North Korea's renames ruling party think tank to reflect hostile policy toward South

North Korea recently renamed its ruling party's think tank on inter-Korean affairs as the "Institute of Enemy State Studies," the South's Unification Ministry said Monday, signaling an official hardening of its stance against Seoul.

2024-11-04

Kim’s about-face triggers panic among activists

The North’s about-face presents us with both a crisis and an opportunity.

2024-01-22

What is meant by the ‘two enemy states?’

While watching inter-Korean relations from a long-term perspective, we need to manage peace and security toward the goal of unification.

2024-01-11

[Column] Redefining North Korea as our ‘main enemy’

By publishing the 2022 Defense White Paper, the Ministry of National Defense announced that the white paper based on the principle of peace through powers has returned.

2023-03-07

South Korea's 2022 Defense White Paper calls North an 'enemy'

South Korea’s defense ministry refers to the North Korean regime and military as the “enemy” in its latest policy document, marking the return of the label after six years of failed rapprochement and escalating illegal weapons testing by Pyongyang.

2023-02-16

After 'enemy' remark, Iran calls Yoon Suk Yeol 'meddlesome'

The Korean Foreign Ministry and presidential office played down Tehran's ire over remarks by President Yook Suk Yeol on a visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in which he called Iran an "enemy."

2023-01-17

North Korea is the enemy again

The Yoon administration must normalize this definition of our enemy to bring people down to earth.

2022-12-06

Pendulum swings and North to be described as 'enemy' again

South Korea’s military will once again refer to North Korea’s political leadership and armed forces as “enemies” in the first defense white paper to be published under the conservative administration of President Yoon Suk-yeol.