Key Takeaways:- South Korea’s push for uranium enrichment risks being framed as a strategic or proliferation move because the dialogue is being led by its National Security Office instead of civilian ministries.- To avoid U.S. suspicion and secure cooperation, enrichment must be reframed as a fuel supply stability issue and embedded within a joint ROK–U.S. export model, not an independent strategic hedge.- Transp...

Key Takeaways-    this report argues for a strategic pivot from a "sovereignty" paradigm, which frames the relationship around rights and restrictions, to a "capability" paradigm, which measures success by the advanced, secure nuclear technologies the two nations can jointly develop and deploy.-    The simultaneous failure of the top-down HLBC and the disappearance of the bottom-up I-NER...

Key Takeaways- Artificial intelligence’s massive energy demand is driving a global nuclear revival, creating a strategic opportunity for the ROK and the US to combine their complementary strengths—American technology and Korean construction capability—into a competitive global partnership.- A “Team KORUS” framework could integrate US design and financing with ROK’s efficient EPC capacity, reducing c...