South Korean EV and EV battery makers compete with China in Central Europe by leveraging innovation, industrial efficiency, and recycling.
South Korea
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in a televised address late Tuesday as his popularity has dwindled.
In the pursuit of deeper participation in Kazakhstan’s extractive industries, South Korea faces country-level and broader geopolitical risks.
North Korea now regards South Korea as a hostile separate country. It also keeps lowering the threshold for nuclear weapons use.
Washington presents South Korea Pres. Yoon Suk Yeol as a pro-democracy ally. But, at home, concerns over Yoon’s illiberal tendencies grow.
Lithium-abundant Ukraine may be key to South Korea’s ambitions to become a global battery production powerhouse.
Chinese coercion has taken its toll on the South Korean economy, but it is prompting Seoul to reduce its exposure to China.
The Washington Declaration is a big step forward in U.S.-South Korea relations. Seoul will have a much greater say in intel-sharing and nuclear strategy.
Seoul and Washington will want to send a message of unity in the face of saber-rattling — and worse — by North Korea, China, and Russia.
The Ukraine war and North Korea’s provocations have catalyzed renewed debate in South Korea over whether to develop a nuclear weapons program.