Yoon Young-kwan
Yoon Young-kwan, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, is Professor Emeritus of International Relations at Seoul National University.
Yoon Young-kwan, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, is Professor Emeritus of International Relations at Seoul National University.
Populism, nationalism, and xenophobia were all factors in Brexit's passage in the UK, but they are only surface-layer phenomena in a larger sea change. As has happened throughout the history of capita… read more
Last month, North and South Korea narrowly avoided a catastrophic military confrontation. If efforts are not made to limit North Korea's provocations – specifically, by deepening its economic and soci… read more
In his State of the Union address to the US Congress in 2002, President George W. Bush famously described Iraq, Iran, and North Korea as an “axis of evil.” In the years since, however, America has not… read more
China spent much of 2014 seeking to revive the concept of “Asia for the Asians” that Japan proclaimed seven decades ago, when it was an imperial power seeking to impose its will on the region. But tha… read more
Uncertainty about whether Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will even speak to each other at this month's APEC summit highlights the grim reality of Asian relations t… read more
There are three ways to foster international peace: deepening economic interdependence, promoting democracy, and building international institutions. Unfortunately, because East Asia’s leaders have fa… read more
America's declining interest in global leadership, together with other major powers' unwillingness or inability to take over, has undermined the effectiveness of international institutions. The US and… read more
The time has come for China to rebalance its traditional geostrategic interests with its new role as a global leader – and that means adopting a policy of disciplined engagement toward North Korea. On… read more
The world’s task in addressing North Korea’s recent saber rattling is made no easier by the fact that it confronts an impoverished and effectively defeated country. On the contrary, it is precisely in… read more
