Dr. Duyeon Kim
@duyeonkim
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Adjunct Senior Fellow @CNASdc Seoul. Columnist @bulletinatomic. Koreas-Asia-Nukes-Negotiations-Security regimes. Bilingual. @georgetownmsfs Tweet/RT≠endorse.
Seoul, Washington
Joined February 2010
Here's my written prepared remarks ⤵️. 4/.
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Developing strong, pragmatic and principled national security and defense policies.
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RT @M_Miho_JPN: Congratulations @CNASdc on the publication of "Cyber Crossroads in the Indo-Pacific" report. Thank you @vivekchil for letti….
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RT @CDRUNCCFCUSFK: Yesterday’s trilateral air exercise with our ROK and Japanese allies underscores our shared commitment to regional stabi….
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I warn that we could expect tensions in the US-Korea alliance if South Korea's new (leftist) Lee Jae-myung government doesn't align with Washington's approach on China and Japan, to the @nytimes' Choe Sang-hun.
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Lee Jae-myung’s inauguration speech was a sign of the diplomatic maneuvering he will need to pull off to navigate relations with China and the United States.
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I explained to @ValerioCNN that today's snap presidential election is about South Koreans fighting for the future of their democracy but with different aims, and how the winner could affect relations with the US and others.
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RT @DavidSantoro1: Wow - 278 pages on counterforce. Many good authors. Should be a great read. 👏, Brad and CGSR.
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I'll be on BBC 1pm, CNN around 2pm, BBC around 8pm today all Seoul times to talk about the election. South Koreans are voting today to pick their next leader in a snap election that's happening because President Yoon Seok Yul was impeached and removed for attempting martial law.
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Kim MS jabs Lee JM again for allegedly sending money illegally to North Korea. All in all, tonight's debate was again disappointing because of the lack of focus on candidates' policies. 6/.
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Next topic: Foreign Affairs & Security. Kim MS says he's for nuclearization if it's within the bounds of the US alliance but not worth it if it breaks the alliance. He says he's in favor of nuclear latency. He thinks nuclear sharing is possible through 🇺🇸 summit talks. 6/.
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Lee JS stabs Lee JM's past comment that condoned sexual abuse, Lee JM avoids answering and pivots to again talking about Yoon's alleged insurrection. Candidates continue to attack each other's character rather than talking about their policies. 6/.
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Kim MS & Lee JS stabs Lee JM for corruption & illegal acts and running his party undemocratically. Kim MS quotes former progressive Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon who called Lee Jae-myung "monster dictatorship". 6/.
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Next topic: political reform and constitutional reform. Kim MS starts off criticizing Lee JM for moving to break the separation of powers among the 3 branches of government. Lee JM proposes changing presidential terms to 4 years with a chance for re-election for another 4 yrs. 5/.
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Those trials have been put on hold which conservatives criticize as a legal system moving in support of one candidate. Lee JS stabs Lee JM for adopting & teaching German communist thought on the economy. 4/.
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Lee JM continues to call martial law attempt an insurrection, which Kim MS says is for a criminal court to define. Lee JS & Lee JM get into a heated debate about their respective actions on the night of martial law. Kim MS asks critical Q about Lee JM's 5 court cases. 3/.
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Lee JM claims incompetent politicians are the cause, says cooperation & dialogue are answers. Lee JS stabs at Lee JM's public insults he says aren't statesmanlike. Lee JM continues to talk about Yoon's martial law attempt to paint himself as a hero & defender of democracy. 2/.
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The third and final South Korean Presidential debate just began. The first topic is how each candidate would solve political polarization in the country. Lee JS asks to vote for a candidate who speaks the truth and no lies (hinting at Lee JM). 1/.
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I unpack the vulnerabilities that exist in South Korea's democracy even after the impeachment and removal of President Yoon Seok Yul. These factors are at the core of what the upcoming June 3 snap presidential election is about. Thanks @CFR_org!.
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Duyeon Kim is an adjunct senior fellow with the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security and a visiting professor at the Yonsei University Graduate School of Internat...
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All in all, the first TV debate was not insightful or anything new. If anything, Lee JS' ratings might go up a bit with his debate skills/performance. But the main battle will still be between Kim MS and Lee JM. 11/.
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Now topic 3 "Plan to Strengthen National Competitiveness" . 10/.
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Kim MS stresses need to rely on US strategic assets/bombers, on US to solve the NKorea nuclear problem, and nuclear balance on KP. Lee JM says SKorea going nuclear will cause a nuclear arms race. 9/.
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