Korea Chair
The Korea Chair is the premier independent platform in Washington, D.C. for the advancement of major policy issues of common importance to the people of the Republic of Korea and the United States
Mission
Through nonpartisan, expert analysis and cutting-edge research on ongoing policy opportunities and security challenges facing the region, the Korea Chair promotes a greater understanding of relations between the United States, Korea, and Asia.
CSIS appointed Dr. Victor Cha, former White House official and Georgetown University professor and vice dean as the inaugural chair holder in 2009.
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Recent Analysis

Photo: Airbus DS 2023
Post-Launch Operations at Sohae Satellite Launching Station
Satellite imagery of the Sohae Satellite Launching Station taken five hours after the launch of North Korea's military reconnaissance satellite shows typical post-launch operations at the original launch pad.
Commentary by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. , Victor Cha , and Jennifer Jun — May 31, 2023

Launch Preparations at Sohae Satellite Launching Station
Commentary by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. , Victor Cha , and Jennifer Jun — May 30, 2023

New Launch Pad and Significant Expansion Underway at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station
Commentary — May 26, 2023

Republic of Korea State Visit Policy Debrief with DAS Mark Lambert: Live from Georgetown University
Podcast Episode by Victor Cha — May 19, 2023

Yoon's China Policy: The Gloves are off?
Podcast Episode by Victor Cha and Ramon Pacheco Pardo — May 15, 2023
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The Impossible State Live Podcast: The Biden-Yoon Summit: Success or Not?
Event by Victor Cha and Jinmyung Kim — May 5, 2023
Assessing President Yoon's State Visit with ROK Ambassador: The Capital Cable #70
Event by Cho Hyun-dong , Mark Lippert , Victor Cha , and Sue Mi Terry — May 4, 2023
Punggye-ri Update: New Activity at Tunnel No. 4
Commentary by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. , Victor Cha , and Jennifer Jun — May 4, 2023
Aircraft Return to Sunchon Airbase?
Commentary by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. , Victor Cha , and Jennifer Jun — May 3, 2023
An Assessment of President Yoon’s State Visit to the White House
Critical Questions by Victor Cha — May 1, 2023
Unpacking North Korea’s Isolation - The CommonHealth Crossover Episode
Podcast Episode by Victor Cha and J. Stephen Morrison — April 24, 2023

Nuclear Belt and Road and U.S.-South Korea Nuclear Cooperation
Newsletter by Lami Kim — April 24, 2023
North Korean Human Rights and International Cooperation: The Way Forward after the UN Commission of Inquiry (COI)+10
Event by John J. Hamre , Victor Cha , Jin Park , Shin-wha Lee , and Hyun-dong Cho , Robert R. King , Jung-Hoon Lee , Michael Kirby , Elizabeth Salmón , Robert Joseph , Jung H. Pak , Scott Snyder , Chaesung Chun , Sheena Chestnut Greitens , Ellen Kim — April 21, 2023
ROK President State Visit to Washington: The Capital Cable #69
Event by Scott Snyder , Victor Cha , Mark Lippert , and Sue Mi Terry — April 20, 2023
Xi Jinping's China and the Korean Peninsula
Event by Joseph S. Nye Jr. , Park In-kook , Victor Cha , Bonny Lin , and Ahn Ho-young , Bonnie Glaser , Lee Chung Min , Dennis Wilder , Yeon Wonho , Sue Mi Terry , Lee Jae-Seung , Andrew Yeo , Kim Byung-yeon , Han Young-Sup , Park Byung Kwang — April 14, 2023