Can South Korean investment make American shipbuilding great again? At the same time, can the Republic of Korea support United States naval sustainment needs in the Indo-Pacific region? This Asan Issue Brief analyzes the ROK-U.S. “Make American Shipbuilding Great Again” (MASGA) initiative as a k...

India-South Korea relations have grown substantially over the past three and a half decades. In the early 1990s, India liberalized its economy, which opened the gate for Korean companies to enter the Indian market. India also launched its Look East Policy, which led to enhanced interactions betw...

In the Upper House election on July 20—seen as decisive for the fate of the Ishiba administration—the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) suffered a crushing defeat, placing the Ishiba Cabinet on the brink of resignation. Having failed to secure a majority for the LDP–Komeito coalition across both ho...