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New Japan-South Korea-US Trilateral a Test of Leadership
The new Japan-South Korea-US trilateral framework is built on historically shaky foundations, writes Purnendra Jain. The question is whether it can survive future changes of leadership.
Seventy Years on, the Korean War Still Resonates
Seven decades after the signing of the Korean War armistice there are lessons to be drawn for a region that faces a continuing risk of armed conflict, writes John Blaxland.
A Better Rules-Based Order: What Australia and Korea can do together
Gareth Evans on Tuesday launched an Asialink report on the potential for cooperation between Australia and the Republic of Korea in meeting challenges to the international rules-based order. The following is an edited version of his speech.
Rethinking the Potential for Australia-ROK Relations
Australia-South Korea relations have long been seen as “underdone”. As two influential middle powers in the Indo-Pacific, collaboration to reform and reinvigorate the international rules-based order might provide the opportunity for Canberra and Seoul to deepen ties, writes Lauren Richardson.
The Korean language is booming at Australian universities. What needs to be done to keep the momentum going?
In the last of a series of articles on the state of Asian studies and language teaching in Australia, Nicola Fraschini addresses the challenge of sustaining burgeoning interest in Korean language studies beyond the hype of Korean pop culture.