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Strengthening South Korea’s New Strategic Posture
Under President Yoon Suk-yeol, South Korea is adapting to a rapidly changing geopolitical environment by seeking to elevate its international profile and improve relations with key allies. But writes Yoon Young-kwan sustaining this important strategic shift will require its deeper institutionalisation, both at home and in the US and Japan.

Australia’s South Korea problem
While the partnership with South Korea demonstrates enormous potential for Australia, our attention is too wrapped up in its belligerent northern neighbour, write Jeffrey Robertson and Adie Gerszberg.

Australia-Korea Relations about commerce, not strategy
It’s a mistake to believe Australia can build relations with South Korea on shared strategic interests, writes Jeffrey Robertson.

Korea’s cultural exports and soft power: Understanding the true scale of this trend
The direct economic contribution of Hallyu — the ‘Korean wave’ of popular culture — is small, but the benefits to Korea can extend well beyond the culture industry, writes Jimmyn Parc.

What lies behind South Korea’s politics of gender hate
Kyoung-hee Moon asks, why in democratic South Korea in 2022 did the politics of gender hate influence the voting choice of so many young Korean men at the presidential election?