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From DC to NYC, the 2026 NCAFP #NorthernIreland Emerging Leaders convened for a week of #transatlantic dialogue on #policy, #diplomacy & #peacebuilding

Recap + report now available.

Stay tuned for more highlights from the program.

🔗https://t.co/GElqYGQM2c

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📄New Edited Volume

Read our Next-Gen Korean Peninsula Specialists' policy papers! Their research covers proposals for migration policy, suggestions for engagement with the DPRK, institutional reform, and a range of other issues:
https://t.co/tdhNeABNC9

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🎙️Ria Roy and @suea_thornton talk North Korea’s foreign policy and national security calculus and how historical and contemporary events have shaped Kim Jong Un’s political decision making.

Listen here: https://t.co/OTOi0S95hD

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@suea_thornton spoke with Soo Jung Kim and discussed her research into South Korea’s migration policy and how it shapes alliance relations, economic strategy, and regional diplomacy.

🔗Listen here: https://t.co/nImLnc9rhU

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🎙️Saeme Kim discussed her research on how to institutionalize NATO-IP4 relations with @suea_thornton.

Listen to her policy recommendations here: https://t.co/WgPO1sYTTa

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🎙️Identity, Illicit Finance, and Deterrence: Rethinking U.S. Strategy toward a Nuclear North Korea

Il-Kyu Lee breaks down her research on North Korea’s nuclear posture, in conversation with @suea_thornton.

Listen to the episode here:
https://t.co/Kf0SGOHWp8

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@suea_thornton spoke with Soo Jung Kim and discussed her research into South Korea’s migration policy and how it shapes alliance relations, economic strategy, and regional diplomacy.

🎙️Listen here: https://t.co/nImLnc9rhU

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Joel Christoph spoke with @suea_thornton about his research on how to resume meaningful U.S.-DPRK dialogue.

🔗Listen to their conversation here:
https://t.co/EGEaOwedvK

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@suea_thornton spoke with Soo Jung Kim and discussed her research into South Korea’s migration policy and how it shapes alliance relations, economic strategy, and regional diplomacy.

🔗Listen here: https://t.co/nImLnc9rhU

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In conversation with @suea_thornton, Hao Nan breaks down his research on “Triple Trilateralism,” three overlapping configurations consisting of the US–Japan–ROK, China–Japan–ROK, and China–Russia–DPRK trilaterals.

Listen here: https://t.co/gUCh2teA4I

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🎙️Juan Pablo Sims and @suea_thornton discuss how South Korea can manage and shield itself from U.S.-China rivalry by building resiliency with economic partners.

Listen here: https://t.co/MT2cuG6PCS

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🎙️Alessandro Vesprini and @suea_thornton talk South Korea’s #semiconductor industry and the intersection between industrial policy and foreign policy.

Listen here:
https://t.co/czmNVpxPXu

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🎙️Drones, Strategic Air Competition, and the Military Balance on the Korean Peninsula🎙️

@chrhspark talks with @suea_thornton about UAVs and the inter-Korean military competition.

🔗Listen here: https://t.co/SwO2aAAUEi

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In our first episode of the season, @suea_thornton spoke with Derrick Barksdale to examine the US-ROK relationship and how to effectively modernize the Alliance.

🔗Listen here: https://t.co/JizXnzrC8R

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🎙️New Emerging Leaders Podcast Season🎙️
Our Next-Gen Korean Peninsula Specialists sat down with @suea_thornton to discuss their policy research.

Stay tuned for the episodes, which will be available on our Spotify: https://t.co/Snt1Nbxtka

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The #NorthernIreland Emerging Leaders recently gathered in #Dublin for high-level meetings with @SenatorMarkDaly, @BritEmbDublin, @dfatirl, the #SharedIsland Unit, and @Clinton_InstUCD - pitching and refining their policy proposals as they work toward turning ideas into action🌍

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In Feb, NCAFP hosted its Next-Gen Korean Peninsula Specialists to NYC for a series of workshops & policy roundtables focused on KP security & bringing their ideas into public debate.

Special thank you to our speakers for their insight & engagement!

🔗https://t.co/r8TAFGzt2b

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From all of us at the NCAFP, Happy Lunar New Year!

We wish you a prosperous and healthy Year of the Fire Horse🐎

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Join us Feb 23 for an in-person discussion on the US-Japan alliance w/ Emma Chanlett-Avery (@AsiaPolicy), @kenj0126, and @suea_thornton. They will explore how changes in US policy reshape the alliance and impact Japan’s strategic calculus.

Register here:
https://t.co/qqWP3UnE6S

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Join us next Tue, Feb 3 at 6:30 PM!

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[The Korea Society @koreasociety]

Join us to unpack North Korea’s expected Ninth Party Congress, a gathering that could create space for diplomatic engagement with the US and South Korea.

📆 Tue, Feb 3 | 6:30 PM (EST)

🤝 In collab w/ @NATLCOMMITTEE & co-hosted by @Columbia_APEC

🔗 RSVP: https://t.co/BqWOVT74oF