President Yoon Suk-yeol, who
took office on May 10th, faces serious challenges ahead of its term, ranging
from North Korea’s provocations to navigating a geopolitical flux between China
and the U.S. In this commentary, the Global NK Editorial Board provides policy
recommendations for the Yoon administration’s North Korea policy in the areas
of the U.S-China strategic competition, ROK-U.S. alliance, ROK-China relations,
North Korea’s denuclearization, and economic cooperation between the two
Koreas.