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KIMS Periscope
KIMS Periscope is published three times a month and provides expert analysis by scholars from Korea and abroad of the latest issues concerning international relations, maritime affairs and security.
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Periscope aims for timely identification and accurate assessment of the latest and most pressing questions related to the maritime domain, including strategy, security, …

South Korea, the Quad, and Maritime Security
KIMS Periscope No. 272 U.S. Naval War College Professor Terence Roehrig pdf view The Indo-Pacific region is facing a host of daunting maritime challenges, including increasingly frequent and extreme weather events due to climate change,

The Contemporary Maritime Security in the Indo-Pacific : Lessons from the Ukraine Crisis
KIMS Periscope No. 271 Naval War College, Goa Professor Gurpreet S. Khurana pdf view The Indo-Pacific region represents the ‘maritime underbelly’ of Asia, wherein economic development and prosperity hinges on good order at sea and

The Chinese Navy : The Coercive Tool of a Revisionist Power
KIMS Periscope No. 268 Boston College Professor Robert S. Ross pdf view Since 1949, China has been a dissatisfied and revisionist power. Given the presence of first the United States and then the Soviet Union

The Role of Naval Diplomacy in the Ukraine Crisis
KIMS Periscope No. 264 Lancaster University Associate Professor Basil Germond pdf view Ukraine is bordered by Russia (and its Belarussian ally) to the East and NATO/EU countries to the West. It has a substantial maritime

Europe and the Indo-Pacific: Why South Korea is a Key Maritime Partner
KIMS Periscope No. 262 King’s College London Professor Ramon Pacheco Pardo pdf view Europe is coming to the waters of the Indo-Pacific. In September, the EU launched its EU Strategy for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.

Future proofing together: emerging and disruptive technologies in NATO and opportunities for South Korea
KIMS Periscope No. 258 Norwegian Defence University College Associate Professor Paal Sigurd Hilde Paal Sigurd Hilde pdf view In the last decade and a half, geopolitics and great power competition have returned, and with these

Naval Power in the Age of Technological Uncertainty
KIMS Periscope No. 256 Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Assistant Professor Daniel Connolly pdf view In 1863, Sir Edward J. Reed became the Chief Constructor of the Royal Navy, which made him personally responsible for

The ROK Carrier Debate: Domestic Interservice Competition and the North Korean Factor
KIMS Periscope No. 255 Pusan National University Professor Robert E. Kelly pdf view The Republic of Korea (ROK, South Korea) is now considering the construction of an aircraft carrier. This would be a major power

What Might AUKUS Mean for Australia’s Relationship with South Korea?
KIMS Periscope No. 250 La Trobe University Senior Lecturer Rebecca Strating pdf view Despite strong economic ties, Australia and Korea defence cooperation ties are only beginning to deepen. In June 2021, the leaders of the

Naval Hypersonic Weaponry Comes of Age
KIMS Periscope No. 243 Richard Weitz Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Political-Military Analysis Hudson Institute The Pacific is entering a new hypersonic missile age. Russia, China, the United States, and other Indo-Pacific

China Coast Guard: Beijing’s Tool for Intimidation
KIMS Periscope No. 236 Raul (Pete) Pedrozo Professor U.S. Naval War College On February 1, 2021, a new Maritime Police Law (MPL) came into force that regulates the activities of the China Coast Guard (CCG).

An Exclusive Club: The ROKN and the Future Light Aircraft Carrier
KIMS Periscope No. 232 Dr Ian Bowers Royal Danish Defence College 인쇄용 PDF보기 Ideally, the force structure of any navy is not only a reflection of a state’s strategic and operational context but also its

Keynote Speech at the 6th NISCSS-KIMS Forum
KIMS Periscope No. 230 Wu Shicun President National Institute for South China Sea Studies, Chinay 인쇄용 PDF보기 Good morning. Due to Covid-19, the forum is held virtually this time. I would like to express my

The Royal Australian Navy’s experience with aircraft-carrying warships: Implications for the Republic of Korea
KIMS Periscope No. 229 John Blaxland Professor Australian National University 인쇄용 PDF보기 Australia and the Republic of Korea (ROK) are both US treaty allies with a range of points of intersecting interests, values and experiences

The ROK and the Indo-Pacific Strategy
KIMS Periscope No. 210 Erik French International Studies at the State University of New York at Brockport Director & Assistant Professor 인쇄용 PDF보기 The U.S. has recently laid out a new strategy to maintain a

Recent Developments in the South China Sea: The Probability is Rising for Accidental Incidents
KIMS Periscope No. 206 Wu Shicun President National Institute for South China Sea Studies, China 인쇄용 PDF보기 Despite the raging Covid-19 virus and anti-racism protests at home, the U.S. has continued maneuvering in the South

Problems and prospects for the development of the icebreaker fleet of the Russian Navy
KIMS Periscope No. 201 Christov Igor Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation 인쇄용 PDF보기 Russia has the largest icebreaking fleet in the world: 41 icebreakers of

Maritime Security Issues in East Asia and the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)
KIMS Periscope No. 149 Kim Suk Former Ambassador to the Permanent Mission of Republic of Korea to the United Nations 인쇄용 PDF보기 While recognizing that there are several regional perspectives in the discussion on security

Prospect of the Settlement of the Northern Territories Dispute Between Russia and Japan
KIMS Periscope No. 148 Issues and Both Parties’s Positions Hong Wanseok Professor, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies 인쇄용 PDF보기 The recent frequent talks between supreme leaders of Russia and Japan draw attention of the international

Interim Assessment of the Indo-Pacific Strategy of the United States
KIMS Periscope No. 134 A mixture of Positive and Negative Aspects Lee Jaehyeon Senior Researcher, Asan Institute for Policy Studies 인쇄용 PDF보기 In late July 2018, almost one year after the announcement of the Trump