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Thurs., 2/27, 8-9 pm ET: Join #JPOSS to discuss Masanori Kikuchi's paper, “Legacies of Atomic Bombings on Foreign Policy Attitudes in Japan” with James D. Kim, Atsushi Yamagishi, and Saori Katada. Registration: jposs.org/event/kikuchi-…

The Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) addresses South Koreans’ dual fears about US nuclear deterrence on the peninsula and is likely to continue and even expand during the second Trump administration. Check out my latest commentary for The National Bureau of Asian Research. ⬇️⬇️ nbr.org/publication/up…

Great to start off NextGen Los Angeles with an amazing meal tonight! Nice to have the group back together in K-Town as we caught up on updates since we last met in snowy DC in January. Great to have Evan Ramstad, Steph Haggard and Sunyoung Park join us tonight!

☢️Why Young South Koreans Are Cooling on the Bomb | CSIS CSIS Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Korea Chair Platform James D. Kim, 2024-2025 CSIS-USC US-Korea NextGen Scholar and Assistant Professor at University of Washington, analyzes South Korea's generational divide on nuclearization. 🔗: csis.org/analysis/why-y…

I'll be presenting my paper, “Extreme Wartime Violence and Anti-Militarism: Evidence from Atomic Bomb Survivors,” at SWERP. Grateful to James D. Kim for agreeing to discuss the paper. Join us if you're interested in war, nuclear politics, or East Asia!

Excited to contribute to this forum with a great group of scholars on how and why high-level diplomatic visits matter in IR. My chapter offers a conceptual framework to understand the determinants of such visits, drawing on insights from the existing literature. Check it out!

Great start to Day 2 of NextGen Seoul! Thank you to Sejong Institute for hosting us for a wide-ranging session on Korea. Grateful for President Kim Hyun-wook, Dr. Shin Beomchul and their team's hospitality.

Thank you to the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) for an informative lunch session today on important economic and trade issues for Korea!

Great session with Doosan this afternoon about their businesses in the US and Korea, and some of the challenges they currently face.

Way to wrap up Day 2 with dinner with the KoreaFoundation, who makes this program possible. Grateful for our alumni for joining us, and to former foreign minister Yoon Young-kwan for spending time with our group!

Started our third and final day with a great meeting with Amb. Sung Kim of Hyundai to learn about his inspiring career, including as ambassador to Korea.

Followed by a great group lunch where we talked about policy and academia.

A big thank you to DDG Wonwoo Yi of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for meeting our scholars, talking about his career & listening to each of our scholars' research.

And to DG Taehee Whang for explaining the work of the Ministry of Unification and North Korea policies. Good luck back at Yonsei University!

We learned a lot from the briefings we got at Hanwha as well, including their many businesses and their capabilities.

Although the game was rained out, we had a great time exploring Jamsil Stadium and meeting with our friends at Doosan. Go Doosan Bears!