and people-to-people ties?

Nov 18, 2024 | csis.org | Victor Cha |Korea Chair

With the return of Donald Trump to the White House in 2025, governments around the world must adjust their sights away from a traditional globalist orientation by the United States and focus on the vagaries of return to “America First” foreign policies in Washington. The latter has been described as a “transactional” approach that privileges U.S. interests and forces world leaders to brace themselves for unpredictability rather than reliability from the United States.

Nov 12, 2024 | csis.org | Korea Chair |Korea Pro

What to expect from a second Trump administration for Korea? How did North and South Korea react to to the results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election? Joining Mark Lippert and Victor Cha to discuss this and more are Michelle Ye Hee Lee from the Washington Post, Jeongmin Kim from NK News and Gordon Lubold from The Wall Street Journal. Michelle Ye Hee Lee is The Washington Post's Tokyo bureau chief, reporting on Japan and the Korean Peninsula.