At the time, many observers remained skeptical, viewing the remarks as little more than diplomatic niceties. Yet, in pledging ...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has nominated a five-term liberal lawmaker as defense minister, breaking with a ...

In an era of volatile allies and summit performance art, strategic patience might just be South Korea’s best weapon.

Veteran lawmaker Ahn Gyu-back was named the country's first civilian defence minister in 64 years. Read more at ...

President Lee Jae Myung said Tuesday, the day before the 75th anniversary of the outbreak of the 1950-53 Korean War, that ...

President Lee Jae Myung appoints Ahn Gyu-back as South Korea's first civilian Defence Minister in 64 years, fulfilling ...

We can already see the contours of a “middle power plus” strategy under Lee.

A liberal president’s election in South Korea appears to have kindled a conciliatory mood among North Korean officials.

President Lee Jae Myung's decision not to attend the NATO summit in the Netherlands has brought his “pragmatic” foreign ...

Attendees at a reception last week by the South Korean Embassy at Tokyo’s New Otani Hotel, held to celebrate the sixtieth ...

S ix months of turmoil in South Korea are over. Lee Jae-myung of the liberal Democratic Party won a commanding victory, with 49.4% of the vote, in the snap presidential elections held on June 3rd to ...

Lee is easing tensions with North Korea by reversing his predecessor’s hardline approach. However, with Kim Jong-un ...