🚨 @victordcha.bsky.social’s latest op-ed is out now on Fortune. In this piece, Dr. Cha emphasizes that the U.S. and South Korea must salvage their tariff and investment agreement — for the sake of the alliance. Read more 🔽

China's #2 official just visited North Korea for the first time since 2019. What does it mean? @victordcha.bsky.social, Bonny Lin, @andysaulim.com & Truly Tinsley analyze the renewed North Korea-China ties and what's at stake. 📊 New on @csis.org 🔽

China has deployed three maritime structures in the Korea-China PMZ—one management platform and two aquaculture cages. What does this mean for bilateral relations? Join @csis.org @VictorDCha.bsky.social for key insights on this developing situation. www.youtube.com/watch?featur...

To make a deal with Pyongyang, Washington will likely need to make significant compromises, writes @victordcha.bsky.social‬. “For example, Trump might abandon the goal of denuclearization in favor of arms control—a long-sought North Korean objective.”

This about sums up what it’s like to work in this administration.

@korea.csis.org & @geopolitics.csis.org president @victordcha.bsky.social discusses South Korea’s “quiet crisis” of leadership and the vacuum in wake of President Yoon’s impeachment, plus the impact of President Trump’s tariffs while the ROK seeks to elect its next leader over the next two months.

This morning, @csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social joined @handrewschwartz.bsky.social to discuss South Korea’s “Quiet Crisis” of leadership and the vacuum in wake of President Yoon’s impeachment & impact of President Trump’s tariffs while the ROK seeks to elect its next leader over the next two months

Had a blast getting super wonky with @korea.csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social Andrew Yeo and Yoojin Kim on how to unpack the Korean impeachment process and what it means for the country going forward! www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vuw...

The Korean President has been impeached. What does it all mean? Watch the Impossible State podcast LIVE for analysis from journalists and experts!!

You can find all of our analyses and multimedia products on South Korea's political crisis in this handy page that we curated for you. cc: @csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social @geopolitics.csis.org

As we await Verdict day in Korea, a bigger crisis looms. See my piece today on the quiet crisis in the alliance @csis.org @korea.csis.org www.csis.org/analysis/qui...

Great to have the amazing @kristigovella.bsky.social, and our NextGen scholar join @csis.org as the new Japan Chair! An amazing addition to the growing team at @geopolitics.csis.org.

Yesterday, @csis.org @geopolitics.csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee regarding shared threats between the U.S. and allies in the Indo-Pacific. Read/watch the full testimony below:

Join the Korea Society for a conversation on acting and activism with actress and North Korean human rights activist Minnie Mills. Featuring an introduction provided by @victordcha.bsky.social 📅 4/16 | 4 PM EDT Sign up here: www.koreasociety.org/policy-and-c...

The #pinkbook just got a recommendation as "required reading" for a book every #kpop fan should read! Have you read @victordcha.bsky.social and Ramon Pacheco Pardo's book on Korea yet? More here: yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...

Russian security chief Sergei Shoigu arrived in North Korea today for talks with Kim Jong-un. Our @korea.csis.org team with @victordcha.bsky.social have been following this growing cooperation closely, below are some of our policy analyses and satellite imagery studies 🔽

In February 2024, @korea.csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social published the most detailed report yet documenting major munitions transfers from North Korea to Russia through satellite imagery analysis of Tikhoretsk Munitions Storage Facility, Mozdok Munitions Storage Facility and Yegorlykskaya Airfield

Breaking news (sort of) #thepinkbook got endorsed on Bustle as “required reading” for all #kpop fans! @rpachecorpacheco.bsky.social tells me this is a big deal!!! www.bustle.com/entertainmen...

Tomorrow, join the @mortaracenter.bsky.social and the Georgetown University Asian Studies Program for the launch of "The Black Box: Demystifying the Study of Korean Unification and North Korea" by @victordcha.bsky.social 3/14 | 12-1:30 PM EDT Register here: events.georgetown.edu/mortara/even...

