High Political Stakes:
The war brings political as well as economic pressure for the Lee government, with potential effects on June’s local elections and the balance within the ruling party. shorturl.at/8Z3Df
“Watch Japan” as “Seoul will probably peg its courses of action based on what Japan does.”
Now that two Japan-linked vessels have passed through the Strait of Hormuz....will Korea follow suit?
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One month into the Iran conflict, no noncombatant country has been hit harder than South Korea. The Lee government faces not just economic but political pressures as a result of the war.
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@csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social @andysaulim.com 는 현재 호르무즈 해협에 체류 중인 한국 소유 또는 한국이 운영하는 선박 26척 가운데 23척을 확인했다고 밝혔습니다.
해당 선단의 구성은 한국의 대외 무역 및 에너지 공급망 전반에 대한 노출도를 보여줍니다. 선박 유형은 원유 및 석유제품 운반선 17척, 벌크선 5척, 가스 운반선 2척, 컨테이너선 1척, 자동차 운반선 1척으로 구성돼 있습니다.
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Risky to Cut a Deal with Iran:
Any Seoul–Tehran deal could draw U.S. retaliation, but limited exemptions may be possible under current signals—likely covering only a small share of South Korean tankers. shorturl.at/8Z3Df
🎧 ICYMI I @victordcha.bsky.social recently spoke on Vandenberg Flash Focus about his book “China’s Weaponization of Trade," co-authored with Ellen Kim and @andysaulim.com.
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In new analysis from @korea.csis.org, @victordcha.bsky.social and @andysaulim.com discuss the diplomatic importance of an upcoming football match between North Korea's Naegohyang Women’s Football Club and South Korea’s Suwon FC Women.
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Recent @csis.org satellite imagery from this month shows the completion of a building at Yongbyon that is widely believed to be a new uranium enrichment plant for producing weapons-grade material for nuclear weapons, according to @iaeaorg.bsky.social.
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Good morning and good night from Seoul as we wrapped up day one of the Asan Plenum!
Stay tuned for tomorrow's great sessions, including one with @csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social on responding to the rise of CRINK (China, Russia, Iran and North Korea).
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Watch Japan:
On the Strait of Hormuz, Seoul is threading the needle between Iran and Washington, making it unlikely to move first and instead watching Japan’s approach. shorturl.at/8Z3Df
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Sports diplomacy has always been an important tool of inter-Korean diplomacy, and the upcoming football match between North Korea’s Naegohyang Women’s Football Club and South Korea's Suwon FC Women in...
One month into the Iran conflict, no noncombatant country has been hit harder than South Korea. The Lee government faces not just economic but political pressures as a result of the war.
One month into the Iran conflict, no noncombatant country has been hit harder than South Korea. The Lee government faces not just economic but political pressures as a result of the war.
