The Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy (KIMS) and National Maritime Foundation (NMF) of India held a joint workshop on October 2-3, 2026. Organized under the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by the two institutions in 2025, VADM Pradeep Chauhan (ret.), Director General, and Ms. Arijita Sinha Roy, research associate, visited Korea as the delegation of
On September 15, 2026, the Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy hosted a roundtable discussion with the delegation of Konrad Adenauer Foundation (Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung) Philippines. Led by Ms. Daniela Braun, Countr Director of KAS Philippines, the delegation is composed of eleven experts with different nationalities witin the Indo-Pacific. And on the KIMS side, VADM Taeho Won
On September 10, 2026, Mr. Hideshi Tokuchi, President of the Research Institute for Peace and Security (RIPS) in Japan, paid a visit to the Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy (KIMS). On the KIMS side, VADM Taeho Won (President), Dr. Samman Chung (Director of Center for Maritime Security), Dr. Seung Mo Kang (Research Fellow), and Mr.
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On August 19, 2026, the Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy (KIMS) hosted a roundtable meeting with S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. On the KIMS side, VADM Taeho Won (President), Dr. Samman Chung (Director of Center for Maritime Security), Dr. Seung Mo Kang (Research Fellow), Mr. Jae Hyeok
On July 22 2026, RADM (ret.) Yasuhiro Kawakami, Director of General Affairs and Networking Program at Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF) and Mr. Sanghoe Lee, former Research Fellow at the SPF paid a visit to the Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy (KIMS). Participants of KIMS included VADM Taeho Won (President), Dr. Samman Chung (Director of Center
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The Alexander C. Cushing International Law Conference, and annual academic event hosted by the U.S. Naval War College Stockton Center for International Law, was held for the first time in Seoul, South Korea, from June 8 to 9, 2026. The conference was co-hosted by the Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy (KIMS) and the U.S. Naval
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On May 12, the Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy (KIMS) co-hosted an Expert Discussion with the Estonian Embassy in Seoul. Titled “Legal Issues Related to Underwater Infrastructure”, this event was organized as the Legal Delegations of the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs visited Seoul. From Estonia, Dr. Kristi Land, Director General of Legal Affairs, and
The Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy (KIMS), the Center for Asia Pacific Strategy (CAPS), and the Defence Department of King’s College London (KCL) hosted the first joint webinar on April 14, 2026. Under the topic “Comparative War Strategies: The United States and Iran,” experts from the three institutes shared their thoughts on developments in the Strait of Hormuz, changes in
On April 7, the Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy (KIMS) organized a roundtable, inviting VADM Shekhar Sinha (ret.) from India. Unter the topic of “The Hormuz Strait Crisis and India’s Response”, VADM Sinha provided comprehensive insight and analyses on the ongoing situation at the Hormuz Strait, India’s response, and India’s foreign relations with the Gulf
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On March 19, Dr. Ian Bowers, Professor of the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies, visited the Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy (KIMS). As an expert of Seapower and East Asia, Dr. Bowers has researched extensively on South Korea’s naval power, and has continued exchange with the KIMS as well. VADM Taeho Won (President), Sam Man
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