How should the U.S. fight back against China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea? @csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social breaks down the growing threat and how the U.S. should respond to the authoritarian onslaught. Read here: www.bushcenter.org/catalyst/mem...

Including our @csis.org experts on #Bluesky: @victordcha.bsky.social @willtodman.bsky.social @maxbergmann.bsky.social @msnegovaya.bsky.social @ilariamazzocco.bsky.social + these fantastic programs! @geopolitics.csis.org @seasia.csis.org @mideast.csis.org @erep.csis.org @korea.csis.org

The prosecutor-turned-President’s arrest is a fate not unknown to Korean presidents historically. The timing re: economic conditions and the alliance however is less forgiving than in 2004 and 2016 (last 2 impeachments)

Struck me as a little off-pitch as well. Perhaps a pre-arranged call. Might have looked worse to call off the scheduled call than not. But agree that it’s not a good optic.

"Korea’s national crisis is far from over," warns @korea.csis.org expert @victordcha.bsky.social, noting that it could "leave Seoul woefully unprepared to address Donald Trump’s return to the U.S. presidency." Read the full analysis in @theatlantic.com ⤵️

My take on Korea crisis for @theatlantic.com Predictive timeline - snap elections June-July 2025? World could look very different by then w/ @donaldjtrump-maga.bsky.social in office & Korea leaderless on sidelines www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

ICYMI We hosted another great discussion on South Korea's political crisis, President Yoon's martial law, his impeachment & what's next this morning with the great @darciedraudt.bsky.social, Bruce Klingner, moderated by @csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social. Watch here www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVpa...

Chatted w/ @npr.org @allthingsconsidrd.bsky.social about the Korea political crisis. The political dysfunction/death struggle moves to the Constitutional Court now @csis.org www.npr.org/2024/12/14/n...

📆 12/17 🕚 11:00 AM ET Join us on Tuesday as we discuss South Korea's political crisis, President Yoon's martial law, impeachment and much more. Speakers: 1️⃣ @darciedraudt.bsky.social 2️⃣ @victordcha.bsky.social 3️⃣ Bruce Klingner Watch here: www.csis.org/events/impos...

Although this show was filmed before the 2nd impeachment vote, there are still plenty of great insights on the martial law, regional impact and much more from @victordcha.bsky.social, @myhlee.bsky.social , @sydseiler.bsky.social and Amb. Mark Lippert.

“Trump will come firing out of the gate on Jan. 21. We could see troops draw down in Korea and Germany, blanket 10 percent tariffs on allies...but Korea will be leaderless and the alliance will be significantly disadvantaged.” - @csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social

This gets lost in the political crisis. We have new data on what happened in NK during the Covid lockdown in the current issue of Survival @csis.org

Democracy test far from over in Korea . A 2nd martial law decree would be a travesty and compel a US response. My oped today in FY buff.ly/3ZrR4qK

Trump and Allies…..

Drawing on @CSIS.org's unprecedented survey in DPRK during the pandemic, Katrin Katz and @victordcha.bsky.social explore how Kim could escalate external conflicts to distract his public from its domestic situation, worsened by the COVID lockdown. Read the full article here. https://buff.ly/3ZeS8hO

This pretty much sums it up. The adults were in the room but the emperor could not be stopped.

Trump and Allies…..

Here is #DonaldTrump view on allies/partners in a simple graphic of trade and military spending. Pretty much everyone is in the hot seat….

Here’s a DC-style fireside chat (without the fire place) we did with Deputy SecState Kurt Campbell and NSC Mira Rapp-Hooper on the Indo-Pacific www.c-span.org/video/?54017...

Locker room @newyorkgiants.bsky.social is fractured and distracted by daniel jones debacle. Vets Dex and Slay speaking out. GM let best player Saquon walk. 2-8 record.

Hi. I’m new here. Does this thing work? Hello?