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On December 3, 2025, the Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy (KIMS) had a meeting with Professor Nutcha Sukhawattanakun (Prince of Songkhla University Faculty of Law, Thailand) and Commander Phuvajak Phuvanatnaranubala (head of the Maritime Situation Monitoring System Development Section, Royal Thai Navy Operations Department). The Thai delegation introduced the organization and roles of the Royal

On 2 December 2025, the Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy (KIMS) hosted a special lecture on Thailand’s maritime security at the Republic of Korea Naval Academy, inviting Prof. Nutcha Sukhawattanakun, an international law scholar from Songkhla University in Thailand. KIMS was represented by Dr. Chung Sam-man (Director, Maritime Security Center), and Dr. Kang Seung Mo

The Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy invited Dr. James Kraska (Professor, US Naval War College) to talk about Undersea Cables and International Law. This virtual event addressed some of the most recent incidents involving the cutting of undersea cables in the Baltics and near Taiwan and explored those aspects of international (maritime) law that are

The Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy invited Dr. James Holmes (Professor, US Naval War College) to talk about US Maritime Stategy and ROK-US Shipbuilding Cooperation. This virtual event sought to tackle a range of very important questions, including the strategic aims of the US and the US Navy, ways for the ROK and the US

On 26 May 2025, Dr. Jeremy Stöhs from Institute for Security Policy (Kiel University) visited KIMS to discuss various questions related to South Korean and European navies. KIMS was represented by the President (retired Vice Admiral) Dr. WON Tae Ho, Dr. CHUNG Sam Man (Director of Center for Maritime Security), Dr. KANG Seung Mo (Research

On 2 May 2025, Professor Christian Bueger from the University of Copenhagen visited KIMS. Professor Bueger talked about the book Understanding Maritime Security (Oxford University Press, 2024) that he recently published with Professor Timothy Edmunds. His presentation was followed by an in-depth discussion on a range of topics, including different understanding of what maritime security

On May 1, Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy (KIMS) invited Prof. James Kraska (US Naval War College, NWC) and hosted a special lecture at the ROK Naval War College. He gave a lecture titled “Newport Manual on the Law of Naval Warfare: Undersea and Seabed Operations” before the president, instructors and student officers at the

On April 30, Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy (KIMS) had a meeting with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), a German think tank, in Busan. On the KIMS side, VADM (ret.) Tae-ho Won, the president, Dr. Sam-man Chung, director of KIMS, and Mr. Jae Hyeok Lee, associate researcher, participated the meeting; and on the KAS side, six

On April 29, 2025, Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy (KIMS) participated in the Side Event of 2025 Our Ocean Conference in Busan, co-hosted by KIMS, Danish Embassy in Korea, United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), and the University of Copenhagen. Under the title of “Bridging Maritime Security and the Blue Economy,” the four institutes