KIMS Periscope

KIMS Periscope No. 444 Research Associate National Maritime Foundation Arijita Sinha Roy pdf view The April 2026 India–Republic of Korea (ROK) Summit in New Delhi reaffirmed a deepening partnership between two vibrant democracies with convergent Indo‑Pacific visions. In their Joint Strategic Vision, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and ROK President Lee Jae Myung emphasised shared

KIMS Periscope No. 443 Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy Associate Researcher Jae Hyeok Lee pdf view Abstract In April 2026, a Chinese-manufactured seabed mooring device was discovered near the Lombok Strait, a deep-water corridor critical to AUKUS submarine operations. The discovery marked a shift in China’s undersea surveillance campaign from mobile autonomous vehicles to fixed,

KIMS Periscope No. 434 Russian State University Professor Yury Sigov pdf view The ongoing military conflicts between Russia and Ukraine, as well as the standoff in the Persian (Arab) Gulf between the United States and Israel on one side and Iran on the other, have forced a reconsideration of many military doctrines and postulates that

KIMS Periscope No. 431 Correspondent Swiss daily Neue Zurcher Zeitung (NZZ) Patrick Zoll pdf view The nine-dash line is a somewhat enigmatic construct. It extends along the outer limits of the South China Sea, just off the coasts of Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, and the Philippines—yet its precise location remains indeterminate. Over time, it has both

KIMS Periscope No. 428 Professor, Russian State University Yury Sigov pdf view As is well known, the foundation of the American naval force’s international power potentially lies in its naval bases, scattered around the world, which provide the US armed forces with the ability to quickly and effectively establish a presence in all key maritime

KIMS Periscope No. 426 Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy Associate Researcher Jae Hyeok Lee pdf view Abstract In 2025, when Donald Trump returned to the White House, the most heated global topic was undoubtedly Greenland. Along with tariff conflicts, NATO had to go through another internal friction between the U.S. and Europe over this Danish

KIMS Periscope No. 424 Kings College London Professor Ramón Pacheco Pardo pdf view Abstract South Korea has the potential to become a leading maritime middle power, at least in the Indo-Pacific region. This would allow the country to match in the maritime domain the level of influence that it exercises in other areas. To this

KIMS Periscope No. 422 Researcher, University of South Wales in the United Kingdom Lewis Jones pdf view Abstract China’s overseas military presence is expanding in conjunction with the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Djibouti, China’s first overseas military base, provides a strategically critical foothold at the entrance to the Red Sea, enabling sustained naval operations

KIMS Periscope No. 420 Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy Associate Researcher Jae Hyeok Lee pdf view Abstract Since the beginning of the second Trump administration, the international system has experienced a rapid shift in power dynamics. Beginning with tariff renegotiations in 2025, Washington has applied sustained pressure on its allies in both Europe and East

KIMS Periscope No. 419 Director, Japan Institute for National Fundamentals Seiji Kurosawa pdf view In an era when major powers openly disregard international rules—from Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine to China’s dismissal of the South China Sea arbitration ruling as “worthless scrap paper”—the United States has recently shifted toward more forceful tactics that test existing