🎙️ New Sounds Strategic: @lamikim on South Korea and Europe's security relationship. Is a mutual partnership within reach? Listen now: go.iiss.org/4ydYX3g

🇰🇷 South Korea has become a global shipbuilding powerhouse. What explains its advantage – and what can the US learn from Korea’s shipbuilding ecosystem as Washington looks to rebuild its naval industrial capacity? Listen to the first episode of the new Korea Chair podcast | K-Defence: 🎧 go.iiss.org/4ANG5Kv

The inaugural episode of the Korea Chair Programme’s K-Defence podcast is out now! Can South Korea help close America’s shipbuilding gap? Dr Lami Kim and Dr Jonathan Caverley explore what closer ROK-US cooperation could mean for the future of naval shipbuilding. Listen now: 🎧 go.iiss.org/4ANG5Kv

As strategic attention in Washington shifts and security challenges grow across both Europe and the Indo-Pacific, the links between the security of the Korean Peninsula and Europe are becoming increasingly apparent. @lamikim discusses the current scope of South Korea-Europe cooperation and opportunities to deepen collaboration in response to shared security challenges. 🇰🇷 Learn more about our Korea Chair programme: go.iiss.org/4hfqquc #IISS_PDS26 | Find out more: go.iiss.org/PDS26

South Korea is rapidly incorporating physical AI into its armed forces. It has the potential to become a global leader in this area and to support its security partners’ efforts to develop AI-enabled uninhabited and robotic capabilities. Read the latest analysis by Dr @lamikim: go.iiss.org/4zFmf3k

South Korea is rapidly incorporating physical AI into its armed forces. It has the potential to become a global leader in this area and to support its security partners’ efforts to develop AI-enabled uninhabited and robotic capabilities. Read the latest analysis by Dr @lamikim: go.iiss.org/4zFmf3k

Critical raw-material trade flows have become caught up in the broader United States–China trade war. Since August 2023, Beijing has imposed increasingly extensive and stringent export controls on critical minerals, with wide-ranging implications not only for civilian industry but also for defence manufacturing. Other states have become collateral damage in US–China competition, including South Korea. Its defence industry faces growing risks from potential supply disruptions and price surges in critical minerals. Although Seoul is taking steps to reduce its reliance on Chinese supplies and enhance international cooperation for supply-chain resilience, these measures will take time to bear fruit. Read the latest analysis by Dr @lamikim and Dr Lucie Béraud-Sudreau: go.iiss.org/4psijOG

China’s expanding export controls on critical minerals are creating supply-chain risks for South Korea’s defence industry. While Seoul is investing in stockpiles and domestic production to reduce its reliance on these materials from China, it remains vulnerable to the escalating economic competition between Washington and Beijing. Read the latest #MilitaryBalance blog by Dr @lamikim and Dr Lucie Béraud-Sudreau: go.iiss.org/4psijOG

China’s expanding export controls on critical minerals are creating supply-chain risks for South Korea’s defence industry. While Seoul is investing in stockpiles and domestic production to reduce its reliance on these materials from China, it remains vulnerable to the escalating economic competition between Washington and Beijing. Read the latest #MilitaryBalance blog by Dr @lamikim and Dr Lucie Béraud-Sudreau: go.iiss.org/4psijOG

With the United States growing perceptibly unreliable as a defence provider, Europe faces a gap in its air and missile defence. South Korea is well positioned to fulfil some European defence needs. ➡️ Read the latest analysis by Dr @lamikim: go.iiss.org/4oEmJBw