Key Takeaways:1. The Russia-Ukraine War has degraded the security environment in Asia as well as in Europe.2. The War handed North Korea a strategic windfall. The DPRK adroitly exploited first Russia’s need for assistance against Ukraine and then China’s fear of Russia passing.3. Due to the tightening trilateral ties between Beijing, Moscow, and Pyongyang, Seoul and Washington face greater war and escalati...

Key takeaways:- North Korea’s nuclear brinkmanship and alignment with China and Russia have deepened, but their authoritarian triad remains riven by contradictions rather than unified strength- Pyongyang’s coercive strategy, intended to divide, is instead fortifying U.S.–ROK–Japan coordination and accelerating allied resilience- The path forward demands clarity over ambiguity and institutionalized deterrence...