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This is very weird.

Defence Minister Kim said "衆寡不敵 (Many enemies, few allies, no chance of winning)". This again shows it was himself and a few generals who initiated this happening.

n.news.naver.com/article/422/00… Ex-army general as a Defence Minister again? Okay, no civilian control over the military anyway.

tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… An end-of-year book review Asian Studies Review. I enjoyed reading the monograph. It is well-written and recommended to both academics and the general public who are interested in South Korea's defence industry development.

今般、外務省は、２０２５年の日韓国交正常化６０周年のロゴマークの公募を受けて検討した結果、ロゴマーク及びキャッチフレーズを決定しました。今般の公募に応じられた全ての方々に感謝いたします。#韓国 mofa.go.jp/mofaj/press/re…

I am glad to announce that I was chosen as a member of the Youth Policy Advisor Group to 🇰🇷 Ministry of National Defense. Hope to add more sea power discussions within the MND!

Pleased to share my recent analysis ORF on a comparative study of the 🇰🇷 and 🇯🇵 shipbuilding industries. It highlights the similarities and differences between the two models. Thanks to अभिषेक, ABHISHEK, 아비섹 for facilitating this opportunity. orfonline.org/research/a-com…

First ISA completed! Had a great time at #ISA2025 presenting my paper, 'Sea Power and Maritime Order'. Met a lot of fantastic colleagues and had wonderful discussions! See you again next year!

Another news to share! I have been selected as a Korea representative as part of the U.S.-JPN-ROK Young Trilateral Summit 2025 in July in Osaka. Of course, will talk about (a lot of) maritime issues there!

newsweek.com/china-news-mil… I sense the South China Sea-like scenario here.

I have officially submitted my PhD dissertation ANUBellSchool . It would have been impossible without my supervisors, Professor Leszek Buszynski, John Blaxland SFHEA FRSN FAIIA and Rear Admiral Lee Goddard. Thank you so much for your support during this journey.

australiandefence.com.au/news/news/us-s… This reminds me of my article ASPI last year.

The new Asia Rising podcast is with Dongkeun Lee on South Korea's priorities and contribution to security in the Asia Pacific. LISTEN: soundcloud.com/asia-rising/so…